Uhlelo olubizwa ngokuthi "Abasizi Bezokuvakasha", umqondo kaNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha wasePanama, uRubén Blades ababenawo ekupheleni konyaka ka-2004. Wahlangana neqembu lentsha, bonke ababengamalungu eqembu lezigelekeqe abavela ezindaweni ezidumile zasePanamá Ihhotela laseWashington eColon City. Kulo mhlangano uchaze ngesifiso sakhe sokwenza uhlelo lapho bezokwazi ukuba ngabasizi bezivakashi ngemuva kokuthola ukuqeqeshwa okuphelele nokuphelele.
Lapho lolu hlelo selufeziwe namalungu eqembu lezigelekeqe ayekade esendaweni yaseSan Felipe ayeqeqeshelwe ezokuvakasha kanye nomlando wasePanama, ukuziphatha okuhle, imithetho yokuphepha kanye nesiNgisi esiyisisekelo phakathi nenkathi eyizinyanga eziyisi-6, lapho athola khona inkokhelo eyisisekelo yanyanga zonke nge. inhloso yokubasiza bashiye imikhuba yabo emidala baqale impilo entsha nengcono.
Uhlelo beluhloselwe ukuthi luthathe izinyanga eziyisi-6 kuphela, kodwa ngenxa yempendulo enhle olwalunayo, lwanwetshwa unomphela futhi lusaqhutshwa ngempumelelo nabahlanganyeli abangaba ngu-100.
Lolu hlelo manje luhlanganisa nabanye abasengcupheni yomphakathi njengabafundi basenyuvesi nabaphothule esikoleni esiphakeme. Lolu hlelo luyenziwa nakwezinye izindawo ezikhanga izivakashi njengasezindaweni eziphakeme, amabhishi, izifundazwe ezimaphakathi kanye nase-International Airport yaseTocumen.
Ngemva kokuxoxisana nabasizi endaweni abasebenzela kuyo, saqaphela ukuthi bazizwa belondekile futhi belubonga lolu hlelo.
U-Andrés Beckford, oneminyaka engu-28 ubudala osesebenze njengomsizi wezivakashi iminyaka emibili nengxenye uthe: “Lolu hlelo luyishintshile impilo yami kanye nempilo yomndeni wami. Umkami wayenezinyanga eziyisi-5 ekhulelwe futhi ngangingasebenzi ngesikhathi nginikezwa leli thuba. Ngaso leso sikhathi ngezwa kuyithuba lami lokuzithuthukisa. Bangifundisa izindinganiso zangempela nendawo emphakathini. Khona-ke, bangiqeqeshela ezindaweni ezahlukene njengesiNgisi esiyisisekelo, umlando we-Old Quarter, amakhono okuxhumana, nokunye okuningi.
UJosé Uno, omunye oneminyaka engu-24 ohlelweni, wathi: “Abantu abazi ukuthi zingaki izivakashi ezifika nsuku zonke. Ngenxa yalolu hlelo, siyakwazi ukubanikeza ulwazi olugcwele mayelana nendawo kanye nezikhumbuzo zomlando. Kungaba kuhle ukuthi abantu abaningi bazi ngathi, njengoba iningi lezivakashi, lapho lifika lapha, selivele linaye opharetha abavakashi noma umhlahlandlela. Silapha e-Old Quarter nsuku zonke sisebenza njengeqembu futhi kukhona ukuxhumana okuhle phakathi kwethu sonke. Futhi iqiniso elibaluleke kakhulu ukuthi siyakhokhelwa ngalo msebenzi futhi lokhu kusenza sigweme ubugebengu nokucekelwa phansi kwempahla.
Kuze kube manje, impumelelo yalolu hlelo ikalwe ngokusekelwe ekwanelisekeni kwezakhamuzi zaseSan Felipe, izivakashi, futhi ikakhulukazi abasizi bezivakashi, abakwazile ukuguqula izimpilo zabo. Kwezinye izimo, izinsiza zabasizi bezivakashi zibaqashe unomphela ukuthi basebenze ebhizinisini labo.
