Umbono Wendawo
Somlomo, ngoFebhuwari 2020 iJamaica yaqopha ukukhula ngamaphesenti angu-6.0 kwabafika lapho bemi khona futhi yayisethubeni lokuzuza ukukhula okuphindwe kabili kwabafikayo abafikayo ngonyaka. Kodwa-ke, umkhakha wezokuvakasha, njengeminye imikhakha eminingi, ukhungathekile ngenxa yalolu bhubhane lomhlaba wonke, oluholele ekuvaleni kwemingcele yaseJamaica ekuhambeni kwamanye amazwe ngoMashi 21, 2020.
Lokhu kuholele ekuvaleni kwezikhungo zezokuvakasha, okuhlanganisa amahhotela, ama-villas, izindawo ezikhangayo, izinxanxathela zezitolo nezokuthutha ezihamba phansi. Ngo-April noMeyi, cishe akukho msebenzi ezingxenyeni ezinkulu zomkhakha wezokuvakasha. Lokhu kuholele ekuncipheni kwemali etholwa abahlinzeki bezokuvakasha kanye nalezo zinhlangano ezihlinzeka ngemboni yezokuvakasha, okuholele ekulahlekeni kwemisebenzi okusabalele.
Imiphumela yalolu bhubhane iphinde yazwakala kuwo wonke umnotho njengoba ukuxhumana kwezokuvakasha nezinye izimboni, okuhlanganisa ezokukhiqiza, ezolimo, ezokuzijabulisa, amabhange kanye nezinsiza, kubangele ukuwa kwezimali okukhulu. Abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo ezisetshenziswayo, okuhlanganisa i-National Water Commission kanye ne-Jamaica Public Service Company, kanye nohlu lwabanye ababambiqhaza kwezomnotho, kuze kube namuhla basaqhubeka nokuzwa ukucindezela okukhulu okuvela ekuncipheni kwezokuvakasha.
Somlomo, izinga lokwehla kwezinga kwezokuvakasha litholakala kulezi zibalo ezilandelayo:
· Onyakeni wezimali odlule, uHulumeni wase-Jamaican ulahlekelwe yimali engenayo eqondile evela emkhakheni wezokuvakasha engu-J$46.3 bhiliyoni ngezindleko zesikhumulo sezindiza nezintela, Intela Yegumbi Lezivakashi (GART), General Consumption Tax, I-Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), izintela zohambo, nezinye izintela zikahulumeni.
· Ngokuvulwa kabusha kwemingcele ngoJuni 15, isibalo sabantu abafika esitobhini kuze kube uMashi 2021 sasilinganiselwa ku-464,348, njengoba bezingekho izivakashi zokuhamba phakathi nalesi sikhathi.
· Ngenani elilindelekile lokufika kwezivakashi ezifika ezigidini ezingu-2.8 kusukela ngo-Ephreli 2020 kuya kuMashi 2021, izindleko ezilinganiselwe ezigciniwe zezivakashi bezingu-$199.4 wezigidigidi.
Kodwa-ke, njengoba kunezivakashi ezicishe zibe ngu-500,000 ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukusetshenziswa kwemali bekungamabhiliyoni angama-44.7 kuphela futhi ngenxa yalokho, ukulahlekelwa kwezindleko zezivakashi kwaba ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-154.7.
Abafike ekupheleni kuka-2020, bebeyizigidi eziyi-1.3 kulaba abangama-880,404 bevela kwabafika bema futhi abangama-449,271 besuka ohambweni. Lokhu kumele ukwehla ngamaphesenti angama-68 ukusuka ezivakashini eziyizigidi ezi-4.3 ezivakashela lesi siqhingi ngesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2019.
· I-Jamaica iphinde yaqopha ama-US$1.3 webhiliyoni emalini etholwayo, obekungukwehla ngamaphesenti angama-62.6 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2019.
Noma kunjalo, Somlomo, sihlezi sinethemba futhi singabika ukuthi izinyanga ezintathu zokuqala zika-2021 bezinethemba. Samukele izivakashi ezingu-40,055 ngoJanuwari, ezingu-40,076 ngoFebhuwari nezingaphezu kuka-69,040 ngoMashi.
Somlomo, umbono jikelele wonyaka wezimali ozayo muhle impela njengoba silindele ukukhula ngamaphesenti ayi-122 emalini etholwayo kanye namaphesenti angama-236 ezivakashini ezifikayo. Kuleli nani, sithemba ukwamukela izivakashi ezifika ezitobhini eziyi-1.043, okuwukukhula ngamaphesenti ayi-117 uma kuqhathaniswa nezibalo zangonyaka odlule.
Somlomo, imininingwane yethu ikhombisa ukuthi iJamaica kufanele ibe namaphesenti angama-60 emakethe yase-United States ekupheleni kukaMeyi. Siphinde silindele ukuthi izihlalo zezindiza ezingaba ngu-800,000 zizotholakala ehlobo elizayo, inombolo ecishe ibe ngamaphesenti angama-70 weleveli etholwe ngo-2019.
Uzakwethu uNgqongqoshe, uMhlonishwa. U-Nigel Clarke uphawule esethulweni sakhe sesabelomali ukuthi imali engenile evela kwezokuvakasha kulindeleke ukuthi yehle ngamaphesenti angama-74 ngonyaka wezimali ka-2020/21, okuwukwehla kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-2.5 futhi kuzobuyisela izwe emuva ngeminyaka engama-30.
Izinombolo zixoxa indaba. Ezokuvakasha ziwumgogodla womnotho emhlabeni wonke, okuhlanganisa nowaseJamaica, ngokwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi, izimali ezitholwa kwamanye amazwe, ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda kanye namabhizinisi amasha.
Ngakho-ke, kukithi ukuthi silungise kabusha imboni yezokuvakasha, ukuze sikwazi ukushintsha lo mkhondo futhi sibeke ezokuvakasha endleleni yokusimama ukuze ziqhubekisele phambili ukukhula komnotho ngobubanzi.
Kufanele sibheke le nkinga engakaze ibonwe njengethuba lokuguqula. Njengoba sifuna ukwakha kabusha umnotho wethu wezokuvakasha naphezu kwe-COVID-19, kufanele samukele izinyathelo ezizoqinisekisa umkhiqizo wezokuvakasha ophephile, osungula izinto ezintsha, oheha izivakashi, futhi osebenza kahle ngokwezomnotho kuzo zonke izakhamuzi zethu.
IMPENDULO YETHU KULO UBHUBHU
Somlomo, lolu bhubhane seluveze inselelo enkulu embonini engake ngayibona. Zonke izinzuzo zethu zangaphambilini, kanye namasu abebonakala esebenze kahle kwaze kwaba unyaka odlule, abeke isisekelo esiqinile okumele sakhele kuso manje siqine ukuze sihlangabezane nezidingo ezintsha zomkhakha wezokuvakasha wangemva kwe-COVID-19.
Somlomo, ngokomlando, ezokuvakasha zikhombise ikhono eliqinile lokuzivumelanisa nezimo. Njengoba sifuna ukululama futhi silungiselela ikusasa, samukela amasu amasha, indlela entsha yokujwayela kanye nezimiso zokuziphatha ezintsha ezizoqinisekisa ukuthi umkhakha wezokuvakasha uba nokuqina, uzinzile, ubandakanya wonke umuntu futhi unokuncintisana. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi impendulo eqinile yamazinga amaningi kanye nobudlelwano kuzosisiza ukuthi sithole ukululama ngokugcwele.
Somlomo, uhlelo lwethu oluhamba phambili lokuhlenga ezokuvakasha ngenxa ye-COVID-19 luvumele ukuvulwa kabusha kwemingcele yethu ngendlela enganazihibe futhi ephephile.
Ukunikeza kafushane nje, Somlomo, kusukela emuva ngoMashi 2020, lapho kubikwa igagasi lokuqala le-coronavirus e-China, samemezela izinyathelo okufanele zithathwe yizo zonke izinhlangano zezokuvakasha ukuze kuncishiswe ukusabalala kwaleli gciwane.
Inqubo yethu yokutakula iholwa isu elinamaphuzu amahlanu lokuthola kabusha, elaliphethwe ithimba elisebenza ngezindlela eziningi:
- Izivumelwano eziqinile zezempilo nezokuphepha ezizomelana nokuhlolwa kwasendaweni nakwamanye amazwe.
- Ukuqeqesha yonke imikhakha ukuze ilawule izimiso nezindlela ezintsha zokuziphatha eziqhubekela phambili.
- Amasu azungeze ingqalasizinda yezokuphepha ye-COVID-19 (Izisetshenziswa Zokuzivikela Zomuntu siqu (i-PPE), imaski, imishini ye-infrared, njll.).
- Ukuxhumana nezimakethe zasekhaya nezakwamanye amazwe mayelana nokuvulwa kabusha.
- Indlela emile yokuvula kabusha / yokuphatha ubungozi ngendlela ehlelekile.
Abasebenzi abanikezwe ngokukhethekile abavela ku- I-Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), abayingxenye yoPhiko Lokulawulwa Kwezingozi Zababambe iqhaza, kanye namalungu ethimba labaphathi be-COVID-19 Resilient Corridor, bebeqaphe ngeso lokhozi ukuqaliswa kwalezi zinyathelo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthotshelwa komthetho.
Izivumelwano zethu, ezithole ukugunyazwa komhlaba jikelele kwe WTTC, ihambisana neMihubhe yethu Eqinile Eqinile enyakatho naseningizimu yesiqhingi, eklanyelwe ukugcina abasebenzi, imiphakathi kanye nezivakashi ziphephile ngokuvula kuphela indawo esinamandla okuyiqapha nokuyiphatha ngempumelelo.
