Waqola izinkampani zakhe zomshwalense futhi wakhaphela umndeni wakhe, kodwa uJohn Darwin, umkhohlisi “wendoda yesikebhe,” uye wanikeza imboni yezokuvakasha ePanama ukuthuthukiswa okungalindelekile.
Okubizwa ngokuthi "umphumela we-Darwin" kuye kwavusa isithakazelo esikhulayo ezweni laseMelika Ephakathi njengendawo "yokucasha", ngokusho kochwepheshe bezimboni.
Isambulo sokuthi uJohn Darwin, waseSeaton Carew, eTeesside, waqamba amanga ngokufa kwakhe engozini yesikebhe eyoqala impilo entsha ePanama, esizwa unkosikazi wakhe u-Anne, kusiza ekuvuseleleni umdlandla omusha ngezwe, kuthiwa.
Kucatshangwa ukuthi izithombe zabashadikazi bejabulela ukukhanya kwelanga ePanama City noma bebuka indawo yolwandle evundile ababenethemba lokuthi bazoyishintsha ibe isikhungo sezokuvakasha kwemvelo, zisize ukukhangisa okukhangayo kwezwe kubantu abasha.
Lo mkhonyovu wabhidlika eminyakeni emibili edlule ngesikhathi uJohn Darwin engena esiteshini samaphoyisa eLondon ethi akasakhunjulwa. Laba bashadikazi bagwetshwe iminyaka engaphezu kweyisithupha ngempesheni ka-£250,000 kanye nokukhwabanisa komshwalensi ngonyaka odlule.
Injalo intshisekelo ePanama edalwe yicala lokuthi abashicileli bolunye lwemihlahlandlela yolimi lwesiNgisi oluya ezweni bayalele ukuthi kunyatheliswe uhlelo lwesibili kulo nyaka, kulandela ukwenyuka kwezinga lokuthengisa.
Enye inkampani yamaholide, i-Journey Latin America, yaze yanikela ngohambo olulungiselelwe “Darwin” muva nje, ithatha ezinye zezinto ezikhangayo eziqokonyiswe yicala.
Naphezu kokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni wonke, umkhakha wezokuvakasha wasePanama ubonakala ungahambisani nokukhula kwezibalo zezivakashi kulo nyaka. Nakuba ezinye izindawo eziya kuzo zihlukumezekile, amanani ezivakashi anyuke ngaphezudlwana kwamaphesenti amathathu ekoteni yokuqala yalo nyaka.
Ezweni lapho imboni yezokuvakasha sekuyisikhathi eside ibuswa izivakashi zaseMelika - umphumela wezixhumanisi zomlando zePanama Canal - opharetha abasha nabo sebeqalile ukuyimaketha njengendawo eya kumakhasimende aseBrithani.
USarah Woods, intatheli ezimele nombhali weBradt Travel Guide to Panama, uthe ngokungangabazeki leli cala livuse isasasa elisha ezweni.
"Kunikeze igama elibi kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke kuzwakale kubantu okungenzeka ukuthi bayindawo exakile, uhlobo lwe-utopia lapho ungavele unyamalale ngemali encane futhi uphile impilo kaReilly," kusho yena.
“Abantu bebelokhu bethi kimi ‘Kungenzeka yini ngempela ukuthi unyamalale lapho? Bekuzokwenzekani, ukube bona (abakwaDarwin) bebengebonanga izilima, bebeyonyamalala lapho?'
"Kwakukhona lelo lukuluku."
Ubuye wengeza wathi: “Le ncwadi ibingeke ithole uhlelo lwesibili ukube ukuthengiswa bekungekuhle, okwamanje imboni yokushicilela iguqe ngamadolo.
“Lokho kuyinkomba yokuthi intshisekelo iyanda, futhi nesibalo sezinkampani ezihlinzeka ngokuvakasha siyanda.”
