Lorie Rymer unapologetic for retracted Lemur article
Ninth District Candidate Lorie Rymer at a recent meeting in Virgin Gorda.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Ninth District candidate in the upcoming general election Lori Rymer is unapologetic and will stand by what he said about the Lemurs that United Kingdom millionaire Sir Richard Branson wants to import to his private island in the Virgin Islands (VI).
In an invited comment to VINO the outspoken politician adamantly stated, “I will not change what I said. I stand by my word”.
He was responding to an article in which he was interviewed by Virgin Islands Platinum News, a local online news site, on the issue.
However, the online site had to publicly apologize to Sir. Branson for inaccuracies in the article. It was published on April 21, 2011. Seven days after the article was written, the online newspaper retracted the article and issued this statement.
According to the Telegraph, Sir. Branson has backed down and agreed to keep the lemurs in large enclosures until further research is carried out into the impact their release would have. Photo: ALAMY
“Having now heard from Sir Richard, we accept that: 1) Sir Richard has never planned to import lemurs from Madagascar but only from accredited zoos; 2) The United Kingdom authorities have had no conversations with Sir Richard in relation to this issue; 3) he has never faced nor has he been threatened with legal action, fines or imprisonment; and 4) The animals will be fully quarantined and inoculated to protect against major diseases. BVI Platinum News, in an effort to be fair and balanced, is pleased to publish a letter from Sir Richard, Saving The Lemur,” was the apology issued by the news site.
Since January 2011, Mr. Rymer has brought to forefront the lemur issue, where he has accused Government especially Minister for Natural Resources and Labor, Omar Hodge, of ignoring agencies warnings and giving Sir. Branson the green light to import the exotic animals.
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Sir Branson should have sued Platinum backside so they could shut down. They always printing false information following this fool Lorie….denman
Way to go Lorie show us people of the 9th District your true colours YOU and YOUR so called FACTS are wrong and yet you are strong with it!! Is this the way you plan on running the 9th district?? Might as well I keep who is in there now that elect another pigheaded official that has to have things his way or no way at all.
Sounds like you have a BIG chip on your shoulder!
Hahahahaahhahahaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Let Platnum take that in their tail! Lorie crazy arze give them some of his crazy hearsay and they as “responsible journalists” take it and report it! No facts mind you! Just the ramblings of a mad man who tired of the kitchen and decides to go into….of all things the leadership of a country!!! Hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Thas good for them! Ah bet them leave mad people alone now! Branson should have sue their tail!
Enough is enough, I’m tired of all the politics, I’m going to talk directly with the Lemurs themselves in the “Situation Room” to resolve this dilemma
LOL this one funny, good chuckle!!
Lorie Rymer, plus the NDP and BVI Platinum there propaganda machine spells wickeness! I am not surprised they had to retract another libelous story.
Lord ah mussy ayo need to relax man the people will speak in a couple months…
i just hope these online news companies see how serious what they are doin can affect peoples lives and the need to stop catering for the sweet gossip and degrading the lives of human beings and just do what thier job in a respectable manner. But i woulda liked Branson to have sued them and then call it off jus to teach them the real lesson. Plese lets keep the virgin islands as a paradise and stop tryin to call it down because it looks like you guys cant see the more u call down the people the more u call down the country
Four times in this article and the blogs above you have referred to him as “Sir Branson”. There is no such title. He is either “Sir Richard” or “Sir Richard Branson”.
why the hell you aint applying for a job at the high school since you so good at English…why you a massager at a trust company?
Larry keep the pressure on Uncles and Herbert do not back down!
I am really sick of this monkey talk…Now let’s get on to how we humans are suffering with no water on Tortola
So then go to the hospital as we are sick and tire of your silly comments!
The lemurs dem reach already.
They arrive this moring 7 o’clock and gone Necker island already.
True say.
They must a had all their paper in order and everything. I hear nobody knew about it. No press, no Lori-keets, just the government and Sir Richard Branson.
I hope they don’t escape.