Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley and Works Minister Kye Rymer.
Communication and Works Minister Kye Rymer recently compared Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley to the biblical character Moses, while branding the Opposition Leader as modern-day “Korah,” the biblical figure who rebelled against Moses during the Exodus.
Speaking after Myron Walwyn’s failed motion of no confidence, Rymer said he believed the motion wasn’t meant to expose the government but to show the Opposition Leader where those on his side stood.
Rymer also said Walwyn’s plan backfired spectacularly.
“Clearly it blew up in his face and it’s unfortunate that we are speaking to these empty chairs,” he added, referring to opposition members who walked out mid-session. “Talk about hypocrisy — I think that’s the height of hypocrisy right there. You’re speaking one thing and doing something different.”
He then turned from his sharp critique to deliver the biblical comparison, framing Dr Wheatley as a leader under siege from disloyal followers.
“When you think about Moses, who endured 40 years in the wilderness leading his people, and then you think about the people behind him — like this character Korah in the Bible — Korah wanted to throw out the leader. We got a leader of the Opposition, we don’t even know how he got there,” Rymer said as members of the government laughed loudly.
The minister did not shy away from taking aim at the Opposition leader’s rhetoric. He described Walwyn as being “waxed in eloquence” but lacking integrity, and accused them of prioritising politics over people.
Rymer, who has previously hinted at frustrations he faces with getting money from the Premier and Minister of Finance to carry out pertinent road repairs across the territory, also told the House of Assembly that the BVI is experiencing troubling times that require the kind of leadership he sees from Premier Wheatley.
“We are in some terrible times in the Virgin Islands. We need genuine leadership and I see it right here on my side,” Rymer said.
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