- Izethulo nezingxoxo kube namandla kwiNgxoxo-mpikiswano Yomkhakha ekhombisa ukuthi intando yeningi yaseJamaica iyaphila.
- UHulumeni waseJamaica uyaqhubeka nokuqondisa umkhumbi wombuso ngokucekela phansi ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19.
- Ubhadane lwe-coronavirus lube nomthelela omubi kakhulu ezweni, elahlekelwe yimiphefumulo engaphezulu nje kwenkulungwane.
Isingeniso
Somlomo, umsebenzi wami nodumo lwami, namuhla, ukuvala iSivumelwano Sempikiswano Sonyaka Wezimali wezi-2021-2022.
Ngicabanga ukuthi sizovuma ukuthi izethulo nezingxoxo kube namandla futhi nokuthi intando yethu yeningi iyaphila futhi ihamba kahle.
Somlomo, egameni likaHulumeni, ngifisa ukubonga bonke ozakwethu abasephalamende ngamagalelo abo enkulumweni yalo nyaka. Lezi yizikhathi ezingajwayelekile, Somlomo Ohloniphekile, njengoba lo hulumeni eqhubeka nokulawula umkhumbi wombuso ngokucekelwa phansi ngubhubhane lwe-COVID-19.
Ubhadane lwe-COVID-19, olwaziwa nangokuthi ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus, lubangelwa isifo se-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) esibi kakhulu. Leli gciwane laqala ukubonakala ngoDisemba 2019 eWuhan, eChina.
I-World Health Organisation imemezele i-Public Health Emergency of International Concern mayelana ne-COVID-19 ngoJanuwari 30, 2020, futhi kamuva yamemezela ubhadane ngoMashi 11, 2020. Kusukela ngoJuni 10, 2021, amacala angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-174 aseqinisekisiwe, ngaphezu kwezigidi ezi-3.75 eziqinisekisiwe zokufa okubangelwa yi-COVID-19, okuyenza ibe ngesinye sezifo eziwumqedazwe ezibulala kakhulu emlandweni.
Somlomo, njengoba uNdunankulu esho, ubhadane lwe-COVID-19 lube nomthelela omubi kakhulu ezweni lethu. Silahlekelwe yimiphefumulo engaphezu nje kwenkulungwane. Yonke impilo elahlekile iningi kakhulu futhi ngidlulisa amazwi enduduzo kuyo yonke imindeni, abangani kanye nozakwethu abalahlekelwe yizihlobo zabo.
Ubhadane kanye nezinyathelo ezenzelwe ukubhekana nalo kube nemithelela emikhulu emsebenzini wezomnotho. Ukuqagela kwe-Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) ukuthi umnotho ungene ngaphansi kuka-10.2% onyakeni wekhalenda u-2020 kanye no-12% ngonyaka wezimali ophela ngoMashi 31, 2021.
Lokhu ukwehla okukhulu kunakho konke okurekhodwe minyaka yonke futhi bekungukuncipha kokuqala konyaka kusukela ngo-2012. Ukwehla komnotho ngo-2020/21 kwaqhutshwa wukuncipha okukhulu okungu-70% embonini yethu yezokuvakasha.
Lolu bhubhane lunciphise ukungena kwemali engaphandle kwezokuvakasha okubhekwe ukuthi yehle ngama-74% noma ama-US $ 2.5 billion ngo-2020/21. Futhi, leli zinga lokuwa alikaze libonwe emlandweni wethu.
Somlomo, ngemuva kokwenza kahle kakhulu kule Ndunankulu kaNdunankulu u-Andrew Holness ehola iManifesto yango-2016, salandela iManifesto yowezi-2020, echaza indlela ecacile eya phambili, njengoba siqhubeka nokulwa nalolu bhubhane.
Somlomo Ohloniphekile sizimisele ngokuthola ukuqina, ngokushesha nangcono.
Sizibophezele ekuqinisekiseni uhulumeni ophendula okhuthaza ubumbano nobambiswano ngenkathi ekhonza ngokwethembeka wonke amaJamaica.
Somlomo, sigxile kokulandelayo:
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Madam Speaker, after performing phenomenally well on this Prime Minister Andrew Holness led administration's 2016 Manifesto, we followed up with a 2020 Manifesto, setting out a clear way forward, as we continue to battle the pandemic.
- The World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern regarding COVID-19 on January 30, 2020, and later declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
- These are extraordinary times, Madam Speaker, as this government continues to steer the ship of state through the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
