I-Bahamas Isivakashi Esifika Manje Emazingeni Angaphambi Kobhubhane

UMnyango Wezokuvakasha, Ukutshalwa Kwezimali Nezokundiza ungaqinisekisa ukuthi abafika ngezindiza nangolwandle, kusukela ngoJanuwari kuze kube sekupheleni kukaSepthemba 2023, babeyizi-7,209,165. Kuleli rekhodi labavakashi eziqhingini ezinhle, abayi-1,332,752 beza ngomoya kwathi abangu-5,876,413 beza olwandle njengoba inani labafikayo lidlula u-2019 ngama-33%.

Echaza kabanzi ngomsebenzi wezwe wezokuvakasha wango-2023, uMhlonishwa. U-I. Chester Cooper, iPhini likaNdunankulu (i-DPM) kanye noNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, Ukutshalwa Kwezimali Nezokundiza, uthe: “Inhloso isiyonke yemizamo yethu kwezokuvakasha wukuqhubeka nokwandisa isibalo sezivakashi ezifika lapho siya khona, unyaka nonyaka. Ukusebenza kwethu kwezokuvakasha ngo-2023 kube okumangalisayo emikhakheni emibili. Sesidlule unyaka wezinga lezokuvakasha ka-2019 kuwo wonke amamethrikhi, futhi izinombolo zethu zokufika kwezivakashi ziwuphawu olunamandla lokuphindaphinda okuphelele kwangemva kobhubhane.”

Abafika ngomkhumbi kusukela ekuqaleni konyaka kuze kube uSepthemba bakhuphuke ngo-61% esikhathini esihambelanayo ngo-2022, kanye no-45% ngaphambi kuka-2019. Abafika ngendiza yangaphandle okuhlanganisa ukuma nezivakashi zosuku, bakhuphuke ngo-21% esikhathini esifanayo ngo-2022 kanye nokuma. izivakashi kuze kube uSepthemba, zinamahloni nje ngenani eliphelele lezivakashi ezifika ngesikhathi esifanayo sika-2019.

Ukuhlala kwamahhotela kwenyuke ngaphezu kuka-2019, ngokwesilinganiso samanani ekamelo nsuku zonke kanye nemali engenayo yegumbi ngaphambi kakhulu kwalowo nyaka. I-Bahamas futhi iyaqhubeka nokubona izinzuzo ekusetshenzisweni okuphelele kwezivakashi ezisogwini. U-DPM Cooper uncome umphumela njengokuhlangana kokuhlela kwamasu kanye nokuzethemba okuqhubekayo kwabaqhubi bamahhotela nabahamba ngomkhumbi emandleni omkhiqizo we-The Bahamas.

“Manje sesizoba nonyaka orekhodiwe kwabafikayo kwezokuvakasha, futhi akulona iphutha.”

“Sinezinye zezindawo eziheha kakhulu zokuhamba ngomkhumbi esifundeni, njengoba iPort of Nassau entsha yenza amagagasi ezinkundleni zokuxhumana nakuwo wonke umkhakha wezokuvakasha. I-Nassau, i-Bimini, i-Berry Islands, i-Half Moon Cay nezinye izindawo zibone ukukhula okuphawulekayo kwabafika ngomkhumbi eminyakeni emibili edlule, nezivakashi eziningi eziphuma emikhunjini futhi zichitha isikhathi esiningi ogwini. Lo msebenzi uzwakala kuwo wonke umnotho.”

U-DPM Cooper uveze ukuthi amamethrikhi nawo ayashintsha kubavakashi abasuke bema. "Sibona ukuthi amanani amakamelo acishe abe ngu-60% aphezulu kunango-2019, nokho amanani okuhlala aphakeme futhi ubusuku bamagumbi okuthengiswayo buyaqhubeka nokukhuphuka."

“Lokhu akugcini nje ngokuhumusha inzuzo ephezulu kubo bonke ababambiqhaza kwezokuvakasha, kodwa kuphinde kukhulume nesidingo esimangalisayo esikhona somkhiqizo wethu. Okubalulekile, sibona ukubamba okunempilo kwezivakashi eziphindayo ezivela ezimakethe zethu eziyinhloko, kuyilapho sibona ukwanda okukhulu kwabafikayo abasakaza umlayezo nge-Bahamas. "

U-Cooper uthe ukuzinikela kwababambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha ekuhlinzekeni ngolwazi olusha kanye nenkonzo enhle unyaka nonyaka akusizanga nje kuphela ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha yaseBahamas ibuyele emazingeni angaphambi kobhubhane kodwa futhi kusiqhubezela ekutholeni isabelo semakethe esithe xaxa esifundeni.

“Kufanele sibe nenhloso emangalisayo ngezokuvakasha. UMnyango Wezokuvakasha kanye nozakwabo bachitha isikhathi esiningi namandla ukuze baqonde kangcono amakhasimende ethu,” kusho yena. “Esikwaziyo ukuthi njengoba amaphrojekthi aqhubeka eziqhingini zethu eziningi, futhi eminyakeni embalwa ezayo yokwakhiwa kabusha kwengqalasizinda yezindiza eziqhingini zethu zonke, sizoqhubeka nokukhulisa izinombolo zethu zokufika, sigweme noma yiziphi izenzo zikaNkulunkulu noma ukushaqeka komhlaba wonke.”

"Lena imboni yezokuvakasha enamandla kunazo zonke ezake zaba khona, futhi silindele kuphela ukuthi ukusebenza kwethu kuzoqina."

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