Police fatal shootings, murder-suicide probe and Hurricane Melissa spending lead Jamaica news agenda

A suspected murder-suicide investigation, deadly police operations and questions over public spending dominated Jamaica’s news agenda on Thursday, June 11, 2026, as authorities and advocacy groups faced mounting pressure for answers.

Police are probing the deaths of 40-year-old Kadisia Mloud, whose body was found in bushes in Peppa, St. Elizabeth, and 50-year-old Maurice Fenel, who was later found dead in Stanfast, Brown’s Town, St. Ann. Mloud was last seen Tuesday afternoon entering a red Honda Fit outside Calonia Mall in Manchester, where she worked at a pharmacy. Her family reported her missing on Wednesday. Police said Fenel, a former police officer turned security guard and licensed firearm holder from a Cambridge, St. James address, was a person of interest in the missing-woman case and was reportedly suffering from depression. The red Honda Fit was also found abandoned in St. Elizabeth.

In St. James, relatives and residents are demanding answers after four men, including Brian “TJ” Faircloth Jr. and his father Brian “Tezy” Fairclough, were killed by police in Retirement on Wednesday morning. Jamar Ashman was also identified among the dead, while the fourth man’s name was not released. Police said the operation was linked to intelligence about violence connected to scrap-metal disputes and a June 5 killing at the Retirement dump. INDECOM is investigating that incident along with seven other fatal police shootings recorded across three parishes on Tuesday.

Human rights group Jamaicans for Justice said 11 people were killed by security forces within 24 hours and noted that 153 people had died in security-force shootings up to June 10. The group renewed calls for body-worn cameras in planned police operations, saying the lack of activated cameras undermines independent verification.

Separately, Ray Morgan says he has still not received the nearly $80 million awarded by the Supreme Court on March 19 for unlawful detention, despite reports that government paid the sum to his lawyer on May 15. His attorney, John Clark, said he would need to verify whether the money had been received.

Finance Minister Fayval Williams also defended the Government’s use of $67 billion allocated for Hurricane Melissa recovery and a $500 million transfer from the Financial Services Commission. She said the withdrawal followed assessment of the FSC’s finances and announced that private pension asset limits will rise from 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent on July 1, 2026, with a planned move to 10 per cent on April 1, 2027, subject to review.

In Manchester, police said 72-year-old Primrose Hall, reported missing from Grey Hill, Clothes Villa Road, was found dead inside her home in a closed barrel after three days. Investigators found no sign of forced entry and believe she may have fallen while trying to retrieve something from the barrel.