Tuesday February 9th, 2010
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United UNC gets debate on Chinese ‘slavery’
Published: 20 Oct 2009
Despite rifts in the UNC, all Opposition UNC MPs—including the Ramjack faction—were united yesterday when they out-voted Government to obtain debate on the plight of Chinese workers in T&T.The need for UNC numbers on the issue arose during yesterday’s Lower House session when the Government side refused to support debate of the motion which had been filed by UNC MP Roodal Moonilal. House Speaker Barendra Sinanan had allowed the motion, saying it was worthy of discussion. Sinanan had asked if the House wished to debate it at the end of yesterday’s sittings and initially received what appeared to be a positive reaction. However several minutes later, Sinanan said there seemed to be some “uncertainty” on the Government side on whether those MPs would like the matter debated.
Sinanan put the issue to members again. When he received a mixed reaction that time—and PNM objection to the motion—he said that the Constitution, the supreme law, required a quorum of 11 MPs to approve the motion for debate. Sinanan asked those MPs in favour of the motion to stand. All of the UNC MPs in the House stood up. This included Ramjack faction back-bench MPs Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, WInston Peters and Jack Warner who stood with their colleagues MPs Kamla Persad Bissessar, Nizam Baksh, Hamza Rafeeq, Subhas Panday, Roodal Moonilal, Tim Gopeesingh, Chandresh Sharma, Vasant Bharath and Harry Partap. “It’s more than sufficient to have this motion debated,” Sinanan added.
I do hope that panday gets
I do hope that panday gets the message that Jack Warner seeks change & that is where we all stand now! panday must stay away & let us flow with the supporters to remove this current mentally handicapped pnm group of ministers!
It is very clear to all and
It is very clear to all and sundry the Basdeo Panday is the BANE of the UNC and he must be removed from the positions of Leader of the Opposition , political leader and chairman of the UNC .
Basdeo's absents from Parliament has united the two UNC fractions and the UNC MPs should remove him from the post of Opposition Leader . Maharaj should be the Opposition Leader and the party members should elect Jack Warner as chairman and Maharaj as political leader . By the time the next general election is called , Basdeo Panday maybe in prison .
ATW-Barbados .
You seem to know everything
You seem to know everything that is occurring in Trinidad from behind your computer in Barbados, Ramesh as Political Leader of the UNC will never win an election, such a move will only see more people vote for the COP, PNM or not vote at all. Ramesh is the main reason why the country is in the state it is today, not Panday, yes he robbed Trinidad and Tobago with the airport fiasco but Ramesh was the snake who slithered to the PNM and give them all the details of the airport fraud and then dividing the UNC and deflecting and forming his defunct party Team Unity. And don't talk crap about him apologizing to Panday publicly, he is a liar...oops I mean lawyer, they learn how to manipulate and lie with a straight face from early in their careers. Ramesh has twice betrayed his collegues and the supporters of the UNC and I doubt they will allow him to do it a second time. Also, everyone wants to know what is Mannings link to the Jamaat al Muslimeem, what is Ramesh's link, seems you all forgot that he was the one who got them off the hook. Also why did he hang Dole and his gangs and soon after denounce the death penalty and cry human rights????
Jack is a businessman, he has invested in the UNC and if they ever return to gov't with him around he will want every cent back and we all know where it will come from, no businessman does something for nothing.
The UNC when Basdeo steps down needs a young leader, who had health and strength for longevity, maybe Mickela can continue in he father's footsteps or even Roodal Moonilal but not the dead horses. The UNC will live on, they just need to get rid of Ramjack and the extempo man, who Panday threw a bone
Disagree John James, Jack
Disagree John James, Jack Warner and his Ramjack team should make their own party like COP did. Does Jack want Panday to hold his hands in the UNC? Jack wants a ready made party. I am not impressed with him, Give me Dr Rowley anyday and Rowley will unite TT and clean up all the mess and crises going on. Jack get out of UNC,
CHINESE WORKERS - 'Slavery'
CHINESE WORKERS - 'Slavery' - for Debate:
Good to see that all Opposition members stood together to cast your vote for this debate to take place. This was no time for them to look at each other 'cross-eyed'. The matter at hand was the issue of the Chinese Workers in T&T working and living in 'slavery' conditions, having their human rights violated. When you debate this subject matter leave your disagreement at the door before you enter, as you will have to debate human right issues.
Keep on message.
Gardenia
If supporting the UNC motion
If supporting the UNC motion yesterday makes Jack loyal, what is he when he supports the PNM against the UNC as he recently did?
Jack ass-umes that everybody stupid and that he can do as he pleases as with Nervous Navas.
Jack should take his gilded customized donkey cart loaded with money and bray in his own choir.
MFRahman
Here you go again Mr MF,
Here you go again Mr MF, ass-uming things.
And why bring Barbie into the gayelle? The girl busy cleaning up the Divali Nagar mess.
Next time an ants bite you, or a jep sting you, remember my words. Leave the animals alone.
Here you go again Mr MF,
Here you go again Mr MF, ass-uming things.
And why bring Barbie into the gayelle? The girl busy cleaning up the Divali Nagar mess.
Next time an ants bite you, or a jep sting you, remember my words. Leave the animals alone.
CONFUSION
CONFUSION -
I did not see Ramesh and Winston at Jack's Divali celebrations,is it
1) RAMJACK
2) RAMJACKWIN
3) JACKRAMWIN
4) JACKRAMWINDOOK
5) COPJACK
6) JACKRAMCOP
UNITY
UNITY -
It is good to see JACKRAMWIN soon to be JACKRAMCOP join together with the offical opposition.
Do you guys think Jack is a
Do you guys think Jack is a mole in UNC, sent there to disrupt UNC?
Could be! Do you guys think
Could be! Do you guys think Panday is a mole in UNC, sent there to Keep the PNM in power?
Allyuh confusing Slavery
Allyuh confusing Slavery with Exploitation. Small and near useless as the pay is, when you ever hear a slave get paid for work? Or is allowed to protest, or is afforded the opportunity to return home? That is not slavery, that is exploitation, plain and simple. If you intend to stick to the slavery bit, ensure the newspapers give you a stipend to help sell their papers via sensationalism over accuracy. The Chinese embassy is quiet on this because from one country to the next this is how the Chinese gov't operates. By remaining quiet on this sad state of affairs our own gov't by definition is now a party to the exploitation. The expected international rubberstamp excuse they will use is, unwilling to chance a diplomatic incident, the government of Trinidad and Tobago will not interfere in the affairs of the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China. It doesn't make the gov't any less party to exploitation. They are guilty as charged.