IKiribati, iMicronesia, iNiue, iTonga neSamoa zivulwa kabusha Emhlabeni

Ngemuva kweminyaka emibili yokuvalwa kwemingcele ngenxa yobhadane lwe-COVID-19, iKiribati ibingelinye lamazwe amahlanu aseziqhingini zasePacific aphinde avuleleka kwezokuvakasha nokuvakasha kwamanye amazwe ngo-Agasti 1.^st. Ukuvulwa kabusha kwemingcele kulindeleke ukuthi kuvuselele umkhakha wezokuvakasha wezwe, okuthe njengayo yonke iPacific ehlaselwe yilolu bhubhane.

Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK) Isikhulu esiphezulu uPetero Manufolau wabelane ngokuthi uxhaxha lwalolu bhubhane ukuthi luvumele izwe eliyisiqhingi ukuthi lihlaziye kabusha inhloso yaso njengendawo yezokuvakasha futhi lihlele kabusha izinto eziza kuqala kulo, ikakhulukazi maqondana nokuqina kanye nokusimama.

UMnu Manufolau uvumile ukuthi i-COVID-19 nezinye izinsongo zobhubhane seziyinto entsha evamile futhi waphawula ukuthi i-TAK izimisele ukuqondisa ababambiqhaza bayo njengoba bejwayela izitayela ezintsha kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha.

“Senze i-Sustainable Tourism Development Policy Framework yokuqala yaseKiribati. Lokhu kuzokwazisa ukuthuthukiswa kweNqubomgomo Yezokuvakasha Esimeme yaseKiribati, Umhlahlandlela Wokutshalwa Kwezokuvakasha kanye Nohlelo Olukhulu Lweminyaka eyi-10 Lwezokuvakasha e-Kiribati. I-TAK inesibopho sokuqinisekisa ukuthi abahambi bafundiswa ngezinto ezintsha ezibalulekile ezibalulekile eKiribati futhi. Ukuvulwa kabusha, ngakho-ke kungaphezu nje kokusetha kabusha, kuwukuqala kabusha kithi- ukuqala kabusha okuphephile, okuhlakaniphile, nokusimeme,” kusho uMnu Manufolau.  

Ukulungiselela ukuvulwa kabusha kwemingcele yakhe, uHulumeni waseKiribati utshale imali elebhu yokuhlola ezokwelashwa futhi wakhuthaza ukugonywa okuphindwe kabili kanye nezithombe ezikhuthazayo kuzo zonke izakhamuzi ezifanele. Iphinde yenza imikhankaso ebanzi yokuqwashisa umphakathi ngezivumelwano zokuphepha ngokumelene ne-COVID-19 ngenkathi abasebenza ngezokuvakasha bathola ukuqeqeshwa okwenziwe ngokwezifiso kwezokuphepha kwe-COVID-19.

Ekwamukeleni izimemezelo zokuvulwa kabusha kwemingcele yasePacific, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Pacific Tourism Organisation uChristopher Cocker uhalalisele amazwe aseziqhingini ngokuzibophezela kwawo kwezokuvakasha ePacific.

Ubuye wengeza ngokuthi lo bhubhane uvumele amazwe amaningi eziqhingini ukuthi acabange kabusha, ahlele kabusha futhi aqale kabusha izimboni zawo zezokuvakasha ngokubusa okuthuthukisiwe, ingqalasizinda, kanye nokuxhumana ukubala okumbalwa.

“Lezi yizikhathi ezithokozisayo. Amazwe amaningi aseziqhingini zasePacific avulela umhlaba ezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha. Leli yithuba elihle lokuvula indlela entsha eya phambili kwezokuvakasha ePacific futhi kumele silamukele,” kusho uMnu Cocker.