IBarbados ivuselela izivumelwano zokuhamba ze-COVID-19, ihambisa i-UK 'engcupheni enkulu'

NgoLwesihlanu, uMnyango Wezempilo Nempilo ngokubambisana ne IBarbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) ikhiphe imigomo yezokuvakasha ebuyekezwe kuleli ezobona i-UK ithuthela esigabeni Sengozi Ephezulu kusukela ngo-Okthoba 1, 2020.

Indvuna yeTekuvakasha neTekutfola Kwemave Emhlaba, Seneta Mhlonishwa. ULisa Cummins, ukhulume nesizathu soshintsho. “Besilokhu siyilandela eduze intuthuko ese-UK, ikakhulukazi ukwenyuka kwaso Covid-19 Izinombolo zesonto eledlule uNdunankulu uBoris Johnson abhekise kuzo njengegagasi lesibili. Lokhu kukhuphuka okukhulu kuyabakhathaza abasebenzi bethu bezempilo zomphakathi, abancome ukuhlukaniswa okusha kwe-UK esigabeni se-High-Risk, ”kusho yena. 

Izivakashi ezisuka e-UK — ngaphezu kohlolo oluyimpoqo lwe-COVID-19 PCR oluthathwe okungenani emahoreni angama-72 ngaphambi kokufika eBarbados — manje kuzodingeka futhi ukuthi lihlolwe okwesibili i-COVID-19 PCR eBarbados, ezinsukwini ezinhlanu ngemuva kosuku isivivinyo sabo sokuqala esamukelwe.

Kuze kuthathwe isivivinyo sesibili, izivakashi ezivela e-UK zizohlala emahhotela aqokwe nguMnyango Wezempilo Nempilo futhi ukunyakaza kwabo kuzobekelwa imingcele kuleyo ndawo. Bazobhekwa futhi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngemuva kokufika eBarbados, kufaka phakathi ukuhlolwa kwamazinga okushisa nsuku zonke nemibiko kwisikhulu sezempilo abasabelwe.

“Ukuhamba kushintshile. Ngenxa ye-COVID-19, sonke siyaqonda ukuthi ngeke kube yibhizinisi njengokujwayelekile futhi kufanele sibeke phambili impilo yazo zonke izinhlaka ezithintekayo. Samukela zonke izivakashi ezisogwini lwethu, kodwa-ke kumele siqinisekise ukuthi senza lokho ngokuphepha nangokuzibophezela. Izivakashi zethu eziningi zihambela ukuba nalelo khefu lempilo yengqondo kusuka ezinseleleni zokubhekana nalolu bhubhane. Sidinga ukuqinisekisa ukuthi singabemukela eBarbados ekwaziyo ukubagcina bephephile futhi bephilile. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi imigomo yethu, njengoba siqhubeka nokuyibuyekeza ngokuhambisana nesimo sesimo, iyayifeza le njongo. ”

Abagcini bamasango ezempilo yomphakathi

UCummins uncome umsebenzi woMnyango Wezempilo Nempilo, wengeza ngokuthi “Selokhu saqala kabusha izindiza ngezentengiselwano ngoJulayi, izikhulu zethu zezempilo zomphakathi zibe ngabagcini bethu bamasango, zikwenza kahle ukuphatha ukuhamba kwabagibeli esikhumulweni sezindiza sethu. Futhi uma uhlola irekhodi lethu lomkhondo, uzobona ukuthi ngenxa yezivumelwano zethu kanye nomsebenzi wewashi wochwepheshe bethu, sikwazi ukubamba cishe wonke amacala e-COVID-19 lapho sekungenwa khona. Lokhu kusivumele ukuthi silawule ubungozi bethu futhi siqinisekise ukuthi noma ngubani othintwe yigciwane uhlukanisiwe nomphakathi obanzi.

Ngasikhathi sinye, abanikazi bethu bamahhotela benze umsebenzi oncomekayo wokuqinisekisa ukuthi izakhiwo zabo ziyakwazi ukwamukela izivakashi ngokuphepha. Ngihambele izindawo eziningana emasontweni ambalwa edlule futhi bekuhlaba umxhwele ukubona ukuthi banaka kangakanani ukuhlanzwa nokugcina abantu bephephile ngenkathi bejabulela lezi zikhungo. Kukuthula kwengqondo abantu abaningi abafuna ukuba nakho kule ndawo.