Wahlanganisa izindawo eziningi nemisebenzi yezinkonzo; lapha sixoxa ngalokho akusho ngokuqondile mayelana nezokuvakasha.

Somlomo, ozakwethu abahloniphekile, ngimi phambi kwenu namuhla ukuzophetha Inkulumo-mpikiswano Yezimboni Yonyaka Wezimali wezi-2023-2024. Kuyilungelo nodumo ukwenza lo mthwalo wemfanelo. Ngifuna ukuzwakalisa ukubonga kwami okusuka enhliziyweni, egameni likahulumeni, kubo bonke labo abanikele ngesikhathi namandla abo ukufaka isandla ngendlela ephusile kule nkulumompikiswano.

Sihlole izinto eziningi ezisicindezelayo ezifuna ukuthi sizinake futhi sithathe isinyathelo kulokhu kudingidwa. Sixoxile ngesidingo sezinguquko eziphelele zokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze siqinisekise inhlalakahle yezakhamizi zethu.

Sidingide ngamasu okugqugquzela ukukhula komnotho okusimeme kanye nokudala amathuba omsebenzi kubantu bakithi. Sihlole izindlela zokuqinisa uhlelo lwethu lwezemfundo kanye nokuhlomisa intsha yethu ngamakhono ewadingayo ukuze iphumelele emhlabeni othuthukayo ngokushesha. Sicubungule izinyathelo zokuphepha nezomthetho okuhloswe ngazo ukuthuthukisa ukuphepha kwabantu bakithi futhi okubaluleke kakhulu ukuvikela amalungelo abantu bakithi. Lezi yizibonelo ezimbalwa zezindaba ezibucayi ezibekwe phambili ngesikhathi sale nkulumompikiswano.

Ngibonga kakhulu ozakwethu abahlonishwayo ephalamende ngegalelo labo elibalulekile kuyo yonke inkulumo-mpikiswano yalo nyaka. Ngithanda ukubonga uNdunankulu uMhlonishwa u-Andrew Holness ngobuholi bakhe obunesandla nobumnene kanye noSomlomo, ukubonga okusuka enhliziyweni kuwe, ngokuzibophezela kwakho okungantengantengi ekuqhubeni izindaba zephalamende yesizwe sakithi ngamakhono nokuzinikela okungaka. Ngithanda futhi ukuzwakalisa ukubonga kwami kuPhini LoMholi Wezamabhizinisi Kahulumeni, uMhlonishwa u-Olivia Babsy Grange ngokuhlale ehlezi izandla zakhe phezu kwesondo kanye nakuMabhalane nakubasebenzi abakhuthele bale Ndlu ehloniphekile, abaqhubekile nokunikeza usizo olubalulekile Indlu.

Njengoba siphetha le nkulumo-mpikiswano yomkhakha kubalulekile ukuthi sicabangisise futhi sigcizelele ezinye zezinto ezibalulekile ezaphakanyiswa.

Nakuba kungenakwenzeka ukukhuluma ngephuzu ngalinye ngokuningiliziwe, ngifuna ukubonga ikhwalithi eyingqayizivele yezethulo futhi ngincome izikhulumi ngokuzibophezela kwazo kwangempela kanye nobuchwepheshe bazo. Ukujula kolwazi nomoya wezingxoxo ezakhayo obekugcwele kule mpikiswano kucebise kakhulu ukuqonda kwethu izinselele namathuba aphambi kwethu.

Somlomo, ngaphambi kokuba ngingene kwezinye zezindaba ezibalulekile eziphakanyiswe eNgxoxweni Yomkhakha, ngifuna ukwethula ngokushesha ezinye zezingqinamba ezinkulu. intuthuko embonini yezokuvakasha, ngale kwalokho ebengivele ngikhulume ngakho ekwethulweni kwami komkhakha.

Iphothifoliyo yezokuvakasha

I-Summer Tourism Boom - izivakashi eziyizigidi ezi-2 kuze kube manje kulo nyaka

Somlomo, ngaphambi kokuthi kuqedwe ngisho izinyanga eziyisithupha zalo nyaka sebethole izivakashi ezihlangene eziyizigidi ezi-2 kanye nezivakashi ezihamba ngomkhumbi ezinerekhodi lemali efinyelela ku-US$2 wezigidigidi, okuyisilinganiso esikhulu samaphesenti ayi-18 ngaphezu kweholo lika-2019 ngesikhathi esifanayo. Somlomo, akumele kusimangaze-ke lokho Jamaica ulungiselela okungcono kakhulu isizini izivakashi zasehlobo njalo. Leli qiniso liphinde laqinisekiswa ukusebenzelana engikuhole eNew York City, eMiami nase-Atlanta kule nyanga.

Lezi zingxoxo zazihlanganisa uchungechunge lwemihlangano nezingxoxo nababambe iqhaza abahamba phambili kwezokuvakasha enkampanini yezindiza, ezokuvakasha kanye nezinkampani zokuvakasha ezihlanganisa i-Delta Airlines, i-Royal Caribbean Group kanye ne-Expedia. Okwengezwe kulokho kwaba inhlolokhono yethelevishini ebukhoma, umsakazo, idijithali kanye nezingxoxo ezishicilelwe ezihambisana nezinga eliphezulu lokusebenzisana ne-Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), iBhange Lomhlaba kanye neYunivesithi yaseGeorge Washington.

Somlomo, i-Jamaica nayo ibhekene nokukhuphuka kokubhuka kwezindiza zasehlobo lango-2023 ngo-33% uma kuqhathaniswa nehlobo lango-2022 ngokwedatha enikezwe enye yezinkampani ezihamba phambili emhlabeni zokuhlaziya idatha yohambo, i-ForwardKeys.

Somlomo, lokhu kuqiniswe yiqiniso lokuthi kutholakale izihlalo zezindiza eziyizigidi ezingu-1.4 ngesikhathi sohambo lwasehlobo, okubonisa ukwenyuka ngo-16% uma kuqhathaniswa nezingcono kakhulu zangaphambili ngo-2019. Imakethe yemithombo eyinhloko yaseJamaica, e-United States of America, isingene ngaphakathi. 1.2 million kulezi zihlalo. Somlomo, izici zomthwalo walezi zindiza zasehlobo zihamba cishe ngamaphesenti angama-90!

Somlomo, uMnyango Wezokuvakasha kanye nezinhlaka zawo zikahulumeni uyaqhubeka nokusebenzisa amasu kanye nezinhlelo ezibalulekile zokuqinisekisa ukuthi sithuthukisa umkhakha wezokuvakasha obandakanya wonke umuntu, oqinile futhi osimeme esikhathini esingemva kwe-COVID-19.

Ngiyajabula ukunikeza imininingwane eyengeziwe kwembalwa yalezi zinhlelo ezibalulekile, kanje:

• Siyajabula ukuba neBhange Lokuthuthukiswa Kwamazwe Ngamazwe AseMelika (i-IDB) njengozakwethu kwezobuchwepheshe njengoba uMnyango wami uthuthukisa Isu Lezokuvakasha eliqinile nelichazwe kahle, elizosebenza njengomhlahlandlela wekusasa lezokuvakasha eliyimpumelelo. Leli su libhekana nezindaba ezibalulekile zokukhula nokufakwa komnotho, ukusimama kwemvelo, ukulondolozwa kwamasiko, ukuthuthukiswa kwenani labantu, kanye nokugcina ukulingana phakathi kwezinga lesipiliyoni sezivakashi kanye nezinga lempilo yezakhamuzi zethu.

• Leli Su Lezokuvakasha lihle kuphela njengokubambisana kwalo. Ngakho-ke, ukusebenzisana nababambiqhaza ababalulekile kanye nabalingani bezokuvakasha kubalulekile kulo mzamo. Kuze kube manje, sesiqale uchungechunge lwemihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi eziqhingini eziningi ukuze sithole impendulo ebalulekile kanye nemininingwane ezosiza ekulolongeni isiqondiso sezinhlelo zezokuvakasha zesikhathi esizayo. Sesivele saba nemihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi eyimpumelelo eMontego Bay nasePort Antonio ngokubonisana okuqhubekayo e-Ocho Rios. Izinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi kwezinye izindawo zokungcebeleka zizoba phakathi kwamanje noSepthemba.

• Imizamo yokuphothula Uhlaka Lwesiqinisekiso Nesu Lendawo (DAFS) iyaqhubeka ngobuqotho. Somlomo, i-DAFS ihlanganisa amasu ezokuvakasha azosenza sikwazi ukufeza isithembiso ezivakashini zethu zokuvakasha okuphephile, okuphephile nokungenazihibe, okuwukuhlonipha umphakathi kanye nemvelo. Igunyazwe yiKhabhinethi njengePhepha Lomthetho ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokubonisana futhi kuphothulwe njengoMqulu Womthetho.

• Senze izingxoxo zokubonisana nababambiqhaza ngenhloso yokuphothula uHlaka kanye neSu njengoMqulu Womthetho ozokwethulwa ePhalamende kulo nyaka Wezimali. Somlomo, ukuxoxisana nababambe iqhaza sekuphothulwe ngamaphesenti angama-95 njengoba sekunemihlangano eyisithupha yamahholo edolobha eNegril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Treasure Beach, Mandeville naseKingston. Bazoqhubeka kamuva kuleli sonto ngokubonisana ePortland nase-St. Thomas.

• Somlomo, ithimba lokuqala ohlelweni lweSikhwama Sokuthuthukisa Izokuvakasha (TEF) Tourism Innovation Incubator lisalelwe yizinyanga kuphela ukuthi luphele uhlelo lwalo. Abahlanganyeli abangamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa abamele amaqembu angu-11 anemibono yebhizinisi eyi-11 ehlukile njengamanje ababambe iqhaza kulo msebenzi.

• Uhlelo lwezinyanga eziyi-10 luzophetha ngomcimbi olindelwe ngabomvu lapho ababambiqhaza bezofika eqenjini labangase babe abalingani bebhizinisi, abatshalizimali kanye nama-ejensi axhasa ngezimali. Inhloso yalo mcimbi ukuthola inzalo eyanele kulaba ababambiqhaza ababalulekile, ngethemba, okuzoholela ezinhlelweni zebhizinisi. Umcimbi we-Pitch uhlelelwe ukuthi wenzeke ngoSepthemba 2023.

• Ekupheleni kohlelo, ababambiqhaza bazobe sebeyiqinisekisile imibono yabo yebhizinisi, banqume ukuthi baqhubeke njengoba bekuhleliwe noma bezungeza, futhi, kwezinye izimo, bathuthukise amabhizinisi abo ukuze asebenze ngokugcwele. Njengamanje, Somlomo, ababambiqhaza bazokwazi ukuthola eyodwa noma inhlanganisela yalezi zinhlelo zoxhaso ezilandelayo:

1. Ubambiswano lokulingana

2. Ukutholwa (ibhizinisi lithengwa kubahlanganyeli)

3. Thola uxhaso ngeTourism Innovation Facility

• Somlomo, selokhu lamemezela ukwabiwa kwezigidi eziyikhulu zamarandi kubahlanganyeli abaphumelele ngempumelelo iTourism Innovation Challenge, ithimba le-TEF belisebenza ngokuzikhandla ukuze lithole ubambiswano oludingekayo kanye nokugunyazwa ukuze kuqaliswe lolu hlelo. Lokhu kuzoba inhlanganisela yemalimboleko nesibonelelo. Ingxenye yemalimboleko izoba ngenzalo ephansi kakhulu.

• I-MOU edingekayo isibhaliwe futhi izothunyelwa kuKhabhinethi ukuze ivunywe okokugcina. Lesi sikhungo sizoqala ukusebenza ngekota yesithathu yalo nyaka wezimali.

Ucwaningo Lwezokuvakasha Kwezomnotho

Somlomo, njengoba enolwazi lokuphatha imboni yezokuvakasha ngalolu bhubhane, uHulumeni uzoba namasu amaningi okuqoqa ubufakazi ukuze athathe izinqumo mayelana nendlela yokuthuthukisa umnotho, ezenhlalakahle, ezemvelo kanye nengqalasizinda yokutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha.

Ngonyaka ozayo, uMnyango wami uzoqhuba Ucwaningo Lwezokuvakasha Kwezomnotho, oluhlose ukuhlonza umthelela wezomnotho, wezezimali, wezenhlalakahle kanye nemvelo wokuthuthukiswa kwamakamelo engeziwe ayi-15,000 kuya ku-20,000 ukuze kwengezwe isitokwe segumbi elikhona laseJamaica.

Somlomo, izinhloso eziqondile yilezi:

• Khomba futhi uhlole umthelela ongaba khona wentuthuko ehlongozwayo ku-Gross Domestic Product, Inzuzo Yokuhwebelana Kwamazwe Ngamazwe, Ukutshalwa Kwezimali, kanye Nemali Engenayo Nezindleko Zikahulumeni;

• Khomba futhi uhlole umthelela ongaba khona wentuthuko ehlongozwayo emalini engenayo nasekuqashweni (kokubili ngokuqondile nangokungaqondile);

• Khomba futhi uhlole umthelela ongaba khona wentuthuko ehlongozwayo emikhakheni esemqoka ehlobene efana nezolimo, ezokwakha, ezokukhiqiza nezokuzijabulisa;

• Khomba futhi uhlole umthelela ongaba khona wentuthuko ehlongozwayo ezidingweni zengqalasizinda, imvelo kanye nabantu (ikakhulukazi ezezindlu, ezokuthutha nezokungcebeleka);

• Nikeza izincomo ukuze kuncishiswe imithelela engemihle engaba khona kuyilapho kusetshenziswa imithelela emihle; futhi

• Nikeza ngesisekelo sobufakazi obuthembekile, obuqinile ukwazisa ukuqwashisa komphakathi ukubaluleka kwemboni yezokuvakasha eJamaica.

Somlomo, lokhu ukwanda okukhulu kwesitokwe samagumbi, esikhathini esifushane kakhulu emlandweni waseJamaica. Imele umzuzu woguquko oyingqayizivele. Kufanele sibambe lesi sikhathi ukuze sithole inzuzo ephezulu kwezenhlalo nezomnotho.

Ukuqinisa Ukuxhumana

Somlomo, iTourism Linkages Network, ngaphansi kweSikhwama Sokuthuthukisa Ezokuvakasha, iye yanda yahlanganisa nezimboni ezihlukahlukene ezifaka isandla ekukhuleni komkhakha wethu. Ezolimo zidlala indima ebalulekile ekwesekeni ezokuvakasha. Ngesicelo sethu se-Agri-Linkages Exchange (ALEX), abalimi abancane baxhumene ngokuqondile nabathengi embonini yezokuvakasha, okuhlomula umphakathi wendawo wezolimo.

Ezinyangeni ezinhlanu zokuqala zalo nyaka, abalimi bazuze ingqopha-mlando emangalisayo ngokwenza imali elinganiselwa ku-$325 million ngokusebenzisa inkundla ye-ALEX. Lokhu okufeziwe okubalulekile kukhombisa ukusebenza kahle kwenkundla ekuxhumaniseni abalimi nalabo abangase babe abathengi nokudala amathuba achumayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, onyakeni owandulele ka-2022, ingosi ye-ALEX yenza lula ukuthengiswa komkhiqizo wezolimo obiza ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama- $330. Le mpumelelo ayigcini nje ngokugqamisa impumelelo yesikhulumi kodwa igcizelela nomthelela omuhle ebe nawo ezimpilweni zabalimi abangu-1,733 kanye nabathengi ababhalisiwe abangama-671.

Somlomo, senze i-Agricultural Food Safety Manual futhi senza izikhathi zokuqwashisa nabalimi abangaphezu kuka-400. Ngokusebenzisa inethiwekhi yeTourism Linkages, ukushoda kwamanzi kanye nezikhathi zesomiso kuhlonzwe njengezithiyo kubalimi bomphakathi abahlinzeka umkhakha wezokuvakasha. Ukuze sibhekane nalokhu, sanikela ngamathangi amanzi kubalimi baseSt. Elizabeth, St. James, St. Ann, naseTrelawny. Esigabeni sokuqala, amathanga angama-50 anikezwe abalimi eSt. Elizabeth kwathi angama-20 anikezwa abalimi eSt. Esigabeni sesibili, kwanikelwa amathangi angu-200 kubalimi baseSt. Ann naseTrelawny. Sizoqhubeka nalolu hlelo ngo-2023 ukuze sisekele abalimi abancane abengeziwe, sibe sisabalalisa izinzuzo zezokuvakasha.

Uhlelo Lokulungela Umsebenzi Wezokuvakasha

Somlomo, umkhakha wezokuvakasha usaqhubeka nokuphazanyiswa yizinselelo zabasebenzi.

Uphiko lokuqeqesha loMnyango, i-Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), ekuphenduleni lesi simo, luhlongoza isu lokuheha abantu abasha futhi libasize balungiselele imisebenzi etholakalayo. Somlomo, ngokwesekwa ozakwethu, i-JCTI isizonxenxa amalungu ethimba kubafundi abaphothula esikoleni samabanga aphezulu ngoJuni nangoJulayi 2023. Umgomo uwukuheha abafundi abayizi-2,000 kuya kwezi-3,000.

I-Tourism Enhancement Fund, i-JCTI eyingxenye yaso, icele i-HEART NSTA Trust ukuthi ithuthukise Uhlelo Lokulungela Umsebenzi ikakhulukazi kulabo abasanda kungena emkhakheni wezokuvakasha. Abaphumelele ukhetho bazothola Isitifiketi se-NCTVET.

Somlomo, ngaphezu kwalezi zinhlelo eziyimpumelelo, uhlelo lweHospitality & Tourism Management (HTM) lungenye ingxenye ebalulekile yoHlelo lukaHulumeni Lokuthuthukiswa Kwabasebenzi. NgoJuni wonyaka odlule abafundi abangu-99 bezikole zamabanga aphezulu baphothule lolu hlelo lweminyaka emibili futhi bathola izitifiketi zabo e-American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. Enye yalezo zingane zase-Anchovy High School e-St. James ibe namaphuzu aphelele- i-100 kwangu-100! Bonke sebenemisebenzi kulo mkhakha.

I-Cohort 3 inabafundi abangama-303 ezikoleni zamabanga aphezulu eziyi-14 ezweni lonke. Abangu-150 balaba bafundi, abaneminyaka engu-18 nangaphezulu, benza ama-internship eSandals, Altamont Court, AC Marriott naseGolf View Hotel. Abanikazi bamahhotela bakujabulele ukuhlangana nalaba bantu abasha futhi bonke bafakwe emnyangweni abawukhethile. Siyaqiniseka ukuthi uma laba bafundi beqeda ukuqeqeshwa bazongena ezinhlelweni zokuthuthukisa abaqeqeshwayo noma baqale imisebenzi kulezi zindawo.

Izikhangibavakashi Komphakathi - Trench Town's Vin Lawrence Park

Somlomo, I-Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) izibophezele ekuvakasheni komphakathi, okudlulela ngale kwezindawo ezithandwa izivakashi futhi ingene enhliziyweni yezindawo ezimbalwa ezingomakhelwane. Ngokutshala imali ekuthuthukiseni ezokuvakasha ezizinze emphakathini, i-TPDCo ibona amathuba okukhula komnotho okusimeme, ukuvulwa kwamathuba emisebenzi, kanye nokugcinwa kwamagugu amasiko.

Manje Somlomo, njengoba siqhubeka nokusebenzisana nemiphakathi ukuze sandise ukubamba iqhaza kwayo kwezokuvakasha, ngiyajabula ukwabelana nawe ngentuthuko emangalisayo ethembisa ukuguqula isimo samasiko eTrench Town futhi ihehe izivakashi ezivela eduze nakude. I-Vin Lawrence Park, eyake yaba yindawo engasasetshenziswa kangako, isivuselelwe ukuze ibe isizinda sokucwiliswa kwamasiko nokutholwa. Lolu shintsho ludlula izithuthukisi zomzimba; imele umgubho womlando we-Trench Town, ubuhlakani, nokuqina. Izivakashi zizothola ithuba lokungena enhliziyweni nasemoyeni walo mphakathi, zizizwele mathupha umculo wawo, ubuciko, ukudla, kanye nezindaba ezihehayo. Njengoba izivakashi zizulazula ezindleleni zaleli paki, zizobukelwa imidwebo yasendongeni ebonisa abantu abavelele abavela e-Trench Town, abafana no-Bob Marley no-Peter Tosh. Le misebenzi yobuciko emikhulu kunempilo ihlonipha ifa lomculo elicebile elazalelwa kulo mphakathi.

Somlomo, ukutheleka kwezivakashi kuzoheha izithembiso zokufaka impilo emnothweni wendawo, kweseke amabhizinisi amancane, kukhuthaze nokuziqhenya kumalungu omphakathi.

Ikusasa Lezokuvakasha

Somlomo, ngiphinde ngidonse ukunaka ezimpambanweni zezobuchwepheshe nezokuvakasha. Intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe iguqula imboni yezokuvakasha. Njengabenzi benqubomgomo, kufanele samukele lolu shintsho ukuze sithuthukise ulwazi lomhambi. Ikusasa lomsebenzi kwezokuvakasha lizoshintshwa ubuhlakani bemishini kanye ne-inthanethi Yezinto. Ngokubambisana neBhange Lomhlaba, sizokwenza ucwaningo lwesifunda mayelana “Nekusasa Lezokuvakasha eCaribbean.” Lolu cwaningo luzosiqondisa ekudaleni indawo yezokuvakasha yaseCaribbean esimeme futhi edidiyelwe.

lokuvala

Sengiphetha, uMhlonishwa. UNgqongqoshe uBartlett uthe: Somlomo, umbono wethu ngeJamaica yinqubekelaphambili, impumelelo, kanye nokubandakanya wonke umuntu. Sihlala sizibophezele ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi akekho osalayo, ukuthi wonke umuntu waseJamaica uyawathola amathuba, nokuthi isizwe sethu siyachuma endaweni eya ngokuya iqhudelana emhlabeni. Ngokubambisana, masamukele izinselele ezizayo, sihlangene esinqumweni sethu sokwakhela i-Jamaica ikusasa eliqhakazile.

Ngedlulisa ukubonga kwami kuwo wonke amalungu ale ndlu ehloniphekile, izisebenzi zikahulumeni, kanye nabantu baseJamaica ngokuseseka kwabo okungaguquki nokuzinikela ezinhlosweni zethu esabelana ngazo. Ngemizamo yethu sonke, nginethemba lokuthi sizozuza impumelelo enkulu onyakeni ozayo.

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