'Without love, without community & without respect, we’ll go nowhere'- Hon Rymer
Speaking as a telephone guest during a panel discussion on ‘Da Morning Braff’ radio show on Tola Radio 100.5 FM with host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' on March 20, 2023, Hon Rymer said even before entering office, projects for the children of the district were a focus of his team.
D5 was in dire need of development - Hon Rymer
The Minister added after being elected as the Representative of the 5th District, the area was in dire need of development as one of the hardest-hit districts following the hurricanes of 2017.
“When we got there, there was no physical infrastructure for the children. And even before being elected, we worked on the basketball court, and we were able to get that repaired.”
The 'GQ Minister' said he immediately went to work on repairing local parks with new equipment and initiatives to make it safe for children to play.
“Children are critical to us and where we speak about the community and the community's involvement, we must make sure that we have a conducive environment for the children. So, what we did initially is we started an after-school programme at the Resource Center where we hired some retired teachers."
The Minister said some 60 children benefitted from the programme, which ended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, parents are still asking for its return. He also recalled back-to-school initiatives where school supplies were provided to hundreds of children in the district, along with mentorship programmes.
Children & Infrastructure Development
“So those are five initiatives pertaining to children, because, you know, with the children, our future, we want to make sure that these children, have the environment and have the opportunities and abilities to lead this territory forward,” he added.
Turning attention to infrastructure, he said repair works were done on Lower and Upper Great Mountain Road, including repairing leaks on the road network and water retention, asphalt paving, and extensive road works, not just in the Fifth District but across the Virgin Islands.
"So easily we forget some of the situations we were in before, but you know it's good for a reminder. When I launched my campaign. I didn't want to go and speak about all the work that we did. I wanted to speak about bringing a community together because without love, without community, and without respect, we’ll go nowhere,” he added.
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44 Responses to “'Without love, without community & without respect, we’ll go nowhere'- Hon Rymer”
He got personal with Big Sht yesterday
A person can’t always take the highroad. Don’t you think Bit sh** has been personally attacking Kye since 2019 when he was first elected to run. Big Sh** deserved what he got!
He did do prayer meetings. He did do community exercising. He did do a community clean up. He did buy a lot of D5 shirts to give out. He did take photo ops with all the elderly making birthday. He did give out money to his cronies, some of which got criminal charges against them now.
What about all the rest issues that the 5th still has? The 5th looks like a ghetto! It sounds even worse with loud bikes and mustangs and trackhawks screaming up and down the roads. The parks and playgrounds are not being used by the kids. Please tell me how the 5th is better today than four years ago!
(That doesn't mean all others who come are fit for purpose.) A government reflects the people and the people gets the government they deserve! What will it be?
Kye is all we need!!! We know what we have! We don’t know what we will get!!! Plus he will stutter his way to the UK and is only then the BVI will be done and dusted!! ????????♀️he need keep running wo**** and leave the running of the 5th to kye! He’s handling it well✅
The question is where will we elevate to from where we are, beginning now.
Love is the connection principle that binds a community each other fair. When we exercise love for one another, Spiritually, socially, educationally, economically, medically, and wholeheartedly, we will be of the right mindset, and in the right place.
His problem is he runs with the rat pack.
No to VIPERS
- New High School buildings and facility to take our teachers and children out of that moldy building they were put in by the NDP for a ridiculous amount of money monthly paid to the NDP partner where that contract was never audited.
- Electric shuttle bus ride service around town free to all who use it. I use it all the time and love it.
- New Road Town Market Square.
- National Sustainable development plan projecting the way forward for the BVI for the next 20 years which shows progressive and innovative thinking. This was assisted by the UN.
- Thousands of persons received their belonger status after being bluffed by NDP for years.
- Direct flights to USA(Miami) and back starting soon.
- Revived the Cruise industry after Covid
- Salary review for all public officers ongoing
- Paid some of the many increments due to public officers long before VIP took office.
- Repaired the BFEC school building on VG
- Repaired 3 Administration buildings on VG from the damage from Irma. One in North Sound and two in the Valley.
- Fixed the resivor in North Sound, VG and the water woes.
- Repaired the Administration building in JVD from the damage from Irma and named it.
- Fixed the Lee Road in Virgin Gorda
- Constructed new port dock, building and other facilities on JVD.
- Paved Dog Hole road on JVD.
- Constructed and paved new and existing roads on JVD.
- Address JVD water issues.
- Paved and Repaired new and existing roads on Anegada.
- Repaired CCEC school structure on Anegada
- Repaired basketball court and sport facility on Anegada
- Repaired Fire station building on Anegada.
- Repaired community center building on Anegda.
- Repaired Administration building on Anegada.
- Repaired many community centers on Tortola including Sea Cow's Bay, Brewer's Bay, West End and others.
- Constructed new modern lab at the hospital in Road Town.
- Completed and opened Hospital in VG.
- Passed many good governance legislation
- Governed during the most difficult time in the BVI and world during covid coupled with dealing with all the damages left unattended to by the NDP Government after Iram and Maria.
- Did an excellent job in keeping a high majority of us safe and alive during the worse of covid and prevented the economy from tanking out with some of the same grants they are now being crucified for now by others who want the public to think the good they did to help is really bad.
- Repaired many of the roads and infrastructure on Tortola and the other sister islands from the damages from Irma and Maria.
- Restarted the scholarship abroad programme that was stop after Irma where 50 or more BVI people are now receiving government scholarships yearly to study abroad.
- Teacher Associate & Bachelors programme at HLSCC and UWI to ensure teachers are trained and qualified.
- Gained accreditation of hospital.
- Assistance in funding Masters and above programmes.
- Major duty tax break for all during covid to pass on to consumers to try to assist in lowering the cost of living which is rising worldwide.
- Unemployment benefits during COVID where no one in the private industry could work during to the lock down.
- Transportation programme to assist taxi industry during covid lock down.
- Amended customs act to allow for many entrepreneurs in the marine industry during covid.
- Started Marine course and certification at HLSCC to create more opportunities in the marine industry through jobs and entrepreneurs by training and qualifying persons interested from BVI.
- Retrained and retool persons in the Hospitality industry during covid to prepare them for new opportunities.
- Started certification programme in the area of alternative energy at HLSCC.
- Gained accreditation of HLSCC.
- Continued subsidy for ferry transportation to and from Anegada for Anegadians.
- Repairing the Administration building in Tortola that was damaged after Irma and never attended to by the NDP.
- Tax break on stamp duty for all belongers purchasing land and property during the covid era.
- Saved many businesses, persons and university students from demise through the same grants they are now being crucified for by the well planned attack.
- Constructed, Repaired and paved many new and existing roads on Tortola.
- Repaired the Ivan Dawson school and many other school facilities on Tortola.
- Commenced construction of the long awaited and promised new school facility on Jost Van Dyke.
- Made sure everyone was fed during all the lock downs with covid with food vouchers and home deliveries among other means.
- kept us informed and safe as much as was possible during the early bad days of covid where no government in the world knew what to do as there was no playbook for this worse pandemic in the last 100 years.
- Made sure all district representatives received the same amount of funds whether in government or opposition to try to help we the people during the worse of covid.
- The first government in years to pass all budgets on time and balanced each budget each of the four years in office.
- Passed all financial ratings regionally and abroad.
- Funded many senior citizens programmes to take care of our seniors.
- Restarted the Alternative Education programme so persons who did not finish school can attend and get their high school diploma.
- Repaired the multipurpose complex and a/c after major damages due to Irma.
- Repaired the police stations and marine bases after damages from Irma.
- Assisted in the opening of Banco Popular on VG so there can be banking on VG again.
- Passed consumer protection legislation.
Will stop there for now as the list is extensive. The VIP good far outweighs their negative and that is why the ongoing devious plots are intensifying to try to get in people's mind otherwise to try to influence the elections and try to get VIP out to turn it over to the rich and famous but who GOD BLESS no man can curse.