IGrenada: Isibuyekezo esisemthethweni se-COVID-19 Yezokuvakasha

UNdunankulu waseGrenada uDkt Keith Mitchell ukhulume nezwe ngesimo se-COVID-19:

AmaGrenadiya akithi, i Covid-19 ubhadane luyaqhubeka luyinselelo enkulu kakhulu ebhekene neGrenada nakwamanye amazwe amaningi emhlabeni jikelele. Kodwa-ke, ngale nselele engakaze ibonwe iza namathuba okusungula izinto kabusha kanye nokucabanga ngamasu okuqala kabusha iminotho yethu. Kudinga ukuthi sonke sibe nokubekezela, uthando nokubekezelelana lapho sisebenzelana.

Phakathi kwalolu bhubhane, uHulumeni kufanele alinganise ngokucophelela izinto eziseqhulwini ezincintisanayo - aqinisekise ukuthi uhlelo lwethu lokunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nabasebenzi bakulungele ngokwanele ukubhekana neCovid-19, kanti ngasikhathi sinye, benza uhlaka lwezomnotho oluncane oluvumela amabhizinisi amaningi ukusebenza ngokuhambisana nezivumelwano ezinconyiwe.

Ngakho-ke, ngoMsombuluko ozoqala ukusebenza, mhla ziyi-11 kuNhlaba 2020, zonke izinsuku kuzoba usuku lwebhizinisi oluqokiwe, okusho ukuthi, amabhizinisi asevele eyinikile imvume yokusebenza nalawo aqala kuleli sonto. Amabhizinisi agunyaziwe azosebenzisa amashejuli awo angaphambi kwe-Covid ngesikhathi esinikeziwe, ngo-8 ekuseni kuya ku-5 ntambama. Isikhathi sokubekwa ekhaya nsuku zonke sihlala sikhona, kusukela ngo-7 ntambama kuya ku-5 ekuseni.

Hulumende ulindzele kukhula kwemsebenti wetemnotfo ngekutsi kucalwe kabusha umsebenti embonini yekwakha kuleliviki. Imihlahlandlela yezempilo nokuphepha seyakhiwe futhi usonkontileka wephrojekthi ngayinye kumele afune futhi anikezwe imvume ekomidini elincane lokwakha ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale umsebenzi uqobo.

Ezinye izindawo ezintsha ezenzelwe ukuvulwa kuleli sonto zifaka phakathi, izinsiza zezindlu, izindawo zokuwasha impahla, abagcini bamasimu nabalimi, izitolo zezimbali, izitolo zabathengi kanye nezinkampani ezinikela ngemalimboleko yosuku lokuhola.

Njengoba abasebenzi abaningi bencike ezintweni zokuhamba zomphakathi, uHulumeni usebenzisana nababambiqhaza ukwenza izindlela ezifanele zokuhlanekezela umphakathi kanye nezenhlanzeko ezizohola ukuqala kwalolu hlelo. Isimemezelo esisemthethweni sizokwenziwa ezinsukwini ezizayo.

Izinsizakalo zesikebhe ezinomkhawulo nazo zivunyelwe ukuvulwa kuleli sonto, phakathi kwezwekazi iGrenada neziqhingi ezimbili ezingodade. Sizoqhubeka nokusebenza ngokubambisana nabahlinzeki bezinsizakalo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinkombandlela zokusebenza ziyalandelwa.

Njengoba abaningi belindele ukuvulwa kwemingcele yethu yangaphandle, ngiyashesha ukusho ukuthi yize lokhu kuseduze, asikabikho okwamanje. Imingcele ivaliwe ukuvimbela ukusabalala kwegciwane nokusindisa izimpilo, futhi okwamanje, kufanele sigcine leso simo esikhona. Emihlanganweni yakamuva yeCaricom kanye nabaholi be-OECS, ngokuhlanganyela savumelana ngokuthi siqale ngokuyekethisa kancane kancane imikhawulo yohambo, njengoba ubhadane esifundeni beluqukethe kakhulu. Ohulumeni, izindiza kanye namahhotela manje sebephothula imininingwane yalokhu kuvulwa ngezigaba. Sicabanga ukuthi imigomo edingekayo isikhona, silindele ukuvula imingcele yethu esontweni lokuqala likaJuni. Ngiyakuqinisekisa, maGrenadians akithi, ngeke sinyakaze ngaphandle kokuthi sanelisekile ukuthi imihlahlandlela eyanele yezempilo nokuphepha ikhona.

Izizathu ezifanayo nazo zibe nomthelela esinqumweni sokukhansela amaSpicemas 2020 ngoba asikwazi ukubeka engcupheni impilo, ukuphepha nenhlalakahle yabantu bakithi.

Kule mpelasonto, sibone ukubuya kwabanye bezakhamizi zakithi ababeqashwe yimikhumbi. Odade nabafowethu, ngakolunye uhlangothi, asikwazi ukwenqaba ilungelo lezakhamizi zethu lokubuyela emakhaya kepha ngakolunye uhlangothi, abantu bakithi ababuyayo kumele baqonde, ukuthi phakathi nenkinga yezempilo, bangalisabalalisa leli gciwane. Qiniseka ukuthi izinyathelo ezifanele zezempilo zilandelwe. Abantu abafikayo bahlolwa futhi bathuthelwa ngqo ezikhungweni ezigunyazwayo zokuvalelwa bodwa.

Ukunikeza ukucaciseleka ngokwengeziwe ngokuvalelwa okuyisibopho kwamalungu ezisebenzi ezibuyayo, uHulumeni manje uzimele yedwa unezindleko ezicishe zibe ngama- $ 200,000 ukuhlinzeka ngalezi zinsiza ngoba olwandle abahambisani nomthwalo wemfanelo, yize bebevumelene ngaphambilini ngokwenza njalo.

Kulabo abasala dengwane phakathi kwemikhumbi nakwamanye amazwe, sicela ukuthi uqonde ukuthi ekubhekaneni nalenkinga yezempilo, izenzo zikaHulumeni kumele ziqondiswe amandla ohlelo lwethu lwezokunakekelwa kwempilo ukubhekana nanoma ikuphi ukuqhamuka kwalesi sifo.

Sivulekile ukwamukela amaGrenadians asele dengwane, inqobo nje uma enamandla okuthola indlela eya ekhaya, futhi sikhumbula, amandla ethu alinganiselwe okuhlinzeka ngezindawo zokuhlukaniswa kombuso. Bonke abantu abavunyelwe ukungena bazobekwa endaweni yokuhlukaniswa okuphoqelekile endaweni ekhethiwe okungenani amasonto ama-2.

Ngiyajabula ukumemezela ukuthi kuze kube manje, asinawo amacala amasha aqinisekisiwe kaCovid-19. Imiphumela yazo zonke izivivinyo ezingama-84 ze-PCR ezenziwe ngomhlaka-8 Meyi ayinalo leli gciwane. Lokhu kufaka phakathi abantu abangama-64 abahlobene neqoqo elitholwe endaweni eyodwa yebhizinisi. Ngokwengeziwe, icala lokugcina elisesibhedlela selikhishiwe kanti amacala asebenzayo ayi-6 asele kubikwa ukuthi enza kahle.

Bodade nabafowethu, ukuphatha kwethu ngempumelelo le nkinga yezempilo kumele kuhambisane nokwakha kabusha umnotho wendawo. Sihlanganise ithimba leziphathimandla zezinhlaka zikahulumeni nezinhlangano ezizimele, ukuzohola lo mzamo.

Amakomidi amancane angaphansi kuka-7 avunyelwe yiKhabinethi, nawo anikezwe umsebenzi wokusebenza emkhakheni ngamunye wezomnotho, okungukuthi, Ezokuvakasha kanye Nobuzwe Ngotshalomali (i-CBI); Ezokwakha (Ezizimele Nezomphakathi); Imisebenzi Yezemfundo - Inyuvesi iSt George; Amabhizinisi Amancane, Aphakathi Namaphakathi; Ezolimo kanye Nezokudoba; Isitolo esidayisa yonke impahla kanye nokudayisa; E-Commerce / Digitization. Babukeza isimo esikhona njengamanje emkhakheni ngamunye futhi babheka izinto eziseqhulwini ezizoqaliswa ngokusetshenziswa ngokwezigaba.

Kuyasikhuthaza futhi ukuthi phakathi nalesi simo esibucayi, ukuzethemba kwabatshalizimali kuhlala kuphezulu. Ukutholwa kwakamuva kwePort Louis neMount Cinnamon, nezinhlelo zokwengeza amakamelo amasha angamahhotela angama-500, kutshalo-mali olubiza ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-US $ 350, kukhuluma lukhulu ngamakhono okubuyisa umnotho wethu. Kubalulekile ukuthi wazi ukuthi akukho zinikezelo ezizonikezwa kuze kube yilapho unjiniyela esekulungele ukuqala ukwakhiwa kwamahhotela ama-4.

Njengoba senza ukuqagela kwesikhathi esizayo, kudingeka izinyathelo ezibucayi manje ukuletha ukukhululeka kuzakhamizi zethu. Ngakho-ke iKhabhinethi ligunyaze, ngokomthetho, izinkokhelo zokuxhaswa kwentengo kubalimi be-nutmeg. Imibandela nemibandela iyaphothulwa nge-Grenada Cooperative Nutmeg Association. Uhulumeni futhi usalinde ukwaziswa okuvela eGrenada Cocoa Association ngokuthi yiluphi usizo, uma lukhona, oludingekayo kulabo balimi.

Uhulumeni futhi ungenelele ukuxhasa abalimi bezinkukhu, ehamba ngokushesha ukuvumela ilayisense yokuhweba futhi ahoxise imisebenzi yokuthunyelwa okuphakelayo okungu-2 okuphuthumayo, okudingekile ngemuva kokushoda okudalwe ukuvalwa okuphoqelekile komhlinzeki omkhulu wendawo.

Lezi nezinye izinhlelo, zingezelelene nomgudu wokukhuthaza umnotho engiwumemezele ekuqaleni komzamo wethu wokuphendula we-Covid-19, futhi ufike esikhathini lapho uHulumeni uqobo ebhekene nomthelela omubi walolu bhubhane. Kusukela ekuqagelweni konyaka wesishiyagalombili olandelanayo wokukhula, uHulumeni manje ubhekene neqiniso elibi lokukhula okungekuhle, okubangelwe kakhulu umthelela omkhulu kwezokuvakasha, ezokwakha nezemfundo. Lokhu kuholele ekwehleni okukhulu kwemali engenayo kaHulumeni. Ngo-Ephreli ngokwesibonelo, ukuqoqwa kwemali ehlanganisiwe yiCustoms kanye ne-Internal Revenue Division kwehle cishe ngama- $ 8 million uma kuqhathaniswa nango-30; ukwehla okungenzeka kuphindaphindiwe kuyo yonke iminyango yethu yokwenza imali ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo.

Ngakho-ke uHulumeni usebenzisa izinqolobane zakhe futhi ufuna usizo lwamazwe omhlaba ukukhokhela noma ikuphi ukusilela nokuletha ukukhululeka kwizakhamizi zakhe, ngenkathi eqhubeka nokulwa naleli gciwane elibulalayo. Kumanje sesihehe izimali ezivela kwi-International Monetary Fund, i-World Bank, i-European Union, uHulumeni wase-India, i-Eastern Caribbean Central Bank kanye ne-Caribbean Development Bank phakathi kokunye. Siyaqhubeka nokubheka eminye imithombo ukuthola izibonelelo nemali mboleko ethambile, siphinde sihlole nezindlela zokunciphisa izikweletu.

Yize kunjalo, ithimba eMnyangweni Wezezimali kanye ne-Covid-19 Secretariat esanda kusungulwa, kanye nababambiqhaza abafanele bebesebenza ngokuzikhandla ukulungisa kahle nokusebenzisa izindlela zokusiza. Sisesezigabeni zokuqala ukukhishwa kwalolu hlelo, kepha kuze kube manje, cishe ama-Grenadians angama-2,000 XNUMX asizakele emikhankasweni yokukhokhelwa kwabasebenzi nokuhola imali.

Inqubo yokufaka isicelo nokuqinisekisa iyaqhubeka futhi kukhombisa ukuthi kudla isikhathi esiningi. Kodwa-ke, abasebenzi basehhovisi likanobhala basebenza ubusuku nemini nangezimpelasonto, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izicelo zicutshungulwa ngokufanele, futhi nezimali zikhokhwa ngokushesha. Uhulumeni ubuye acabangele ukukhulisa imikhakha yabasebenzi abafanele ukuxhaswa ngemali ukuze alethe ukukhululeka okukhulu esigabeni esibanzi sabantu.
Ngasekupheleni kwale nyanga, iSikimu Somshwalense Kazwelonke kulindeleke ukuthi siqale ukukhokha izinzuzo zokungasebenzi kubantu abafanelekile. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi abantu abangaphezu kuka-5,000 6 bazothola imihlomulo, ekhishwe ngaphezu kwezinyanga eziyisithupha. Ukumiswa kokunyuswa okungu-2% kokukhokhwa kwe-NIS sekuvele kusebenza futhi kuzobandakanya isikhathi esivela ngo-Ephreli kuya kuJuni 2020.

Izitolimende ezithuthukisiwe zanyanga zonke zeNtela yeNgeniso yeNkampani kanye nezinkokhelo zesitolimende ku-Annual Stamp Tax zimisiwe ukusiza amabhizinisi ukuthi anciphise noma yiziphi izinkinga zokuhamba kwemali ngalesi sikhathi. Kodwa-ke siyaqaphela ukuthi abanye bakhethe ukuqhubeka nokukhokha njalo futhi siyabancoma.

Njengoba ethembisile, uHulumeni wenze imali eyengeziwe etholakalayo yokukhokha ngokusebenzisa indawo ekhona ekhona yokubolekisa amabhizinisi eGrenada Development Bank. Umkhawulo omkhulu otholakalayo ngaphansi kwalesi sikhwama ukhuphukile waya ku- $ 40,000. Ngokwengeziwe, kwehliswa inani lenzalo ka-3% kubantu ababambe iqhaza kwezolimo, ezokudoba kanye nasekulungisweni kwezolimo.

Abathengi bakagesi bazozizwa bencane kakhulu kule nyanga njengoba beqala ukuhlomula ngokuncishiswa kwemali ekhokhwayo engama-30%. Uhulumeni utshale imali engaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyisikhombisa futhi siyabonga ngokubambisana kweGrenlec kanye neWRB Enterprises ngokunikela ngamaRandi ayizigidi ezintathu. Lezi yizinhlobo zokubambisana ezidingekayo njengoba sihlela indlela eya phambili.

Lapha futhi, kumele ngiveze obala ukubonga kukaHulumeni eNyuvesi iSt. George, ebilokhu ikhuthaza ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR. I-SGU iphinde inikeze i-General Hospital iyunithi ephathekayo ye-x-ray, ama-ventilator, ama-cardiac monitor, ama-sonogram amayunithi neminye imishini yezokwelapha engeke iqinise kuphela ukulungela kwethu ukulwa ne-Covid-19, kepha ibeke kangcono uhlelo lwezokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuthi lunikeze ngcono ukunakekela abantu bakithi. Ngokuqondene nemisebenzi yayo yebhizinisi, emele ngaphezu kwe-20% ye-Grenada's GDP, i-SGU nayo isebenza ngokubambisana noHulumeni ngesikhathi esifanele nangendlela yokubuyisela abafundi ekhampasi. Kwenziwa izivumelwano zokungena kabusha.

Sibonga futhi nabanye abanikeli, kubandakanya uHulumeni nabantu baseCuba, iPeople's Republic of China, iBolivarian Republic yaseVenezuela, abameli bethu bezinxusa phesheya, i-Alibaba Group, iCanada Bank Note, iPan American Health Organisation (PAHO), iNational Lottery Authority, iDigicel, i-Flow, nabo bonke abanye abasizile ekuqiniseni amandla ethu okulwa nalesi sifo.

Baningi nabanye ozakwethu abafanele ukunconywa: isibonelo, abantu nezinhlangano ebezisabalalisa ukudla nezinye izinto kulabo abaswele. Ngokwami ​​ngiyakubonga futhi ngiyakuncoma ngokuba ngumgcini womfowenu.

Ngaphandle kokuphana kwabaningi kangaka, kubonakala kunenkinga equbuka ngaphakathi kwenkinga ye-COVID-19. Abanye abantu bazizwa bekhungathekile futhi bengenathemba njengoba sikhuthazelela ukulimala kwengqondo nalomzwelo. Ngiyakuqinisekisa ukuthi likhona ithemba. UMnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi uhamba phambili ekuhlinzekeni ukwelulekwa kwengqondo nokusiza abantu ukuthi bakhe izindlela ezinamandla zokubhekana nezinkinga. Amahhovisi esonto asevele avulekile ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokwelulekwa futhi abantu abazimele nabo banikela ngokuhlinzeka ngosizo lwengqondo kulabo abaswele.

Ngibonga labo abahamba phambili ekulweni neCovid-19. Sivame ukubona odokotela nabahlengikazi kodwa namuhla, ngibona bonke abanye abasebenzi ohlelweni lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ababambe iqhaza ngandlela thile kulo mzamo. Ngibiza labo abangadonsi isisindo sabo, ukuba benze ingxenye yabo efanele.

Kumele futhi ngibonge, ikomidi leCovid ngokuzinikela kwabo ekusisizeni ukuthi sibhekane nalesi simo esibucayi. Ngibonga izikhulu zethu zasejele, onogada abazimele, abasebenza amabhasi abahlinzeka ngezinto zokuhamba zabasebenzi ababalulekile, abaqoqa udoti, abasebenzi bakahulumeni nabo bonke abanye abazidela nsuku zonke ukusisiza kulesi sikhathi. Ngiyabonga, isizwe siyakubonga, futhi siyakwazisa.

UKhomishani Wamaphoyisa nethimba lakhe eliningi, benze umsebenzi oncomekayo wokugcina umthetho nokuhleleka futhi ngiyabancoma futhi. Ezinsukwini ezedlule, sizwile izikhalazo emphakathini, ezithi ukuhlukunyezwa ngamaphoyisa. Kuze kube manje, akukho zikhalazo ezisemthethweni esezifakiwe kepha ngiyaqinisekiswa nguKhomishani ukuthi izimo esizilethisiwe, zizohlolwa. Asikho isizathu sokuthathelwa izinyathelo ezingafanele ngamaphoyisa, kepha njengezakhamizi, sonke sinesibopho sokuholwa ngumthetho futhi sihloniphe abasebenzisa umthetho.

Ngithatha leli thuba, futhi, ukugxeka nokuqeda amandla izenzo ezingenangqondo zodlame, ukuhlukunyezwa kwasekhaya nezingane kanye nobunye ubugebengu esibenza komunye nomunye. Indawo yethu entsha enengcindezi ayisona nje isaba sokwenza okungalungile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kulabo abasebenzisa imikhawulo ebekwe yiHulumeni Wezimo Eziphuthumayo ukukhokhisa amanani entengo ngokweqile ezimpahla nezinsizakalo, akulungile futhi kuyasolwa ngokokuziphatha. Kumele ngibuze, uphi unembeza wethu? UNkulunkulu wethu ngeke avumele le ndlela yokuziphatha ijeze. Lezi zenzo ngeke zixolelwe futhi i-RGPF inikwe amandla okuthatha izinyathelo.

Odade nabafowenu, kuzo zonke izinkomba, silwa ngempumelelo neCovid-19, kepha imibuzo miningi, ngomthelela jikelele kanye namandla ethu okululama. Ngithi kuwe, ngokuzethemba okukhulu ukuthi iGrenada izodlula kulokhu. Uhulumeni uyaqhubeka nokwamukela indima yakhe njengomholi futhi sithandazela ukuthi ngokuholwa nguNkulunkulu, senze izinqumo ezifanele.

Ngakho-ke, siyakwamukela ukuqinisekiswa koSuku Lomkhuleko Lukazwelonke oluhlelwe yiNgqungquthela Yamabandla kanye ne-Alliance of Evangelical Churches yangomhla ziyi-17 kuNhlaba.

Kuyithuba lokuthi sihlangane ndawonye siguqe ngamadolo nangezinhliziyo ezithobekile, sifune ukungenelela kukaNkulunkulu njengoba sihamba kule nkinga. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sikulindele ngokulangazela ukuqala kabusha kwezinkonzo zesonto futhi silindele ukuphela kwezingxoxo nezinhlangano zezenkolo ekwakheni izinkombandlela ezidingekayo.

Isimo sezingane zethu siyaqhubeka nokubhekelwa phambili. Izivumelwano zesifunda zenzelwe imfundo futhi manje ziyahlolwa yiziphathimandla zendawo ukuthola ukuthi yini engenzeka ngeGrenada kanye nomugqa wesikhathi wokubuyela ekilasini.

MaGrenadiya akithi, sizophuma kulolu bhubhane siqine futhi sikwazi ukubekezela. Sike sabhekana nezinselelo ezinzima phambilini futhi angingabazi ukuthi nathi sizonqoba lapho sibhekene nalesi simo esibulalayo. Ngiyakuvuma ukuzidela okukhulu okwenziwa ngabathile kodwa kukhona abanye abahlale phansi bagxeke. Ngiyaninxusa, sonke masilwele ukwenza kangcono kulesi sikhathi esibucayi. Ukusinda nokululama kukaGrenada kumele kube ngumzamo wokuhlanganyela. Ebunyeni kukhona amandla. Ngalesi sikhathi futhi, imicabango nemithandazo yethu ikulabo abalahlekelwe ngabathandekayo abahlala ngaphandle, ngenxa yesifo esesabekayo.

Odade nabafowethu, ngivala, ngibingelela omama ezweni lonke, ikakhulukazi okwami, engingakwazi ukuxhumana nabo njengenjwayelo. Ngidlulisa nokubingelela futhi, emadodeni adlala indima ekabili yomama nobaba. Bekungelona uSuku Lomama olujwayelekile, olunezinkonzo eziningi zesonto, izidlo zasemini nezinye izinto esivame ukukugubha ngazo ngokwesiko, kodwa ngiyethemba ukuthi ngandlela thile encane namhlanje, uzwile uthando nokwazisa kwalabo abaseduze kwakho. Sinifisela usuku oluhle lomama nonke.

Ngiyabonga.

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