GrenadaUNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, Ezokundiza Kwabantu, Ukulwa Nesimo Sezulu kanye Nemvelo, uMhlonishwa. UDkt Clarice Modeste-Curwen MP ukhiphe lo myalezo olandelayo emcimbini weNyanga Yokuqwashisa Ngezokuvakasha ka-2020:
Bantu bakithi baseGrenadiya, kuyintokozo yami ukukhuluma nani ekuvulweni kweNyanga Yokuqwashisa Ngezokuvakasha ka-2020. Ingqikithi kulo nyaka ithi, 'Ezokuvakasha; I-Connects Us All ”iveza ngamafuphi nje ukuthi zonke izimpilo zethu zithintwe kanjani ngandlela thile yimboni Yezokuvakasha futhi ngempela ubhadane lwe-COVID-19 lukwenze kwacaca lokhu nakakhulu.
Uma sicabanga ngemboni yezokuVakasha, siqale sicabangele izindlela zokuziphilisa nokwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi. Izibalo zikhomba ukuthi cishe abantu abayi-10,400 bahlomule ngqo nangokungaqondile embonini ngaphambi kwe-COVID. Lokhu kufinyelela kubaluleke kakhulu lapho umuntu ebheka imindeni encike kubasebenzi bezokuvakasha ukuze baphile ngokuhlanganyela. Kukhona amathuba okuthi umsebenzi oyedwa wezokuvakasha athinte inhlalakahle yezinye izimpilo ezi-2-3. Ngesikhathi sobhadane, imboni yezokuVakasha ibisenkingeni kakhulu futhi lokhu kuzwakale kahle yimindeni eminingi, ngakho-ke, uHulumeni wayazi ukuthi kufanele ihambe ngokushesha ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imboni iyahlengwa.
Esinye isici esigqamisa indlela 'Ezokuvakasha ziyasixhumanisa sonke' yimali engenayo eqondile nengaqondile imboni ekhiqiza, enikela cishe ikota yoMkhiqizo Wethu Ophelele Wekhaya. Idatha kuze kube nguSepthemba 2020 ikhombisa ukuthi iGrenada ibhekane nokwehla okungama-42.7% kwabavakashi bonke abafaka isandla ekwehleni kwemali esetshenziselwe ukufika kwama-stayover kuphela ngama-75% noma ngaphezulu nje kwezigidi ezingama-300 zamadola. Lokhu kuyimali edingekayo ukuxhasa intuthuko kaGrenada ngemfundo, ezokuthutha, ezempilo nezinye izinsiza isizwe esincike kuzo.
Okwesithathu, ezokuVakasha zinokuxhumana okujulile neminye imikhakha ebucayi efana nezoLimo, ezamandla, ezokudoba, ezokungcebeleka nezobuciko. Ukusebenzisana phakathi kwezoLimo nezokuVakasha kusho ukuthi abalimi bendawo bangakhuphula umkhiqizo wabo wemikhiqizo emisha ukuze baphakele imikhakha yezokudla neziphuzo kanye nendawo yokuhlala. Phakathi kwalolu bhubhane, abanye abalimi, abadobi nabathengisi babike ukuthi bathola ukulahleka okukhulu lapho amahhotela evaliwe. Esikhathini esizayo, ngifisa ukubona izibopho eziphakathi kwale mikhakha emibili zijula njengoba sifuna ukuhlinzeka abahlali bethu kanye nezivakashi ngokudla okunempilo, okusha.
Okokugcina, ezokuVakasha ziyasixhumanisa sonke ngoba siyizakhamizi eziqhoshayo zaseGrenada, Carriacou nasePetite Martinique. Ezokuvakasha nguwe, ezokuvakasha yimina; yithina sonke. Uma singenzi izinto ezintsha futhi singakwazi ukunikeza okuhlangenwe nakho okungenakulibaleka, uma singayikhathaleli imvelo yethu ezizukulwaneni ezizayo, uma singabaphathi besiko lethu, uma singenabo abantu abanobungane nabanenhlonipho, uma singakhiqizi ukudla okusha okunempilo , bese kuthi imboni yethu yezokuVakasha, ukuzuza kwethu akukwazi ukuqhubeka. Noma yini oyenzayo empilweni, unendima okufanele uyidlale.
Namuhla, siyajabula ukubona izimpawu zokululama namahhotela evulekile futhi nezindiza ezinkulu zibuya e-USA, Canada, UK kanye nesifunda futhi ngalokho kufanele sikubonge lokho. Kancane kancane kodwa sibuyela ezinyaweni zethu, kodwa kuzothatha umzamo ohlanganyelwe oqhubekayo wokuqinisekisa ukuthi siyakha ngamandla. Ezokuvakasha zisixhuma sonke eGrenada, eCarriacou nasePetite Martinique.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- If we are not innovative and cannot provide memorable experiences, if we do not care for our environment for generations to come, if we are not custodians of our culture, if we are not friendly and courteous people, if we do not produce healthy fresh foods, then our Tourism industry, our gains cannot be sustained.
- In the future, I would like to see the bonds between these two sectors deepen as we seek to provide healthy, fresh foods to our residents and visitors.
- During the pandemic, the Tourism industry has been hard hit and this was acutely felt by a number of families, therefore, Government knew it had to move swiftly to ensure that the industry was rescued.
