MB hammers Rymer over water woes, infrastructure
Businessman and Fifth District candidate for the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM), Marvin ‘MB’ Blyden, has come out swinging against incumbent D5 Representative Kye Rymer; taking shots at Rymer over what he perceived as the legislator’s failings as a government minister.
Blyden said he was saddened by various unnamed, incomplete projects in the Fifth District and suggested that issues of water distribution and sewerage disposal have plagued the district and the wider territory, despite Rymer’s role as the Minister appointed for such matters.
“As I drive through the district, I am saddened by the lack of attention, progress, and a lack of basic necessities,” Blyden said during his campaign launch this week.
MB also blamed Rymer for a $22 million annual deficit at the Water & Sewerage Department. “I ask you today, can anyone, any business survive that level of loss?” Blyden questioned.
Roads are a disaster
According to the Fifth District businessman, the roads in the district are also a disaster. He lambasted Rymer for not commissioning an asphalt plant which was purchased by the government more than three and a half years ago.
Blyden proposed the addition of a new road, which he said could bridge the Fourth and Fifth Electoral Districts, after claiming that a traffic re-routing engineered by Rymer led to traffic congestion in the D5 constituency. Blyden said he was concerned the traffic build-up could lead to increased accidents and near-misses.
The development of a basketball court in the district and regular sporting tournaments were also projects Blyden suggested could lead to closer ties and improve relationships among residents within the community.
He also argued that social ills were on the rise in the community and suggested that there were complaints of families having difficulties because of the rising cost of living.
He promised that, if elected, a PVIM government will address these challenges by meeting with local businesses and amending legislation to subsidise medication for the terminally ill and mentally challenged, among other things.
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Kye them should be ashamed, they dug up the road by the gas station and left that big pothole for weeks now, we have to dodge it every time we pass or mash up our cars
We sticking with Kye he has been working from day 1 everyone feels the ministers have a magic wond to swish and it gets done it does not work that way they have to go through several hands b4 the minister even sees it also they have to have the budget for some of these things the coi came in and changed course and kye still kept working MB enjoy your business and young girl them
Both Trump and MB can’t read well but, they will win.
MB asked where did the 20 million go?
I built my home in the 5th in early 2006 and only in 2021 we got water on our hill- Kye made sure we get that up here. Previous governments told us there is no way, no time soon we will get water. Kye got water for us, give the man his jacket. He more than do in the fifth!!!!!
I am not for party but Kye proved himself and he is getting my X
I am voting for what is done is benefiting many and not benefiting one man, one house and one set of family.
MB the whole Ministry doesn’t have a clue about infrastructure. If you get in you will notice it’s not just the Minister. It’s the PS and the Management of Water & Sewerage and Public Works. The blind leading the blind and you can’t get rid of them. No matter the Minister if you have them under you it’s the same trouble.
MB is right this education minister is poor for infrastructure. There is two ring leaders he associate with. Quality air guy and that one act like a Marshall. They all of them bad for business. Just how crack eat away the brain.
Good point about the traffic, MB. If PVIM guys/gals get in, please push to reverse that traffic routing arrangement. It makes a mockery of what a round-about is supposed to be.
Could not have said it better.
Not a thing wrong with the traffic re-routing. It’s working Ok. It’s lot better than before. Just criticizing but does not have a solution.
with the new tank at Long bush and other infrastructure works you would have gotten the water anyway it did not matter the government.
ms. skirt
I don’t see anything he did mr perfect up turnbull hill the road washing away for nearly three years report to him nothing did rubbish.
The ministers and the ministry themselves are the problem. Check the budgets given to PWD and WSD and you will get your answers.
They dont know how to use the money they do get. That’s why it’s questionable to give them more.
That traffic turn around is the worst thing that happened. It need to be returned the way it was or find an alternative plan.