Iphasipoti ehamba phambili eNhlanganweni Yamazwe aseMpumalanga Caribbean (OECS) enokufinyelela ezindaweni eziyi-152 iqanjwe.
The I-Caribbean isiqhingi se ISt Kitts noNevis ibekwe endaweni yokuqala ngaphakathi kwe-Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) kanye nama-26th emhlabeni jikelele ngokwamandla epasipoti yayo. Lokhu kungokwenkomba yakamuva yamapasi esebenzisa idatha ye-International Air Transport Association (IATA) ukuhlola ukuthi zingaki izindawo lapho umuntu angangena khona nepasi elithile ngaphandle kokudinga i-visa ngaphambi kokusuka. Umthombo uthi umnikazi we-a ISt Kitts noNevis ipasipoti ingavakashela amazwe nezindawo eziyi-152 ezingenayo i-visa noma nge-visa-ekufikeni.
Isikhundla esincomekayo saleli zwe elincane ezilinganisweni zomhlaba bekulindelekile, njengoba uhulumeni waleli zwe elineziqhingi ubetshala imali eningi ekuthuthukiseni ubudlelwano bawo bezokusebenzela kule minyaka embalwa edlule. Ungqongqoshe Wezangaphandle UMark Brantleykuvame ukubonakala kusayina ukuhoxiswa kwe-visa namazwe angaphesheya Asia, Europe, Africa futhi Emaphakathi Mpumalanga. Phambilini uke waphawula ngenqubomgomo kahulumeni yokuvulela abantu bakuleli iminyango: “Sizibophezele ekulenzeni ISt Kitts noNevis passport] enamandla kunazo zonke I-Caribbean futhi i-Latin America njengoba siqhubeka nokusebenza kulokhu.”
Ngenhlanhla kulabo abavaleleke nepasi elithambile, ISt Kitts noNevis useneminyaka engu-35 esebenzisa Uhlelo lwayo lwe-'Platinum Standard' Citizenship by Investment (CBI). Lokhu kuvumela abatshalizimali bakwamanye amazwe abahloliwe kanye nemindeni yabo ukuthi bathole ubuzwe besibili obubenza bakwazi ukufaka isicelo se-passport yezwe. Okubalulekile, nokho, ukuthola ubuzwe beziqhingi kunikeza amalungelo engeziwe ngaphandle kokuhamba kwamanye amazwe. Izakhamizi ezintsha zezomnotho nazo zingahlala, zisebenze futhi zifunde ISt Kitts noNevis, futhi uzuze emanyuvesi amaningi ezwe asebenza kahle ezokwelapha, umkhakha wezokuvakasha okhulayo kanye namathuba amaningi okuhweba.
Ukuze bafanelekele ukuba yisakhamuzi, abafakizicelo kumele baphumelele izidingo ezithile, okuqinile kakhulu ukukhuthala okufanele, okubekwe ngochwepheshe be-FT njengenye yezindawo ezinamandla kunazo zonke phakathi kwazo zonke izindawo ze-CBI emhlabeni jikelele. Uma “sekugunyazwe ngokomgomo”, abatshalizimali bangakwazi ukufaka isandla kanye nje ku-Sustainable Growth Fund (SGF). Yethulwe nguNdunankulu UThimothewu Harris ngoMashi wonyaka odlule, i-SGF ithathwa njengomzila oqondile oya ekubeni yisakhamuzi sesibili ISt Kitts noNevis njengoba uhulumeni ekwazi ukuhlola ukutholwa kwezimali ngokushesha nangokusobala. Izimali ze-SGF zenzelwe ukusekela imizamo yezenhlalo nezomnotho eziqhingini, okusho ukuthi abafake izicelo batshala imali ekuthuthukisweni kwezwe labo elisha lokutholwa.
Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana ne-Saint Kitts ne-Nevis vakashela lapha.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Lokhu kungokwenkomba yakamuva yamapasi esebenzisa idatha ye-International Air Transport Association (IATA) ukuhlola ukuthi zingaki izindawo lapho umuntu angangena khona nepasi elithile ngaphandle kokudinga i-visa ngaphambi kokusuka.
- Yethulwa nguNdunankulu uTimothy Harris ngoMashi wonyaka odlule, i-SGF ibhekwa njengomzila oqondile kakhulu wokuba isakhamuzi sesibili e-St Kitts nase-Nevis njengoba uhulumeni engakwazi ukuhlola ukutholwa kwezimali ngokushesha nangokusobala.
- Umthombo uthi ophethe iphasiphothi yase-St Kitts ne-Nevis angavakashela amazwe nezindawo eziyi-152 ngaphandle kwama-visa noma ane-visa-ekufikeni.
