Ezokuvakasha zaseJamaica Ungqongqoshe, uMhlonishwa. U-Edmund Bartlett uthi iJamaica izobe idlulisela izimemo kubasubathi bakaMiss World uMiss Nigeria, uNyekachi Douglas noMiss India, uSuman Rao, kulandela ukunqoba okuyingqophamlando kukaToni-Ann Singh waseJamaica ngoMgqibelo.
Ekhuluma eMiklomelweni Yesibili Yosuku Lwezokuvakasha Yegolide, obubanjelwe eMontego Bay Convention Centre izolo, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha uthe, “Le mpelasonto ibinamandla kakhulu kithi e-Jamaica… Owethu u-Toni-Ann Singh uqokwe njengobuhle be Umhlaba."
Ubuye wengeza ngokuthi, ekugubheni lokhu, “Mina noMqondisi Wezokuvakasha, uSihlalo we-Jamaica Tourist Board kanye nami sizosebenzisana noNgqongqoshe Grange ukumema hhayi nje uMiss Nigeria obonise uthando nobungane kodwa noMiss India, ngoba sicabanga ukuthi kungaba kuhle ukuba nabo eJamaica.”
UNgqongqoshe uphawule ukuthi uHulumeni uzokwenza izinhlelo ezidingekayo zokusingatha abaqhudelana bonobuhle, futhi uzoqinisekisa ukuthi “baneholide elingcono kakhulu abangalithemba, endaweni engcono kakhulu abangayicabanga, futhi uqinisekise ukuthi IJamaica isahlezi isemqondweni.”
UNkosazana waseNigeria, uNyekachi Douglas waduma ngenxa yokusabela kwakhe ekuwineni kukaSingh eLondon. Ukusabela, osekunegciwane, izigidi zabasebenzisi benkundla yezokuxhumana babelane ngokuthi umbukiso wangempela wenjabulo ngokuwina kukaMiss Jamaica, uyisibonelo sendlela abangani okufanele basekelane ngayo.
Kuvidiyo ye-Instagram ngemuva komncintiswano, uchaze uSingh "njengomangalisayo" futhi ungumsekeli omkhulu wabadlali asebenza nabo.
U-Singh ungowe-69 kaMiss World kanye nowesine waseJamaican ukuthatha lesi sicoco. UMiss World France, u-Ophely Mezino uphume isibili, kwathi uMiss World India, u-Suman Rao walala isithathu emcimbini obuqhamuke nabaphuma emazweni angu-4 beqhudelana eLondon ekutholeni isicoco.
“Sishintsha ithegi yethu ibe yi-'Jamaica the heartbeat of the world', futhi ayikho enye indlela esavezwa ngayo ngaphandle kwaseLondon lapho u-Toni-Ann eba nguMiss World, eba ngu-4.th Jamaican ukuthi ahlonishwe kangaka,” kusho yena.
UNgqongqoshe wenze lesi simemezelo ngesikhathi seMiklomelo Yesibili Yosuku Lwezokuvakasha Lwegolide, olwaluhlelwe yi-Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) kanye noMnyango Wezokuvakasha. Lo mcimbi owuchungechunge uhlonipha abasebenzi beTourism asebenikeze iminyaka engama-50 noma ngaphezulu besebenzela imboni.
Abaklonyelisiwe abangaba ngu-34 abasebenze embonini njengokaputeni bemikhumbi, abadayisi bezandla, abaqhubi bezokuthutha ezihamba phansi, abanikazi bamahhotela, abanikazi bezitolo ezithengiswayo, abaqhubi bezokuvakasha kanye nabakwaRed Cap Porters batuswe ngeqhaza labo elimangalisayo.
“Siyakuthanda, siyakuhlonipha futhi siyakuhlonipha namhlanje ebusuku. Le nqubo yokubona umsebenzi omuhle - ukuhlonza [abaklonyelisiwe] kuqala, bese ukukubeka endaweni kanye nokubungaza kubalulekile. Namuhla ebusuku ngithi kini isizwe esibongayo siyawuhlonipha umsebenzi wenu, siyayihlonipha imizamo yenu futhi sinifisela okuhle kodwa,” kusho uBartlett ebhekise kwabahlomuli.
Ukuze uthole izindaba eziningi ngeJamaica, Chofoza lapha.
