The imboni yezokuvakasha eJamaica ilungiselela ukukhula okuphawulekayo eminyakeni ezayo, ngezinhlelo zokwakha amakamelo amasha angu-20,000. Lokhu kwanda kuzodinga okungenani abasebenzi abasha abangu-45,000 eminyakeni emihlanu kuya kweyishumi ezayo, ngokusho kukaNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uMhlonishwa. Edmund Bartlett.
Ekhuluma Emcimbini Wokuhlonishwa Nokuklonyeliswa Kwezokuvakasha e-Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI), ngoLwesithathu mhla ziyi-13 kuZibandlela, uNgqongqoshe uBartlett ugcizelele isidingo sokuqeqeshwa nokuzilungiselela ukuhlangabezana ukwanda kwesidingo. Ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokuthuthukisa amandla omuntu eJamaica ukuze anikeze izinga eliphezulu lenkonzo nokudala okuhlangenwe nakho okungcono kakhulu kwezivakashi.
“Sakha amagumbi amasha angu-20,000, futhi sesivele sakhe angu-2,000 awo… kodwa sizodinga abasebenzi abangaki? Sizodinga okungenani abasebenzi abangu-45,000 abengeziwe, futhi kuzofanele baphume kubantu bakithi, okumele baqeqeshwe,” kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
UNgqongqoshe uBartlett uphinde wagcizelela amandla okukhula kwezokuvakasha, wathi, “Ngine-KPI entsha; silandela izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-8 eziya e-Jamaica kanye ne-USD eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-10. Ngokuqagela okubonisa izivakashi ezingeziwe eziyi-1 bhiliyoni ezihambela umhlaba wonke eminyakeni eyi-10-15 ezayo, i-Jamaica ihlose ukuheha ingxenye enkulu yalaba bahambi.
U-Bartlett ukhulume ngentuthuko eziningana ezifundeni ezahlukene, okuhlanganisa i-St. Ann, Trelawny, ne-St.
Ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nalesi sidingo, i-JCTI, kanye nezikhungo zemfundo zasendaweni, izobamba iqhaza elibalulekile ekulungiseleleni abantu ngabanye ukuqashwa embonini yezokuvakasha.
“Kumele sibe nabasebenzi abaqeqeshiwe abakwazi ukunikeza usizo olusezingeni eliphezulu futhi benze izivakashi zibe nesipiliyoni esingcono kakhulu esingakhona. Bese singahola ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu ngoba bakhokhela isevisi esezingeni eliphezulu.”
Umcimbi Wokuqashelwa Nemiklomelo we-JCTI ubonge izimpumelelo zozakwethu be-JCTI, abafundisi abazinikele, amahhotela abambe iqhaza, kanye nabathweswe iziqu abathole izitifiketi kusukela ngo-Okthoba 2022 kuya kuNovemba 2023.
Ngalesi sikhathi, bangaphezu kuka-3,500 abantu abathole izitifiketi, kanti abanye abangu-4,500 ababhalisele izinhlelo zokunikeza izitifiketi, okuholele ekutheni baphumelele ngama-89%. I-JCTI, engaphansi kweSikhwama Sokuthuthukisa Ezokuvakasha, igxile ekuthuthukisweni kwabasebenzi, kusetshenziswa indlela egxile kubafundi futhi eholwa yimboni ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuncintisana kweJamaica njengendawo yamazwe ngamazwe.
Ngokugxila ekuqeqesheni nasekuthuthukisweni kwabantu, iJamaica izilungiselela imboni yezokuvakasha ephumelelayo enikeza ulwazi olukhethekile ezivakashini kuyilapho iletha izinzuzo ezibalulekile emnothweni wezwe nakubantu.
KUBONWE ESITHOMBE: UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha uMhlonishwa. U-Edmund Bartlett ukhuluma nezithameli eMcimbini wokuqala we-Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation Recognition and Awards Ceremony e-Montego Bay Convention Centre. Phakathi nomcimbi, owenzeka ngoDisemba 13, 2023, uBartlett umemezele ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha yasekhaya izodinga okungenani abasebenzi abasha abaqeqeshiwe abangu-45,000 eminyakeni emihlanu kuya kweyishumi ezayo.
