OCHO RIOS, St Ann – Ababambiqhaza basendaweni embonini yezokuvakasha banethemba elikhulu mayelana nethuba lemboni yezokuvakasha lapho ubusika buka-2010 buqala ngo-December 15.
IPhini likamongameli wezokuhamba ngesikebhe nezasolwandle ePort Authority of Jamaica, uWilliam Tatham, uthe yize ezinye izinkampani zamazwe omhlaba ziqhubeka ziqinile ngesikhathi sokuwohloka komnotho, imboni yezokuvakasha yaseJamaica ngeke iphinde ivuseleleke kuze kube u-2011.
"Imboni yezokuvakasha inamandla futhi isabele kahle ezikhathini ezinzima," kusho uTatham etshela iSunday Observer. “Siwubambe ngempela unyaka ozayo. Silindele izinombolo ezifanayo kulo nyaka, kodwa izinto zizoba yimbi. ”
Bacela ezigidini eziyi-1.1 abagibeli abahamba ngomkhumbi abavakashele lesi siqhingi ngonyaka odlule kanti uTatham uthe izinombolo kumele zihlale zifana ngonyaka ozayo. Uthe ababambiqhaza bangalindela ukwanda okukhulu ngo-2011 lapho ichweba lase-Falmouth lamukela i-Oasis of the Seas yaseRoyal Caribbean, omunye wemikhumbi emikhulukazi emhlabeni wonke, ngoDisemba 2010.
"Silindele ukukhula kwamarekhodi ngo-2011 nangale kwalokho ... mhlawumbe endaweni ethile cishe ngamaphesenti angama-50," kusho uTatham, futhi wachaza ukuthi ichweba laseFalmouth lizovumela iJamaica ukuthi yamukele izingcingo ezengeziwe, ikakhulukazi ngoLwesibili kuze kube ngoLwesine ezithathwa njengezibucayi. izinsuku zokuhamba.
Noma kunjalo, amachweba aseMontego Bay nase-Ocho Rios kulindeleke ukuthi abe matasa ezinyangeni ezintathu ezizayo, njengoba imikhumbi eminingana - emisha emibili ehlanganisiwe - kulindeleke ukuthi ifike emachwebeni. Cishe imikhumbi engama-48 kungenzeka ivakashele eMontego Bay nase-Ocho Rios phakathi nale nyanga futhi cishe engama-40 ngoJanuwari.
“Kuhle ukubona imikhumbi embalwa iza ngoba ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule ibihamba kancane, kwesinye isikhathi nakuba umkhumbi wawusethekwini asibatholi abagibeli, kodwa sithemba ukuthi konke lokho kuzoshintsha, okungenani okwamanje,” ophethe ezokuthutha uMaxie Atkinson utshele iSunday Observer.
Abadayisi bezandla, abathembele kakhulu ebhizinisini kubagibeli abahamba ngomkhumbi, banethemba lokuthi njengoba ibhizinisi libukeka liqhakazile embonini yezokuvakasha kanye namazwe abuyayo ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni, izinto zizobahambela kahle.
“Siyazi ukuthi ukwehla komnotho emhlabeni kube nomthelela omubi kakhulu kubantu abaningi kodwa sinethemba lokuthi sizokubona ukukhanya unyaka wonke nesizini,” kusho iphini likamongameli weJamaica Craft Traders and Producers Association. Devon Mitchell.
UMitchell wachaza ukuthi abadayisi bezandla abancane bebelokhu bezabalaza ukuhlala embonini, ikakhulukazi njengoba kufanele baqhudelane nabathengisi be-in-bond, izindawo ezihehayo namahhotela.
“Sibheke ngabomvu unyaka ongcono, kodwa uma abadayisi bezandla abancane bezohlomula ngempela ekukhuphukeni kwezikebhe ezifikayo, uHulumeni kufanele asuke ukuze avikele imboni yezandla,” kusho uMitchell. "Sidinga izimakethe zemisebenzi yezandla ukuthi zifakwe emkhankasweni owehlukene wokumaketha."
Khonamanjalo, uTatham uthe iCarnival Cruise Line kanye nePrincess Cruises banama-oda emikhumbi emisha nokuthi kuyizindaba ezimnandi eJamaica. Uthe uma iJamaica isikwazi ukwanda endaweni yayo yokumisa, amachweba azokwazi ukwamukela izingcingo eziningi.
“Ababambiqhaza kufanele bahlale benethemba, ngakho-ke nakuba u-2010 uzohlala uphansi, u-2011 uzoba unyaka wokukhula okuphawulekayo,” kusho uTatham.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “We know that the world recession had a severely negative impact on a lot of people but we are hopeful that we will see some light for the rest of the year and the season,”.
- “It’s good to see a few vessels coming in because the last couple of months were extremely slow, sometimes although a ship was in port we can’t find any passengers, but we hope all that will change, at least for now,”.
- “We are really looking forward to a better year, but if the small craft traders are to really benefit from increased cruise arrivals, Government has to move to protect the craft industry,”.
