Ngenkathi sinikeza isibuyekezo ngomkhakha eNdlu yabaMeli ekuqaleni kwale ntambama, Ezokuvakasha zaseJamaica Ungqongqoshe uBartlett waveza izilinganiso ezibonisa ithemba. Uthe "isiqhingi kufanele sirekhode ingqikithi yezivakashi ezingu-4,122,100 esikhathini sikaJanuwari kuya kuDisemba 2023. Lokhu kuzobonisa ukunyuka kwama-23.7% ngaphezu kwesamba sezivakashi ezirekhodiwe ngo-2022."
Eqokomisa inkambiso yokukhula ehlaba umxhwele, uNgqongqoshe uBartlett uthe: “Kulesi sibalo abayizi-2,875,549 okulindeleke ukuba kube izivakashi ezifika ezitobhini, okungamela ukwenyuka ngo-16% kunesibalo sabantu abafika bema ngo-2022. kubagibeli abangu-1,246,551, okungamela ukwenyuka ngo-46.1% uma kuqhathaniswa nesibalo sango-2022.”
Egcizelela ukuthi ukusimama kwerekhodi okwephula amarekhodi kubukeka kuzoqhubeka, waphawula ukuthi: “Lokhu kuyaqhubeka iphethini yokukhula okumangalisayo kwezokuvakasha, ngezigaba ezingu-10 ezilandelanayo zokukhula okukhulu kusukela umqedazwe we-COVID-19. Ngokusekelwe ezibalweni zokufika kuze kube manje, zonke izinkomba zikhomba ukuthi sizoba nekota ye-11 yokwanda okubalulekile.”
Mayelana neholo lezokuvakasha, uNgqongqoshe umemezele ukuthi “lokhu kuthutheleka kwezivakashi kulindeleke ukuthi kwenze isamba esikhulu samaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-4.265 ngonyaka ka-2023, okufanekisela ukwenyuka okulinganiselwa ku-17.8% emalini engenayo etholwe ngo-2022, kanye nokwenyuka kwemali engenayo ngo-17.2%. unyaka wangaphambi kobhubhane ka-2019.”
UNgqongqoshe uBartlett wagcizelela ukuthi:
“Uma siqhubeka nendlela yethu yokukhula encomekayo, sizobe sesisendleleni yokudlula izilinganiso zethu zezivakashi eziyizigidi ezi-4 kanye neholo lemali yangaphandle lika-US$4.1 billion ekupheleni konyaka.”
Ukwengeza, uNgqongqoshe unikeze isilinganiso esilinganiselwe sokuhlukaniswa kwalezi zinzuzo, ecacisa izimali ezingenayo ngqo esikhwameni sikahulumeni. Lokhu kubandakanya iminikelo yezimali zeSikhwama Sokuthuthukiswa Kwezokuvakasha (i-TEF), Intela Yokusuka, Imali Yokuthuthukisa Isikhumulo Sezindiza, Inkokhelo Yabagibeli Bezindiza, Izindleko zabagibeli kanye nezindleko, kanye Nentela Yegumbi Lezivakashi (GART), efinyelela ezigidini ezingu-US$336 noma u-JA$52 wezigidigidi. .
UNgqongqoshe u-Bartlett uzwakalise ukubonga ngokwesekwa negalelo elihle kakhulu labo bonke ababambiqhaza bezokuvakasha empumelelweni eqhubekayo yomkhakha, okuhlanganisa nabasebenzi bezokuvakasha, i-Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) kanye nabanye ababambisene nabo basekhaya nabamazwe ngamazwe. Ungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha ukuqinisekisile ukuthi uMnyango, izinhlaka zawo zomphakathi kanye nabo bonke ababambisene nabo kwezokuvakasha bazibophezele ekukhuthazeni ukukhula okusimeme nokuqina okwenze iJamaica yakwazi ukugcina isikhundla sayo njengendawo ehamba phambili yokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele.
