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Trincity/Maloney MP Camille Robinson-Regis has raised fresh concerns about conditions in Maloney, pointing to accumulated garbage, overgrown grass and reports of rodents in areas where residents and children live and move daily. In a public message accompanied by footage showing a substantial pile-up of discarded material, Robinson-Regis questioned why residents should have to repeatedly make calls, send messages and lodge complaints to receive basic services. “Imagine stepping outside your home every day to see overgrown grass, garbage piling up and rodents roaming around the very places where your children live and play,” she said. Robinson-Regis questioned the existing arrangements for scavenging and grass cutting and called on the Housing Development Corporation and relevant authorities to establish and maintain a proper schedule for garbage collection and general maintenance. During her remarks, the MP also directly addressed Minister in the Ministry of Housing Phillip Alexander while pointing to the condition of an area she identified as one of the community’s car parks. “It is horrible. It is unfair to the people of Maloney,” Robinson-Regis said. She described a putrid smell at the location and argued that residents were not accustomed to living under such conditions. Robinson-Regis then challenged Alexander over statements about cleaning up the community. “So when you, Philip Alexander, talking about your cleaning up and not telling the truth, look at the state of the place,” she said. “Look, this is one of the car parks and all of them are in the same state.” The MP said overgrown areas need to be cleared, accumulated garbage removed and residents’ reports of rodents addressed. She also called for greater certainty about when maintenance services will take place so residents are not left repeatedly seeking intervention. Robinson-Regis said the situation was unfair to residents and maintained that the community should not have to accept the conditions she highlighted. “It is terrible. It is unfair. And we do not want to live like this. The people of Maloney deserve better than this,” she said. Robinson-Regis ended her wider appeal by insisting that Maloney should not be treated as a forgotten community and calling for the concerns of residents to be addressed through consistent basic services.
