2021 Ezokuvakasha ZaseCaribbean: Gut Punch

Ngokusho kwe-IMF, uma sicabanga ukuthi azikho izimo ezintsha zezezimali zangaphandle kanye nezimo ezingokoqobo zokuvakasha, igebe lezezimali lesifunda lizofinyelela cishe ku-US$4 billion, noma amaphesenti angu-4.8 we-GDP yesifunda ka-2020 ngezinhlekelele zemvelo (ezilindelwe) ezingaba yingxenye ka-2021 (nangaphezulu) , ukushoda ngokwezimali kungaba kukhulu nakakhulu.

Iminikelo Yokugoma

Amazwe amaningi e-LAC ancike emithini yokugoma evela kwezinye izizwe noma ohlelweni lomhlaba wonke olunesaphulelo kanye ne-COVAX, umfelandawonye oqhutshwa yi-Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness innovations, i-Gavi, kanye ne-World Health Organization isebenza ne-UNICEF ehlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokugoma phansi. Uhlelo lwe-COVAX beluzoholwa yi-India-based Serum Institute, umkhiqizi wezidakamizwa omkhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni; kodwa-ke, manje njengoba i-India ihlushwa ukuqubuka kwayo inkampani imise ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe ngoMashi. Lolu hlelo lwathembisa ukuthi ekugcineni luzohlinzeka amazwe ampofu ngemithi yokugoma eyanele ukuvala ingxenye ekhulayo yabantu bakhona; nokho-ke, ibhekene negebe lokuxhaswa ngezimali kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-23 kanye nokubambezeleka kokuthunyelwa (i-Economist Intelligence Unit).

Uhulumeni wase-US uhlelelwe ukunikela ngemithamo yokugoma eyizigidi ezingama-580 ukuxhasa imizamo yomhlaba yokugomela i-COVID-19. Kusukela ngomhla ka-21 Juni, imithamo yokuqala eyizigidi ezingama-80 yabelwa cishe izigidi ezingama-20 eziqondiswe ezindaweni ze-LAC ngezinhlelo zokunikela imithamo eyengeziwe emazweni acishe abe yisikhombisa e-LAC.

Ukwengeza, ozakwethu be-USAID basiza indlela yokuziphilisa, basabalalisa izinto zokuhlanzeka kanye nosizo lokudla oluphuthumayo, bahlinzeke ngosizo lwezobuchwepheshe kanye nemishini ebalulekile ezikhungweni zokunakekelwa kwempilo, basekele ohulumeni kazwelonke ukuba benze amasu okugoma, nokuqeqesha abasebenzi bezokwelapha abaphambili.

UMPHUMELA ONGALINGANI

Iziqhingi zase-Virgin zase-US

Akuzona zonke izingxenye zeCaribbean ezihlaselwe yi-COVID. Imingcele eya e-US Virgin Islands ayizange ivalwe ngisho nalapho abantu baseMelika bevinjelwe emazweni amaningi omhlaba. Ukunikeza imithi yokugoma kuwo wonke umuntu nanoma ubani - ngisho nangaphambi kokuba bathole ukudutshulwa ekhaya, izivakashi zathutheleka emabhishi nasezindaweni zokudlela zaseMelika njengoba kudingeka ukuhlolwa nokugoma; kodwa-ke, ukuvalelwa akugunyaziwe. Umphumela? Ukuhlala kwamahhotela cishe kuphindwe kathathu kunesifunda futhi kuphakeme ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa kune-Bahamas (STR).

Ngokusho koMnyango Wezokuvakasha wase-US Virgin Island, amahhotela ahlala endaweni engaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-90. Kusukela ngoFebhuwari 2021, imali yentela yamahhotela ifinyelela ku-$1.85 wezigidi (ukwehla ngamaphesenti angama-28 kuphela kusukela ngoFebhuwari 2020).

E-US Virgin Islands, ibhizinisi lokuqashisa likhule futhi kungenzeka lingeze ama- $88 +/- ezigidini emnothweni wasekhaya - licishe liphindeke kabili i-$45 million ngo-2019 (Marketplace Excellence). Le ndawo yayiwumphakathi wokuqala waseMelika ukugoma wonke umuntu oneminyaka engu-16 nangaphezulu futhi, kusukela maphakathi noMeyi, izakhamuzi ezingu-31,645 nezivakashi zase zigonywe ngokuphelele. 

Izindiza ezixhuma ku-USVI zifaka iFrontier, American, neJet Blue. Kusukela ngo-Ephreli 2021, abahambi babekwazi ukufinyelela cishe izindiza ezingu-27 ngosuku eziya e-St. Thomas neziyisithupha eziya e-St. Croix ezisuka e-Boston, New York, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, nase-Florida.

I-Virgin Island Economic Development Authority isithuthukile, uhlelo lwe-Vision 2040 futhi ezokuvakasha akuyona injini enkulu yezomnotho ukuya phambili. Ikusasa elizogcizelelwa ezolimo, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, namandla avuselelekayo.

Turks and Caicos Islands

AbaseTurks nabakwaCaicos baqophe ukuthi amaphesenti angama-59 abantu abadala bakhona (abantu abangu-20,000) bagonywe ngokuphelele futhi abangamaphesenti angama-62 bagonywe ingxenye (May 28, 2021; tcweeklynews.com)

Ngemali ebolekiwe engu-$600,000 evela ku-Ken Patterson, i-CEO ye-Seven Stars Resort & Spa, i-Turks kanye ne-Caicos bakwazile ukuthola izinto zokuhlola ezingu-60,000, ngokushesha bagunyaza izindawo zokuhlola ezintsha ezingu-18 (iningi labo ezindaweni zokungcebeleka), abasebenzi bamahhotela abaqeqeshiwe ukuba benze izivivinyo, kanye uphasise uchungechunge lomthetho ukuze kuqinisekiswe amazinga ezempilo. Umphumela? NgokukaDeborah Aharon, oyi-CEO, iProvo Air Center, ukuhamba kwezimoto kumatasa kakhulu kunangaphambili njengoba izindiza ezizimele zikhuphuka ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwama-50 ngaphezu kwamanani akhona ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane njengoba maphakathi noMeyi izimoto zikhuphuka ngamaphesenti angama-73 ukusuka ngo-2019.

I-Tourism njengamanje ikumthamo wamaphesenti angama-70 kanti Izinkanyezi Eziyisikhombisa zabhukwa ngokuphelele ngoMeyi futhi cishe zabhukhwa ngokuphelele uJuni kodwa zitholakala kancane kuze kube uSepthemba.

Kusukela ngomhlaka-16 Juni 2021, Umnyango Wesifunda Sase-US uhlole le ndawo kuLeveli 2 ukhombisa izinga eliphansi le-COVID-19 ezweni (travel.state.gov).

Aruba

I-Aruba ibimatasatasa ifaka ama-jabs ezingalweni futhi kusukela maphakathi noMeyi, cishe abantu abangama-57,500 40 abantu babegonyelwe okungenani kancane. Ukugcina ukugeleza kwezivakashi eziza kulesi sizwe esincane esiyisiqhingi, i-Jet Blue yaba nguzakwethu wezokuvakasha ehlinzeka ngezindiza ezingaba ngu-XNUMX isonto ngalinye ukusuka e-US ukuya e-Aruba kusetshenziswa i-CommonPass, ipasipoti yokuqala yomhlaba yokugoma yedijithali. Ngephasi, abahambi bangathatha ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR egadiwe okubonakalayo ekhaya phakathi nezinsuku ezintathu zokusuka, balayishe imiphumela, futhi banqamule imigqa yokuthuthela kwelinye izwe.

Ezokuvakasha zibuyela kancane e-Aruba futhi isilinganiso sokuhlala kwegumbi lehhotela ngoMeyi 2021 sasingaphezulu ngamaphesenti angama-56.3 kunamaphesenti angama-52.7 afinyelelwa ngo-Ephreli 2021. Isibikezelo sinethemba lokuqhubekela phambili njengoba isilinganiso sokuhlala kwamakamelo okulindeleke ukuthi sifinyelele kumaphesenti angama-71 ngoJulayi, kanye namaphesenti angama-61. ngo-August (Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association).

St Barth

I-France yavala izindawo zayo futhi lokhu kwakuhlanganisa i-St. Barth engamamayela angu-11 ubude (ezimele kodwa engazimele). Isiqhingi sathola imigomo ye-Pfizer evela eFrance ngo-Ephreli futhi saqhubeka nokuphuma okukhulu. Bangaphezu kwezingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zabantu abadala bakulesi siqhingi abagonywe ngokwengxenye, kanti isibhedlela besingenazo iziguli ze-COVID-19. Akukho ukushona kwe-COVID-19 okurekhodiwe ngo-2021 kusukela ngo-Ephreli 9, 2021.

I-St. Barth's ivulekele abahambi abavela emazweni athile futhi ngaphambi kokuba kwenziwe ukubhuka, isimo sezwe kufanele sibuyekezwe. I-US Centers for Disease Control ihlole le ndawo njengeLeveli 1, izinga eliphansi lengozi ye-COVID-19.

Zonke izivakashi ezineminyaka engaphezu kwengu-10 ubudala kudingeka ukuba zethule ukuhlolwa kwe-COVID-19 Antigen okunegethivu ezithathwe phakathi namahora angu-48 zifikile noma ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR okune-COVID-19 kuthathwe kungakapheli amahora angama-72 zifikile. Amamaski ayakhuthazwa lapho ukuqhelelana nomphakathi kungenzeki futhi kuyadingeka emigwaqweni ephithizelayo futhi kungena ezindaweni zokudla ezisendlini (okungukuthi, izitolo, izitolo zegrosa, amabhange). Abantu abangenawo imaski bazohlolwa inhlawulo engu-$100 ngokungahambisani nemithetho kanye nenhlawulo engu-$5000 ngokwephula ukuvalelwa kanye nenhlawulo engu-$2000 yokulimaza ngamabomu idivayisi yokuvalela abantu futhi bonke abahambi kumele babe nomshwalense wokuhamba.

Izivakashi zinokufinyelela okungavinjelwe endaweni yomphakathi namabhishi. Izitolo zokudla nezindawo zokudlela zivuliwe futhi izinsiza ze-Private Chef zingagcinwa.

British Virgin Islands

Isithombe sezokuvakasha saseBritish Virgin Islands asisihle njengezinye izizwe eziqhingini njengoba i-UK yavala indawo kubavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe kanye nemithetho eqinile yezokuphepha ye-COVID idikibalise izivakashi ukuthi zicabangele nendawo okuyiwa kuyo.

I-BVI yagoma abantu abangu-4,201 (amaphesenti angu-14 wabantu) maphakathi noMeyi. Izikebhe zivulwe kabusha ngo-Ephreli ngesevisi yansuku zonke phakathi kwe-BVI ne-USVI. Imikhumbi yamazwe ngamazwe isavinjelwe futhi awukho umugqa wesikhathi wokuphinda uvulwe. Izivakashi kufanele zihlolwe izikhathi ezintathu (ngaphambi kohambo, ngemva kokufika, kanye nokulandela ukuvalelwa zodwa izinsuku ezine). Abahambi abanobufakazi bemithi yokugoma eqediwe bangaphuma ekuvalelweni ngemva kokuhlolwa okubonisa ukuthi awunalo iqiniso lapho befika. Noma ngubani osolwa ngokwephula imithetho yokuhlukaniswa nomphakathi angahlawuliswa imali efinyelela ku-$10,000.