Minister Rymer distances himself from disgraced Premier
Nearly a week after news broke that Premier Andrew Fahie was arrested on drug and money laundering-related charges, Minister of Transportation & Works Kye Rymer has now sought to dissociate himself from the disgraced Premier.
In a statement posted on his Facebook page Tuesday night, May 3, Rymer said: “While I respect due process and the presumption of innocence that is the right of all persons accused of wrongdoing, I do not condone the alleged actions of the Premier, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie, that have led to his arrest in the United States, and I distance myself from those allegations.”
In a seeming reference to Fahie and others accused or implicated of serious wrongdoing, Rymer further sought to make it clear that the “self-seeking personal actions of a few” do not define the government within which he has been serving since 2019.
And in offering a rational for distancing himself, Rymer said leadership and public office are held on trust on behalf of residents. He added that anyone who knowingly and selfishly violates “this sacred duty, dishonours our generations past, present and future”.
“I, as an elected official, have dedicated my nights and days towards the single purpose of developing these Virgin Islands and lifting the quality of life of our people. I therefore share in the hurt and outrage that our people are feeling at this time,” the first-term legislator stated.
Rymer went on to declare that he renews his pledge to honour the trust the Virgin Islands people.
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The words “Sinking ship” and “rats” come to mind.
Run rabbit run rabbit run run run
Here comes the farmer with his gun gun gun
Excuse ME while I ask YOU to be EXCUSED!
This stinks. A week late and a letter from Premier office and 500k short
You are not innocent. You stood by as a member of cabinet and allowed this disgraced Premier to victimized people, to waste taxpayer dollars, to give out contracts to his friends and VIP cronies. You did this for 3.5 years. You stayed quiet while people were being fired and jobs made redundant. You stayed quiet while inexperienced and unqualified people were put on these boards to further victimized hard working people. You said jotting when they raised their stipends from $300 to $900 and $1800. You said nothing when it was moved for 1 term members to collect 3 years of salary after they lose the next election. You said nothing while your mother in law was the driving force behind most if not all of these abuses. You sir, are not innocent. You have failed the people as well.
To distance yourself now from AF only when it is convenient and safe to do so is cowardly. It is not an act of Valor or a sign of good character. You should have distanced yourself when you saw the injustices begin after your first year in office.
You are a voting member of Cabinet. You are just as guilty for this COI as AF. So while you are distancing yourself from his alleged crimes, also let us hear you admit to your guilt!
If im not mistaken, he was also part of the entourage that went to Miami with AF. Also, S.Decastro…so I see why she went to block the road LOL CR○○KS
EXACTLY! Everybody want to turn a blind eye, but this I*!ot sat in all cabinet meetings and enabled many of the corruptions that took place. He is one of the ministers the makes up the Cabinet! He voted for all the BS! He is part of the problem. We need to get rid of ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL next elections. ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL leave not one sitting!
The picture here says it all. Easily led and AF right hand man these past 3.5 years. You are guilty too!
I like the pic. Hands up,caught, and asking for mercy.
None given
But you only distanced yourself when he got caught. Before that you said not a word against your uncle by marriage.
This is what people are sick of.
Please investigate this White Paper whereby a certain clique went ahead and interviewed about 35 persons and presented names along with Resumes to the COI last year who they believe should be put in charge of running the Government should HOA be dissolved and mind you without consulting the public yet saying it was on behalf of The People of the VI.
Many are now finding out about it.
Everyone in current Government that sat idly by as the disgraced Fahie called the shots requires being investigated including that clique who seeks to keep benefiting by having ties to who is running the Territory.
Hon. Kye do not allow family/relatives to corrupt you.
He is playing games trying to save face
Excuse ME while I ask YOU to be EXCUSED!
Hon Rymer is one of the only ministers I hope comes out of this mess with his reputation intact. My interactions with him have always been positive
Yea but bad minister. Miss me with the BS! He is part of the problem.
He next in-line to strike gold
Too late! You all need to step down. The corruption was happening in front your eyes and your didn’t speak up. You’re complicit! You have been compromised. We don’t want to hear you!
In a statement posted on his Facebook page Tuesday night, May 3, Rymer said: “While I respect due process and the presumption of innocence that is the right of all persons accused of wrongdoing, I do not condone the alleged actions of the Premier, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie, that have led to his arrest in the United States, and I distance myself from those allegations.”
I think he denounced his actions but did not distance himself. Words like Innocence and Due process, alleged actions. aah these politicians are quick if you’re not looking. “I distance myself from those allegations”
This doesn’t sound like a denouncement or distance from Head Coach to me. Sounds more like a just in case……to me.
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You said: “Look up political language (short video below)”
What did you excpect? He IS a POLITICAN and POLITICIANS speak political language!
Now, you read slowwww…
Don’t want to hear from any of them… they all need to be sacked and we can look forward to a clean fresh start.
The VIP government must go just sick of them. Please take down these dirty green flags of the poles, tired of you all sick games.
Shut up and move on to your next job as a taxi driver on Norman Island.
3.5 years wow! Are you not the minster responsible for water & sewerage?Its really heartbreaking that you have your guys in Virgin Gorda under that wooden little shed with no restroom etc.I was told they been working under those condition since Irma.3.5 years how interesting!
You “distance yourself now because you found out that he doesn’t have immunity. The s#&$ has already hit the fan… Carry on!
You “distance yourself now because you found out that he doesn’t have immunity. The s#&$ has already hit the fan… Carry on! Yup, the Assistant United States Attorney said NOPE!
What are the green flags and who put them up?
The green flags are part of Fahie’s witchcraft to “fix” (a witchcraft term) certain things. The People demanded answers from Government as they went up and not one word from Fahie and his team.
Let’s demand Hon. Rymer get trucks to take them down since some are dangerously placed on the poles over wires.
Distance yourself by also removing those evil cloths.
Stand up stand up for Jesus since you all like to call on His name so much.
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okay Witch expert
Think back of which high up person in our beloved society has been associated with witchcraft in the past. What is the the connection with this person and our friend from Senegal that is due to be paid $83k by our fallen leader ?
A lot of questions to be answered !!!
Not so easy tiger! You must have known who Andrew was. You sat there in cabinet and supported all the corrupt policies that he put in place from the barges to the stimulus to the overpriced AC unit for your campaign manager. Never once during that time when the people were voicing their concerns about governance did you ever speak out about anything. Now because he is caught up you come distancing yourself? If you had any courage you would have done that a long, long time ago. You had numerous opportunities to do so. What is worse, Andrew got locked up Thursday last week and it took you almost a week to distant yourself? What you wanted to make sure that he wasn’t getting away first? We are not all stupid.
Like I said, no one will be able to help him. Just look at the Assistant United States Attorney response, using terms like “so-called” and “was, and is Premier of the British Virgin Islands…” That statement was dripping with sarcasm…like who are you, and how did you think that YOU had immunity? Moreover, I see that they still have you as their Premier back home…stop, just stop it, we have you, the end.
This situation is far from laughable…it is anything but that.
It’s ironic. He was the one that called for the COI, and it happened under his administration, ONLY, after he started to undermine the previous Governor (poke-the-bear if you will). Now the report doesn’t state corruption under just the VIP, but the NDP as well. I’m still hammering through the report, day by day.
The statements released last evening by his party members last night just shows that they was still solidarity in the party, that is until the Assistant United States Attorney made it known that he simply had no chance with his Notice.
Andrew helped a lot of people against prosecution from the United States, whilst doing this he created an enemy for himself. He fell into the snare, and there he is.
The acting Premier also has no integrity he was in all the media backing all the nonsense the Premier brought to the house and giving the one acting director of DOAF that position because he campaigned for him if these polluted politicians don’t resign I will not be going to the poll.
Rymer are the definition of a bottom feeder. Pathetic, indulgent, co**upt.
You cannot distance yourself from the disgrace that you have handled and associated yourself with, both by association and ma**iage.
The only honourable thing you can do, is to resign and open your books to the audit which is coming.
Well said but why did it take him so long – a week?
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Lol distance yourself when you allegedly been knew what was going on and his own family members been part of the corruption lol d*.g money been going in n out of the west mostly for years!! Lol him Fahie n others allegedly knew ! Now we have a better understanding where all the guns came in ! Look what happen to B** , MD aka s, the biggest king pin can come in n out of jail like it’s nothing lol everyone who isn’t a honest hard working bvi lander is scared asf cause if Fahie starts talking this we’ll only get worse uk government or not ! We’ve had corrupted governs , police commissioners , politicians, business owners for 70 years! The ones who’s passed away rolling in their grave because tola finally got caught ! MP , and MW still owe me money lol so much for coming home to vote !! Uk being there should hold y’all !! Next time use the money to actually help the ppl n the island not bring more crime in !!
BOLD STATEMENT?: …TREACHERY? …REEK OF HYPOCRISY?
Clearly, a ‘…Bold Statement.’
This is really not a matter that speaks to the ‘…Principle of Collective Responsibility.’
Speaking to the ‘…Right to the Presumption of Innocence,’ is truly admirable.
However, at the same time distancing, and indirectly oneself from the ‘…Head of ones Government’ that appears to be in a serious spot of bother,’ seems ‘an Act of Treachery,’ if not ‘…Reeks of Hypocrisy.’
Is there no ‘EMPATHY”for a ‘Fallen Leader?’