People are being ‘ripped off’ by ‘fly-by-night mercenaries’ claiming to be builders, MLA Alfonso Wright told the Legislative Assembly.
It is highway robbery what some of those people and companies are up to, the George Town Member said in his contribution to the debate on the Throne Speech and Budget Address on Friday.
Unscrupulous people are masquerading as contractors, taking advantage and putting the lives of people at risk through the practice, he claimed.
People believed that their homes had been properly repaired and then found out otherwise. And the funds being spent were coming from the government, he said.
He urged those with repaired homes to consult qualified people to inspect them.
Many people involved in the practices he spoke of used aliases and were hard to track down. But a way had to be found to stop them, he said.
The seeds of a dangerous habit had been planted, he claimed, with people being trained to depend on the government for everything.
People got spoon-fed and into a state of total dependence, he said.
Cayman had been built on people with true grit but now many people thought it was the government’s responsibility to provide them with housing whilst at the same time those people were driving round in expensive vehicles, he told the House.
Priorities needed to be set right and people should try to be self sufficient and look out for themselves, he said.
Some people did need help but many times help went in the wrong directions, he added.
The education system must improve and as for tourism, he said, it made no sense to have nine to 10 cruise ships here one day and two the next.
The situation had to be better managed. No destination wanted too many cruise visitors at the same time. Too many passengers in a small location spoiled the experience for everyone, he told the House.
The country had to make an effort to come together to battle crime and, said Mr. Wright, a lot of things could be made better with the introduction of a minimum wage.
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