The grieving family of former D’Abadie/O’Meara MP Lisa Morris-Julian is calling for full public disclosure of the official investigation report into the devastating December 2024 fire that claimed her life along with her two children. This demand emerges just before the first anniversary of the tragedy that shocked the nation.
Despite Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander’s assertion that the report exonerates responding fire officers and rules out foul play, the family confirms they have neither received the document nor been consulted about its findings. A family representative expressed profound frustration, stating, “The entire country needs to know what happened that morning,” while highlighting concerning discrepancies in the official narrative.
The comprehensive report, completed by a special three-member committee on January 10, examined both the circumstances of the blaze and the emergency response effectiveness. The autopsy confirmed Morris-Julian, her 25-year-old daughter Xianne Julian, and six-year-old son Jesiah Julian all succumbed to smoke inhalation at their Farfan Street residence in Arima—notably located within walking distance of the local fire station.
Family members raise serious questions about response times and resource allocation, particularly given reports that neighbors personally alerted the nearby fire station yet witnessed delayed emergency deployment. “I was there from the moment I found out her house was on fire, and there was nobody from the fire station there when I got there,” the relative recounted, challenging the official clearance of fire service procedures.
The family maintains that public transparency would not only provide them with closure but could potentially prevent future tragedies through improved safety protocols. They find the government’s reluctance to release the document perplexing, noting: “If everything is well, then just release it. If you are able to publicly eliminate foul play, why not share what happened publicly? This concerns the public.”
As the family prepares to endure their first Christmas without their loved ones, they remember Lisa as an exceptional mother and public servant, Xianne as a promising young woman with a bright future, and Jesiah as a child who touched everyone he met. Their profound loss is compounded by what they describe as insensitive public commentary and the politicization of their tragedy.