UNdunankulu waseBelize uRt. Hon. UDean Barrow ukhiphe isitatimende esilandelayo namhlanje:
Ngifuna ukukunikeza isibuyekezo ngesimo sokudlala maqondana ne- yethu Covid-19 umzabalazo. Ngaphambi kokuthi ngenze njalo, nokho, nginike ithuba lokuveza izifiso zami ezinhle kakhulu zokuthola ukululama okusheshayo koMhlonishwa u-Said Musa, owayenguNdunankulu waseBelize. Ngiyakuqonda ukuthi izolo ebusuku ungeniswe esibhedlela ehlushwe yilokho obekuchazwa njengesifo sohlangothi esincane. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi ngijoyina bonke abanye abantu baseBelizean ngokumfisela ukululama okusheshayo nokuqediwe.
Manje maqondana nalokho engikuhlongozelayo namhlanje ekuseni, ngizokwethula isethulo sami sokuqala emva kwalokho uDkt Gough omuhle uzokunikeza ukubuka konke kwempahla yethu yokusungula kanye nendlela yethu yokuhlola. Ngemuva kwalokho, kunjalo, sobabili sizoyithatha imibuzo yabezindaba.
Manje, njengoba wazi, alisekho icala elisha eliqinisekisiwe le-COVID-19 kanti ngoMsombuluko kuzoba yi-28th usuku, sizofinyelela kuleyo 28th umaka wosuku, ukuhlinzeka ngalesi sikhundla sokungabikho okusha okuhle kule mpelasonto. Uma lenza njalo, futhi sifinyelela lelo qophamlando lezinsuku ezingama-28, singakuthembisa ukuphumuza eminye yemikhawulo esele.
IKomidi Lezokuphatha Likazwelonke lizohlangana njengenjwayelo ngoMsombuluko, lilandelwe yiKhabhinethi ngoLwesibili. Bazocelwa manje ukuthi bahlinzekele ukunyakaza okukhulu kwesifunda, ikakhulukazi ukuze bakwazi ukuqhuba ezokuvakasha zasekhaya. Amahhotela, njengoba nazi, asevele anikezwe imvume yokuvula kabusha, kepha manje sizonikezela ngokusobala amandla ezivakashi zasendaweni emahhotela ethu ukuthi zikwazi ukujabulela izinto ezibandakanya, kubandakanya ichibi, kufaka phakathi ukuhamba ngasogwini, nokubandakanya ukubhukuda olwandle. Vele, izidingo zokuqaqeka komphakathi zizohlala zikhona ukuze ukubhukuda kweqembu nokuhamba kweqembu, uma uthanda, kusazovinjelwa.
Lo mkhankaso wezokuvakasha wasekhaya uvusa udaba lokuvula kwethu ezokuvakasha zakwamanye amazwe. Ngokusobala asikabikho okwamanje futhi ukuqagela kwami okuhle, ukuqagela kwami okungcono kakhulu, akukhona ngaphambi kukaJulayi. Lokho, ngithanda ukuphawula, futhi kuyisikhundla seCARICOM njengoba kuxoxwe ngaso emhlanganweni wamakhanda owenzeke ekuqaleni kwaleli sonto. Ngifuna ukucacisa, nokho, ukuthi angikaze ngisho ukuthi ukuvulwa kwemingcele yethu kuzodingeka kulindwe umuthi wokugoma. Leso yisimo samanye amazwe, umfelandawonye wethu waseTaiwan ekubeni munye. Akusona isikhundla sami nokho. Yize ekugcineni kuncike kwiKomidi Lezokuqapha Likazwelonke kanye neKhabhinethi, owami umbono yilokhu. Kumele sikhumbule ukuthi igciwane, kwamanye amazwe, linezinga lokufa elifinyelela ku-12%. Ngaphambi kokuba sivule kabusha, ngakho-ke kufanele sibheke ukuthutheleka kwegciwane eNyakatho Melika iyonke kanye naseMelika ikakhulukazi. Ngemuva kwakho konke, i-US iyimakethe yethu enkulu yezokuvakasha, ebhekele ukugeleza kwethu kwezokuvakasha okungaphezu kwama-75%. Uma nje amazinga okutheleleka e-US engakaqali, singaqaphela kakhulu. Futhi, sinethemba lokuthi, yize kungadingeki silinde, ukwelashwa okusebenzayo kwalabo abagula kakhulu ngemuva kokuthola igciwane. Okungase kusivumele ukuthi siphazamise zombili izingqinamba engisanda kukhuluma ngazo ukutholakala kokuhlolwa okusheshayo okusebenzayo. Lesi samuva sibonakala sisondela futhi sisondela, yingakho-ke isizathu sami sokuzwa ukuthi singakuhle ukuthi sihambe ngoJulayi. Ikhono lokuhlola izivakashi ngokushesha lapho lifika kufanele libe yisame evulekile. Akuyona eyokwehluleka, kepha ngokusobala, njengenjwayelo, kufanele silwe kanzima nokusindisa izimpilo ngokuvikela umnotho. Ukuhlolwa okusheshayo kungasivumela ukuthi singenise kuzo zonke izivakashi ezihlola ukuthi azinayo lapho zifika. Iqiniso lokuthi oyedwa noma ababili ngemuva kwalokho bangathola leli gciwane, ngokombono wami, liyingozi eyamukelekayo. Ngakho-ke lokho kuhlolwa okusheshayo okunokwethenjelwa okungaba yimbangela engcono kakhulu yokulangazelela ukuvulwa kabusha kwezokuvakasha.
Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba izivakashi zibuye, kufanele silungiselele ukubuya kwalabo bantu baseBelizean abasele dengwane phesheya. Ngakho-ke, sesivele sisebenzise izinhlelo zokubuyiselwa ezweni labo. Kuzofanele bangene ngokuhlukaniswa. Sifisa ukuqala inqubo yokubuyisela abantu bakithi emuva ngokushesha okukhulu. Ngokusobala bekuzoba ngaphambi kokumaketha okukhulu kwezivivinyo ezisheshayo ezigculisayo. Futhi yingakho kuzodingeka ukuthi siphathe ngokucophelela ukugeleza kwababuya kwethu ngoba asikwazi ukuphatha ukwahlukaniswa kwamanani amakhulu ngokweqile uma wonke umuntu efuna ukubuya ngasikhathi sinye. Kepha ngilindele ukuthi imininingwane yokusebenza kwempahla, okusetshenzwa ngayo namanje, izokwaziswa ngokushesha ngemuva kwemihlangano yesonto elizayo.
Uhlelo Lokusiza Abangasebenzi luyaqhubeka futhi amanani akhona manje akhombisa ukuthi manje sekuvunyelwe abantu abangaphezu kwama-40,000. Ngokunjalo, usizo lokudla luyaqhubeka kanti imindeni engama-23,913, noma abantu abangama-91,052, manje sebesiziwe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, akukaze kufike ngisho nedola elilodwa lalokho okwethenjiswe yi-International Financial Institutions. Bayaphikelela nokho ukuthi ekugcineni izimali zizofika. Ngempela, i-IDB ithi ilindele ukukhipha ekupheleni kwenyanga i-BZ eyizigidi eziyi-12 yoMnyango Wezempilo. Okwamanje impela sesisebenzise imali eyizigidi ezingama-6.2 ukuthenga impahla yokulwa ne-COVID-19.
Manje, ngalesi sikhathi ngidinga, ngeshwa, ukusho okuthile ngokungezwani phakathi kukaHulumeni nePSU. Ezinye izinyunyana ezimbili azikazicacisi izikhundla zazo ngakho-ke ngidinga ukugxila ikakhulukazi kwiPSU. Kukhona lokhu kuntengantenga phakathi kwethu ngenxa yeziphakamiso zethu zokuthi izikhulu zomphakathi kufanele zidele ukukhushulwa kulo nyaka wezimali ka-2020/2021. Futhi, ukuthi izikhulu zomphakathi eziphezulu kufanele zivume ukwehliswa kwezinye izibonelelo zabo; futhi ekugcineni, ukuthi kuzobanjelwa ingxenye yesibonelelo semali kanye nezibonelelo zabo bonke abaphathi bezinkontileka kubandakanya, impela, abaphathi abakhulu.
Lezi zinyathelo zidingekile impela kepha empeleni azanele ngokwanele. Nakhu ukuthi kungani. Isifinyezo sesithombe samanje sezezimali sibukeka kanjena. Ngenyanga ka-Ephreli 2020 ukuqoqwa kwentela yebhizinisi ne-GST ndawonye bekungama-48% nje kwalokho kwaqoqwa ngo-Ephreli 2019. Lokhu kwehla kusuka ku-45.8 million dollars ngo-Ephreli 2019 kuya ku-21.8 million dollars kuphela ngo-Ephreli 2020. Khumbula futhi ukuthi lezi zintela zikhokhwa emuva, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Ngakho-ke, amaqoqo ka-Ephreli 2020 ahlobana ikakhulukazi nomsebenzi webhizinisi kaMashi 2020. UMashi wayekhona ngaphambi kokuvalwa. Iphuzu ukuthi, ukuthi amaqoqo enyanga kaMeyi ka-2020 aphathelene nomsebenzi webhizinisi ka-Ephreli 2020, lapho ukuvalwa komsebenzi kusebenze ngokugcwele, azobona ukuwa okukhulu kakhulu. Ukuqagela, empeleni, ukuthi ukwehla kuka-Ephreli kuya kuma-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-21.8 kuzokwehla kuya kumarandi ayizigidi eziyi-11.2 kuphela ngoMeyi. Manje cabanga ngokuqhubekayo ukuthi i-Customs and Excise nayo yehle ngo-Ephreli 2020 yafika kuma-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-20. Lokho kwaba ukwehla kwezigidi eziyi-10 zamadola ngo-Ephreli 2019. Futhi, imali engenayo yamasiko yayenzelwe izimpahla ezazi-odwe ngaphambi kokuvalwa. Iphethini efanayo ngakho-ke nentela yebhizinisi ne-GST, izophindwa maqondana nemali engenayo yeCustoms. Ngokunjalo, ukwehliswa kwezimpahla ezi-odiwe ngemuva kokuqala kokuvalwa kule nyanga edlule, kuzobuye kwehle ekuqoqweni kwamaCustoms ngoMeyi 2020. Cabanga ekugcineni ukuthi imali ekhokhwa njalo ngenyanga kaHulumeni ngama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-45. Lokho kusho ukuthi izigidi ezingama-41.2 eziqoqwe enteleni yebhizinisi, i-GST kanye ne-Customs ngo-Ephreli bezingakwazi ukuhlangabezana naleyo mali eyizigidi ezingama-45 zamarandi. Indaba ayisapheleli lapho ngoba zikhona nezinye izindleko zikaHulumeni zokusebenza. Lokhu kufaka phakathi insizakalo yezikweletu, izinsiza, izimpahla, uphethiloli nokusetshenziswa kwemali enkulu; futhi zifinyelela kwamanye ama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-45 kuHulumeni waseBelize wonke okhishwa nyanga zonke ngama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-90. Kepha, ngiyaphinda ngithi, siqoqe kuphela ama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-41.2 ngo-Ephreli futhi silindele okungekho ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-30 ngokuphelele ngoMeyi. Ngikhunjuzwa ngoMnu. Amagama kaMicawber adumile kuDickens kaDavid Copperfield. Kukulo mongo lapho isiphakamiso se-GOB, esidinga ukunikelwa okuncane kakhulu kulabo abakhokhelwe esikhwameni somphakathi, kufanele sibonakale. Esikucelayo nje ukuthi izikhulu zomphakathi kanye nothisha badele ukukhushulwa onyakeni wezimali ka-2020/2021. Endabeni yezinhloko zeminyango nezinye izikhulu zomphakathi eziphezulu, bafinyelele phezulu ezilinganisweni zabo ngakho-ke abatholi ukunyuselwa. Ngokunjalo, bacelwa ukuthi badele uhhafu wemali yabo yokuzijabulisa. Abaphathi be-CEO kufanele banikele ngamaphesenti amahlanu wesisa sabo nengxenye yesibonelelo sabo. Futhi bonke abanye abaphathi bezinkontileka ngokufanayo badela isibonelelo esithile kanye nezinye izibonelelo. Ongqongqoshe bathethelele umholo wenyanga eyodwa kanye nama-dollar angama-800 ngenyanga. Ngakho-ke, iqembu eliqandayo lokukhuphuka, ngamagama wedola, licelwa inani elincanyana kunakho konke. Ngakho-ke, izikhulu zomphakathi, njengothisha, kufanele zinikeze okungenani bonke abasebenzi bakaHulumeni waseBelize. Manje ungizwile ngithi esidlangalaleni ukuthi ngizokwenza konke okusemandleni ami ukuthi ngingaze ngithinte amaholo amakhulu othisha nezikhulu zomphakathi. Ngakho-ke, kukhona leso siqinisekiso futhi kunomphumela kuphela weminuscule ecela ukukhushulwa futhi, kwabadala, ezinye izibonelelo. Ezimweni ngiphoxeke ngokuphelele ngokungaziphathi kahle kwePSU. Imisebenzi yezinkampani ezizimele ichithwe yilo bhubhane. Ngaphezulu kwabantu abayi-80,000 kuye kwadingeka bafake izicelo zokusizakala ngokungasebenzi. Isimo esibuhlungu sabo bonke abangenakho ngisho nokudla siyesabeka. Ngakho-ke, i-GOB iphoqelekile, noma ngabe ibhekene nokuwa kwemali engenayo, ukuzwa ukukhala kwabo nokubanikeza usizo. IDB isanda kuqinisekisa ukuthi kuyo yonke iminotho ethembele kwezokuvakasha emhlabeni iBelize iyindawo yesithathu ehlaselwe kakhulu. Kepha maphakathi nalokhu kuchithwa kwenhlalo nezomnotho okusabalele, ebusweni babantu abangaphezu kuka-80,000 abangenawo umsebenzi futhi ngalokho, uHulumeni waseBelize usaphikelela ekuvikeleni imiholo emikhulu yezikhulu zomphakathi. Noma kunjalo, bayenqaba ukwenza ngisho nokuzidela okuncane esikucelayo. Ngithi ngaphandle kokubekisa isikhundla sabo asemukelekile. Banomkhuba wokuziqhenya wokuzidela kepha manje bebehlisa isithunzi ngokunganaki kwabo. Wonke umuntu kufanele ahlupheke, wonke umuntu kufanele azidele, kepha hhayi bona. Akuqondakali neze futhi uHulumeni ngeke abe nakho. Lapho siya eBhange Elikhulu LaseBelize ukuboleka imali enkulu edingekayo ukukhokhela izikhulu zikahulumeni, ngandlela thile sigxilisa imikhakha ezimele. Yize kunjalo izinkampani ezizimele azikhonondi. Ngakho-ke, uma i-PSU iphikelela ukwenqaba ngisho nomnikelo oyisilinganiso esiwudingayo, angiboni ukuthi umbono womphakathi onomthwalo ungabavumela kanjani ukuthi bangajeziswa. UHulumeni ngeke abavumele ukuthi babalekele. Esikubeka kubo kuzosindisa kuphela ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyi-17 konke okushiwo. Lokho kwehla ebhakedeni njengoba kubhekwe ukuthi sibheke ukushoda kwemali engenayo ephindaphindwayo eyedlula izigidi ezingama-450 zamadola, kulo nyaka wezimali. Lokho cishe kunguhhafu weqoqo lemali engenayo ebekiwe. Lesi simo, ngiyaphinda, asinakubalwa futhi uHulumeni waseBelize uzokwenza okufanele sikwenze. I-PSU ikhuluma ngokuya eNkantolo. Ngizobakhumbuza ukuthi ayikho inkantolo engaphoqa uHulumeni ukuthi akhokhe lokho angenakho.
Ngivumele, ngokukhululeka ngaleso sikhathi, ngiphendukele ezimemezelweni ezimbili eziqondile. Imicimbi yokuzalwa kweNdlovukazi, ehlelelwe lo mhla zingama-24 kuNhlaba, iyakhanselwa. Ohlangothini olubheke phezulu, silindele, ngoMsombuluko, ukuthola iziphakamiso zokuvulwa ngezigaba kwamasonto ethu nezindawo zethu zokukhulekela.
Udaba lokugcina. Umbuzo uphakanyisiwe wokuthi abaqashi kufanele babaphathe kanjani labo basebenzi abadilizwa isikhathi esifushane sokuvalwa okukhulu kodwa kwezinye izimo sebebuyela emsebenzini. UMnyango Wezabasebenzi umemezela ukuthi ulungele ukweluleka ngamacala ngamacala. Kepha njengomthetho ojwayelekile, siyethemba ukuthi ukuqashwa kwabo kuzophathwa njengokuqhubekayo ukuze bangaphazamisi amalungelo abo ekuthatheni umhlalaphansi noma ekuyekisweni okokugcina.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The hotels, as you know, have already been given permission to reopen, but now we would expressly provide for the ability of local guests at our hotels to be able to enjoy the amenities, including the pool, including walking along the beach, and including swimming in the sea.
- Before we reopen, we therefore must look at the trajectory of the virus in North America as a whole and the US in particular.
- I do want to make clear, though, that I have never said that the opening of our borders will have to wait on a vaccine.
