If Dumas is so happy with the living and working conditions of the Chinese workers, why doesn't he put his money where his mouth is and go and live for a week in each one of the camps and work a few shifts with the workers and then come back and say how great things are.

I don't know about you, but I have not seen any racism displayed against these poor Chinese workers. While many have queried the need to import cheap Chinese labour from far off China at the expense of local and regional workers, there was never any issue of racism.

On the contrary, Trinis were appalled at the sub-human treatment meted out to these people and reached out to them and condemned their atrocious treatment and came to their defence and rescue.

Dumas owes the country an apology for his ignorant charges and accusations.

Mr Lord, the name of the company is the Beijing Liujian Construction Company.

Minister Dumas is being creative when he omits the fourth issue - the below-standard living conditions at the camp used to house the Chinese workers, and the apparent misrepresentation of purpose made during Town and Country Planning application (warehouse vs residential area).

This 4th issue is what's giving our country a bad name on the Internet. His ignoring it in Parliament is not helping.

Mr. Dumas, Listen Here You Pompous Man:-
You say "I want to assure the country that we have nothing to be ashamed of." Sorry to disappoint you mister, but even your Minister Gopee-Scoon said she was disgusted with the despicable conditions she saw in the living quarters of these workers. Even one of their Managers said "we are Chinese' giving the impression that they accept lower standards than that which T&T ascribes to.

Well Mr. Dumas, if you feel there is nothing to be ashamed of, them you must be prepared to allow these workers to live like your forefathers did under slavery. You have not progressed from your 'slave' mentality. You lack credibility and should not be sitting in our House of Power; as you ae not worthy to enter through it's doors.

To add insult to injury you ranted and raved about racism and discrimination from the Opposition. Can we assume that your protest was simply an effort to cover up the shame you have allowed to take place on T&T soil. No one is casting aspersions on the Chinese, we are taking you and this government to task for the disgraceful behaviour you are involved in; allowing the Chinese to be taken advantaged of.

You were caught with 'your pants down' for all the world to see when the living and working conditions of these workers came to light. You disrespected local firms and workers for foreign attempting ro justify cheaper labour. Do you think that we did not see through your smoke screen. You and your gov't indulged in unconscientionable practices.

If you believe that these living accommodations are so excellent do as suggested by another blogger and - go and live in these for a week at a time, eat the meals they are served, and do the job they do for one week at a time, and then come back and report to us, and then you can jump up like Jack in the Box.

Mr. Dumas you have a portfolio to manage, and are being paid handsomely for it, so how about earning your pay cheque?

WHO DOES MR DUMAS CARE ABOUT? -

Who does Mr Dumas Care about?

1) Does he care about the people of Tobago? Inadequate health care they still have to be airlifted to T&T. No Scarborough hospital.
2) Does he care about the Chinese Labourers; they are working under Slavery conditions.
3) Does he care about T&T workers; he works with the ECA to destabilize the unions.
4) Does he care about the Ethnic Cleansing, little black boys wiping out each other.

But he is bold face enough to try to deflect his inadequacies by getting up in Parliament and saying that UNC do not care about the people of Tobago. That statement immediately absolves him of any of his responsibilities. Does PNM care about the people of Tobago? Check the history of Robinson and Rowley. If Robinson did not team up with Panday we would not have been the only PM/President today.
Soon as a Tobagonian look powerful in PNM they get set up, watch out you are next in line. My great-grandmother is from Tobago and PNM cannot fool me again. Getting into power makes it expedient to present a caring face. Ask the people of Beetham, ask the Jamat, ask the people of Laventille, ask the Community Leaders.

Children use this tactic a lot when they are arguing. The issue may be apples, and they argue vociferously about bananas, hoping they could twist the thing around and deflect to something else, because they think you born yesterday. What racism? The Trade Unions, the Catholic commission for social justice, the media, Manohar Ransarran and his group, the employees at the Immigration department,the ordinary citizens, the contributors to the newspapers'commentaries, even Emile Elias who had called for them to go home because of the threat to his pocket, all were in sympathy with these frightened victims. I found it quite disturbing on the other hand that their own people at the Chinese Embassy who spoke the language, did not dip into their petty cash and purchase food or water for them, knowing that they would have been out since 6am on the said day. So it is not an issue of racism but of oppression and very brutal when comes from your own and aided and abetted by a government in power.

Mr Dumas is just another one of the Prime Minister's hand picked Ministers drawing taxpayers money under false pretence.His only interest is how to stay looking loyal to the BOSS so he can continue to draw good money for doing little.He has no concern for anything else.