Engxoxweni, eyenzeke ngesikhathi sombukiso we-Ian King Live, uBartlett wagqamisa ukuthi ezokuvakasha yizona ezihamba phambili ekusimameni komnotho wesiqhingi ngenxa yomthelela wobhubhane lwe-COVID-19.
“Sibe nezigaba ezintathu zokukhula kwezikhulu, siqale ngamaphesenti angu-13 ngekota yokuqala, kweyesibili angu-7.8 futhi manje sesiku-5.8 kweyesithathu. Ezokuvakasha kube yizona ezihamba phambili. Sibe nezivakashi ezingaphezulu kancane kuka-1.6 million ngonyaka kuze kube manje, futhi sizuze ngaphezudlwana kuka-US$2 billion,” kusho uBartlett.
Ubuye wengeza ngokuthi “bangaphezu kuka-80,000 XNUMX abasebenzi asebebuyele embonini selokhu kwaqala ukululama, nokuxhumana phakathi kwezokuvakasha nemikhakha eyahlukene kukhule futhi kusabela kahle.
Ngesikhathi senhlolokhono, Ezokuvakasha zaseJamaica Ungqongqoshe u-Bartlett uphinde waphawula ukuthi, ngokususela ezinkambisweni zamanje, imboni kulindeleke ukuthi ibone izibalo zokufika kwangaphambi kobhubhane ekupheleni konyaka ozayo.
“Manje sesiku-60% wezibalo zethu zokufika zika-2019. Silindele ukuthi ekupheleni kuka-2023, kuya ku-2024, kufanele sibuyele ezibalweni zethu zika-2019 bese sikhula ngaphezu kwalokho. Lokhu kuzosivumela ukuthi sifinyelele imigomo esizibekele yona yezivakashi eziyizigidi ezi-5 futhi sizuze u-US$5 wezigidi zabantu baseJamaica,” kusho uNgqongqoshe.
Ngaphandle kokusabalala kwe-COVID-19 esiqhingini, uNgqongqoshe uthe izinyathelo zezempilo nezokuphepha ezikhona zikunqande ngempumelelo ukusabalala kwaleli gciwane, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi abavakashi.
Lesi siqhingi sikwazile ukwenza lokhu ngokwakha iTourism Resilience Corridors, enezinga lokutheleleka ngamaphesenti angu-0.1. Amaphasishi athatha izindawo eziningi zezokuvakasha zakulesi siqhingi. Lokhu kuvumela izivakashi ukuthi zizizwele okwengeziwe okunikezwayo okuhlukile kwezwe njengoba iziphathimandla zezempilo zigunyaze ukuvakashelwa kwezindawo ezikhangayo ezimbalwa ezithobela i-COVID-19 ezitholakala eduze kwamaphasishi.
“Iphaseji liyibhamuza elenza izivakashi zijabulele ngokugcwele ulwazi ezilufunayo kuyilapho lizivimbela ekuhlanganyeleni emisebenzini eminingi yomphakathi engasiza ekusabalaliseni leli gciwane. Siphinde sasungula uhlelo lwe-Jamaica Cares, okuwuhlelo olubalulekile oluhlinzeka ngohlelo lokuphepha lwasekupheleni kwezivakashi kanye nokuvikelwa kwabantu bendawo,” kusho yena.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Iphaseji liyibhamuza elenza izivakashi zijabulele ngokugcwele ulwazi ezilufunayo kuyilapho lizivimbela ekuhlanganyeleni emisebenzini ebanzi yomphakathi engasiza ekusabalaliseni leli gciwane.
- Siphinde sasungula uhlelo lwe-Jamaica Cares, okuwuhlelo olubalulekile oluhlinzeka ngohlelo lokuphepha lwasekupheleni kwezivakashi kanye nokuvikelwa kwabantu bakithi, ”.
- Ngaphandle kokusabalala kwe-COVID-19 esiqhingini, uNgqongqoshe uthe izinyathelo zezempilo nezokuphepha ezikhona zikunqande ngempumelelo ukusabalala kwaleli gciwane, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi abavakashi.
