Sanibonani nonke ekuseni. Kungukuzisola okukhulu ukuthi angikwazi ukuhlangana nani namuhla ekuvulweni ngokusemthethweni kwalo nyaka Ingqungquthela yaseCaribbean ngezokuvakasha okuzinzile Intuthuko. Njengoba kunikezwe ukufika kwe I-Tropical Storm Dorian Angikwazanga ukundizela e-St. Vincent ukuze ngibambe iqhaza mathupha kwenye yezingqungquthela ezibaluleke kakhulu ze-CTO, okuthi, uma kubhekwa izimo zezulu zamanje, ezifike ngesikhathi.
Naphezu kwalokhu kuphazamiseka, kunezinto ezimbalwa engibonga ngazo. Ngiyabonga ukuthi kuze kube manje, umthelela wesimo sezulu usalokhu uncane futhi i-Caribbean iyaqhubeka - ngokoqobo - ukumamatheka phakathi nesiphepho. Ngiyabonga ngobuchwepheshe obungivumele ukuthi ngibe nokuba khona okungenani okubonakalayo kule ngqungquthela. Okubaluleke kakhulu, ngiyabonga kini, izithunywa, okuthe naphezu kwezinselelo ezibangelwa isimo sezulu, ninqume ukuhambela ingqungquthela, okuwubufakazi bokuzibophezela kwenu ekuthuthukiseni ezokuvakasha ezisimeme eCaribbean.
Thina ku-CTO sithanda ikakhulukazi ukubonga uHulumeni kanye nabantu base-St. Vincent kanye ne-Grenadines ngokuvuma ukusingatha lo mcimbi obalulekile. Lo mcimbi uwumcimbi wokuqala we-CTO walolu hlobo ophethwe yi-St. Vincent kanye ne-Grenadines futhi sithanda ukunibonga ngomoya wenu wokungenisa izihambi, ikakhulukazi ngaphansi kwesimo sezulu ekuqaleni kwaleli sonto. Siphinde sikuncome ngesinqumo sakho sokusingatha ingqungquthela uma kubhekwa ukubambezeleka ngosuku olulodwa.
Kungijabulisa kakhulu ukukhuluma nawe esivulweni salokho okuthembisa ukuthi kuzoba yizinsuku ezimbalwa ezithokozisayo, ezishukumisa ingqondo. Okubaluleke nakakhulu, sethemba ukuthi ekupheleni kwalesi sikhathi, izingxoxo zizoholela ezenzweni nokusebenzisana okuzosiza ekubunjweni kabusha kwale mboni esithembele kuyo ukuze kusimame umnotho wezifunda zethu.
Ngempela, umqondo wokusimama, cishe owawungakaze uzwakale eminyakeni engama-30 edlule, manje usuphenduke undabuzekwayo, njengoba kufanele. Ngokwandayo, siyabona ukuthi leli gama, elingakaze lishiwo ezizukulwaneni ezedlule manje seliyisizinda esinamandla njengoba lichaza ngokucacile nangokucacile ukuthi kufanele sizilawule kanjani izimpilo zethu, ngaphezu komhlaba osizungezile.
I-Caribbean iwucezu lwethu lomhlaba, futhi njengayo yonke indawo kule planethi, ifika nenhlanganisela yayo eyingqayizivele yezici zemvelo. Iye yasekela ukuphila izinkulungwane zeminyaka (mhlawumbe izigidi) futhi iyaqhubeka yenza kanjalo njengoba ukuphila kuyo yonke indawo kuba nzima nakakhulu. Thina njengabaphathi sinomthwalo wemfanelo wokuqinisekisa ukuthi siyafaka isandla ekondlekeni kwempilo manje nasesikhathini esizayo.
Kuyafundisa kakhulu ukuthi indikimba yale ngqungquthela ihlanganisa inkulumo ethi 'Ukugcina Ibhalansi Elungile'. Kufanele sigcine kuseqhulwini ezingqondweni zethu ukulingana okuthambile phakathi kwentuthuko yethu njengohlanga lwesintu kanye nezinguquko esizibangele emhlabeni osizungezile. Engxenyeni yokugcina yeNkathi Yensimbi esiphila kuyo manje umuntu usebone amazinga agqamayo okuthuthukiswa kwemishini nesayensi. Eqinisweni, kusobala ukuthi ukukhula komuntu kule minyaka eyikhulu edlule kuye kwadlula ngokuyinhloko ukujwayela komhlaba ukujwayela lesi senzakalo. Lokhu sekuholele emiphumeleni ebuhlungu njengokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu esibhekene nakho namuhla.
Ngakho manje, siza kwezokuvakasha. Njengesifunda esincike kakhulu kwezokuvakasha emhlabeni, akungabazeki ukuthi ezokuvakasha - ngokwezinga elikhulu - ziwumgogodla womnotho wendawo. Izigidi zezakhamizi zethu zithembele kwezokuvakasha ngezindlela eziqondile nezingaqondile. Ngaphezu kwemisebenzi ebambe iqhaza ngqo enhlalakahleni yemizi yase-Caribbean, ezokuvakasha zibe negalelo ekwakhiweni kwezikole nezikhungo zezokwelapha, ekuthuthukisweni kwezinsiza kanye nemigwaqo, futhi ngokuvamile ziye zathuthukisa izinga lempilo esifundeni. Lokhu kuye kwahumusha, kwezinye izimo, kumazinga acishe amangalisayo entuthuko kwamanye amazwe eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu edlule, ikakhulukazi uma kuqhathaniswa neminyaka engamashumi amathathu edlule. Futhi, njengokuthuthuka komuntu emhlabeni wonke ngokumelene nobudlelwano bokujwayela kwemvelo engikhulume ngabo ekuqaleni, ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha eCaribbean ngezinye izikhathi akuzange kuhambisane nendawo lokhu kukhula okwenzeke kuyo.
Izinkomfa ezinjengalena zibaluleke kakhulu, njengoba zinikeza izinkundla zokusabalalisa imikhuba emihle engasiza, uma isetshenziswe kahle, ukuvala igebe futhi iqinisekise ubudlelwano obuvumelana phakathi kwemboni yezokuvakasha nendawo esebenza kuyo. Kulesi sifunda, njengezinye izifunda zomhlaba, ezokuvakasha zingena ezinsizeni eziningana ezahlukene, hhayi nje ilanga, ulwandle nesihlabathi. Manje kunanini ngaphambili, izivakashi zingabaqoqi bokuhlangenwe nakho hhayi nje noma yikuphi okuhlangenwe nakho, kodwa okuhlangenwe nakho okuyiqiniso. Lokhu kubeka izidingo kumasiko, amagugu, abantu, izimali kanye nemvelo yesifunda njengoba sifuna ukulungisa umkhiqizo wethu wezokuvakasha ukuze uhlangabezane nalezi zidingo ezikhula njalo.
Ngemboni efana nalena, ephethe ingxenye ebanzi kangaka yezimpilo zethu kuyilapho ithembele ezintweni zethu eziningi kangaka, uhlaka oluqinile oluqhubekayo lwezokuvakasha lubalulekile, njengoba sihlola ngokujulile intuthuko yezokuvakasha yangaphambilini futhi sibheke esikhathini esizayo. Njengoba ungacabanga, lezi zinguquko njenganoma yiluphi olunye uhlobo loshintsho, ziza ngezindleko. Ngalesi sikhathi, ushintsho luyakhuthazwa lapho ezomnotho eziningi zingakwazi ukukhokhela noma yikuphi ukudonsa okwengeziwe kwezinsiza.
I-CTO izibophezele ekuhlinzekeni ngemikhuba emihle kumalungu ayo, engasetshenziswa ukuze kuzuzwe umgomo wokugcina wokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha esimeme. Indlela yethu kube wukufuna izindlela zokuletha lezi zinqubo ezinhle sisebenzisa ulwazi lwesimanje nezindlela ezikhona.
Ingxenye yesibili yesihloko esithi: 'Ukuthuthukiswa Kwezokuvakasha Esikhathini Sokuhlukahluka', ibona imfuneko njengamanje ekuthuthukisweni kwezokuvakasha e-Caribbean yokwamukela izimpahla zethu ezihlukahlukene. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu njengoba siqaphela ukuthi eminye yemincintiswano yethu eyinhloko, njengezindawo zezivakashi zase-Asia nasePacific - ngokwezinga elikhulu - bakhe umkhiqizo wabo wezokuvakasha kusukela phansi kuya phezulu ngokwamukela impahla yabo ehlukahlukene yemvelo namasiko. Le ngqungquthela izozama ukuhlola izinsika zokusimama kwezomnotho, ezemvelo kanye nenhlalonhle-mpilo, ngaleyo ndlela inikeze indlela ephelele yokubhekana nesimo esimeme sezokuvakasha.
Imizamo yokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha esimeme ibingeke ibe khona ngaphandle kokubambisana eduze. Ngakho-ke, ekuqalisweni koHlelo Lokuthuthukiswa Kwezokuvakasha Okuqhubekayo, i-CTO ibambisana nezinhlangano ezihlukahlukene zesifunda nezamazwe ngamazwe ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuxhumana phakathi kwezigaba, ukwandisa ububanzi nomthelela wezinhlelo zethu, ukufaka isandla ekwakhiweni kwamandla ezinsiza zabantu esifundeni futhi andise ukuncintisana kwezindawo okuyiwa kuzo amalungu.
Izinyathelo ezimbili eziphawulekayo eziqaliswe eminyakeni emibili edlule kube iphrojekthi ye-'Climate Smart and Sustainable Caribbean Tourism Industry, exhaswa yi-Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) ngoHlelo Lokulawulwa Kwezinhlekelele Zemvelo lwe-ACP-EU. Lesi sinyathelo sisekele kakhulu ukubuyekezwa Kohlaka Lwenqubomgomo Yezokuvakasha Esimeme Yase-Caribbean, ukuhlinzekwa kokuqeqeshwa namathuluzi ekulawulweni kwezinhlekelele, kanye nomkhankaso wezemfundo wesifunda nokuqwashisa ukukhuthaza izinqubo zokuzinza.
Uhlelo Olusha Lokunwetshwa Kwezokuvakasha Nokwehlukahlukana lungolunye uhlelo lwesifunda oluyingqalasizinda oluqaliswa ngosizo lwezezimali nobuchwepheshe oluvela ku-Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility ye-Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Lolu hlelo olugxile kwezokuvakasha ezizinze emphakathini (CBT), luzofinyelela umvuthwandaba ekuhlinzekweni kwesethi yamathuluzi ezokuvakasha ezisekelwe emphakathini emazweni aseCaribbean, ucwaningo olujulile lwemakethe oluyisisekelo mayelana nesidingo kanye nokuzimisela ukukhokhela ulwazi lwe-CBT kanye nephrojekthi ukugqugquzela ukwamukelwa kwezinkokhelo zedijithali kanye nobuchwepheshe be-wallet ephathwayo phakathi kwe-Tourism Micro, Amabhizinisi Amancane Naphakathi.
Ekwenzeni indima yayo yokweseka ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha kwesifunda, i-CTO inomthwalo wemfanelo ocabangela isidingo sokugcina izinga lomkhiqizo, ukwandisa inzuzo, ukukhuthaza isifunda ngempumelelo, ukubandakanya abantu bendawo kanye nokuqinisa ukuxhumana phakathi kwezokuvakasha neminye imikhakha yezomnotho. I-CTO isebenza ngokubambisana namazwe angamalungu ayo kanye nozakwethu ukusekela ukuthuthukiswa kwezinqubomgomo ezanele nokusebenzisa amasu okukhulisa izinzuzo ezingaba khona namathuba kuyilapho futhi kuncishiswa izinsongo nezinselele zokusimama kwezokuvakasha zaseCaribbean.
Sibheke ngabomvu ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisana ngale kwale ngqungquthela. Kuyithemba lethu elikhulu ukuthi izethulo nezingxoxo zithuthukisa ukuphishekela ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha esimeme esifundeni.
Ngiyabonga.
