Ezokuvakasha zaseJamaica UNgqongqoshe, uMhlonishwa u-Edmund Bartlett, uthi i-Jamaica isezingxoxweni noHulumeni wasePeru ukuze isebenzisane ezindaweni ezifana nokukhangisa ngendawo okuyiwa kuyo, i-gastronomy, ezemidlalo nezokuvakasha. Lokhu kwenzelwa ukuqhubeka nokuqinisa ubudlelwano phakathi kweJamaica nePeru.
UNgqongqoshe wenze lesi simemezelo emhlanganweni wesidlo sasekuseni e-Lima, ePeru, ekuqaleni kwanamuhla nezikhulu zasePeru nabameleli abaphezulu be-LATAM Airlines.
“Namuhla i-Jamaica ibe nengxoxo ezuzisa kakhulu nezikhulu zasePeru mayelana nezindlela esingaqhubeka nokuqinisa ngazo ukusebenzisana kwethu nazo, njengoba manje sesizokwamukela indiza yethu yokuqala isuka ezweni labo iya eJamaica ngeLATAM Izindiza,” kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
Indiza yokuqala ye-LATAM Airlines izoqala ukusebenza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi namuhla, phakathi kwe-Lima, Peru, ne-Montego Bay, ngezindiza ezintathu ngesonto. Lokhu kuzonyusa isibalo sezindiza eziphuma eNingizimu Melika ziye kwezingu-14, kanti iCOPA Airlines njengamanje isebenzisa izindiza eziyi-11 zamasonto onke phakathi kwePanama neJamaica.
“Sixhumene kakhulu nezinkampani eziningi ezithwala amafa ngokufinyelela emasangweni angaphezu kuka-200. Izindaba ezinhle ezivela kulokhu kuxhumana ukuthi amalungiselelo e-visa manje ahlukile.
Ngakho abantu baseNingizimu Melika abafuna ukuza kithi akusadingeki bakhathazeke ngama-visa; 'sinombuso we-visa-free' osebenza namazwe amaningi aseNingizimu Melika, kuhlanganise ne-Peru. Lolu wuhlelo oluhle futhi ngicabanga ukuthi isikhathi silungile,” kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
Phakathi nezingxoxo, uNgqongqoshe u-Bartlett wenze isiphakamiso sokuthi la mazwe womabili acubungule isivumelwano sokumaketha esihlanganyelwe ukuze kuthuthukiswe izindawo okuyiwa kuzo. Lolu hlelo luzobandakanya nokunikezwayo kwe-gastronomy, kanye nomculo nezemidlalo.
“Singaphinde sicabangele ukuhlola okuhlangenwe nakho kwe-gastronomy yalezi zizwe zombili. Sicabanga ukuthi likhona ithemba lokusebenzisana ku-gastronomy kanye nokuthi sinwebe uhla lweminikelo - mhlawumbe ukuhlanganisa. Umculo nezemidlalo nakho kuyizinto eziqinile ongakhetha kuzo njengoba ibhola likanobhutshuzwayo nomculo weReggae kuyimikhiqizo yamasiko eqinile,” usho kanje.
UNgqongqoshe wengeze ngokuthi enye indawo ebalulekile engase ibhekwe ukubambisana emikhakheni yokubhekana nokubhekana nezokungcebeleka kanye nokulawulwa kwezinhlekelele.
“Kumele sihlole kabanzi, sakhe ukuqina kwethu kwezokuvakasha kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha. Siyavuma ukuthi isikole sezokuvakasha ePeru sibambisane neGlobal Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre eKingston, Jamaica,” kusho uNgqongqoshe.
Lesi sikhungo, esethulwe ngokusemthethweni ngo-2018, sinikezwe umsebenzi wokwakha, ukukhiqiza kanye nokukhiqiza amathuluzi, imihlahlandlela kanye nezinqubomgomo zokusingatha inqubo yokululama ngemva kwenhlekelele. Lesi sikhungo sizophinde sisize ngokulungela, ukuphatha kanye nokululama ezinkingeni kanye/noma ezinkingeni ezithinta ezokuvakasha nezisongela umnotho nempilo.
Ungqongqoshe Wezohwebo Nezokuvakasha wasePeru, uMhlonishwa. U-Édgar Vásquez Vela uwamukele umqondo wokusebenzisana ne-Jamaica.
“Leli yigxathu elibalulekile ukuze senze ngcono futhi siqinise ubudlelwano bethu bamazwe amabili; futhi ezokuvakasha kuwumsebenzi obalulekile e-Jamaica futhi kufanele kube umsebenzi obalulekile ePeru. Lona wumsebenzi ongenisa imali eningi ngaphandle kwasePeru,” kusho uVásquez Vela.
Wengeze wathi, “Senze yonke imizamo yethu ukuze sihlole futhi siwasebenzise wonke amathuba ethu. Sisebenza kanzima ukuze siguqule isimo futhi sibeke ezokuvakasha njengomsebenzi wokuqala, ngoba zibusa ngentando yeningi futhi zibandakanya wonke umuntu. Ezimweni eziningi, awudingi izinsiza ezinkulu, kodwa imibono emihle. "
Ukuze uthole izindaba eziningi ngeJamaica, sicela uchofoze lapha.
