UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, u-Edmund Bartlett uveze ukuthi iJamaica isiqinise ingqalasizinda yayo yokuhlola i-COVID-19 ukuhlangabezana nezidingo ezikhulayo zalezi zivivinyo, eziqhutshwa izidingo ezintsha zokuhamba ezimakethe ezinkulu zemithombo yezokuvakasha.
“IJamaica manje isilungele kakhulu. Sithuthukise ingqalasizinda ukuvikela inani lamanxusa okuhlola kanye / noma ukunika amandla izindlela zokuhlola amagciwane ezivunywa yiziphathimandla ezifanele. Ngakho-ke, zonke izivakashi eziza eJamaica zizokwazi ukuthola amalungiselelo okuhlolwa avunyelwe ukubenza bakwazi ukufeza izidingo zamazwe abo ukuze baphinde bangene, ”kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
Lokhu kulandela umyalelo wakamuva we-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), odinga ubufakazi bomphumela omubi wokuhlolwa kwe-COVID-19 kwabagibeli bezindiza abaya eMelika. Izidingo ezifanayo zazifakwe phambilini ngohulumeni baseCanada nase-UK, ezidinga ukuthi bonke abantu abandizela kulawo mazwe banikeze imiphumela yokuhlolwa engemihle ukwenza lula ukungena noma ukugwema ukuzihlukanisa.
UNgqongqoshe ugcizelele ukuthi ukuthuthuka kohlaka lokuhlola kuqhutshwa yithimba lebutho elikhethekile asanda kulakha ukuhola imizamo yokukhulisa amandla okuhlola e-COVID-19 aseJamaica. Leli qembu selisungule nohlelo oluzokwenza inqubo ibe lula kubavakashi.
“Ithimba lenze umsebenzi omningi impela. Okubandakanya ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuhlola nokunquma amandla okuphendula isidingo sokuhlolwa kwabo bonke abavakashi ababuyela ezweni labo futhi ngiyajabula ukusho ukuthi lowo msebenzi usuphothuliwe. Siyakwazi ukubika kahle ukuthi amalebhu onke agunyaziwe futhi anezinsizakusebenza, ”kuchaza uNgqongqoshe.
“Sisungule nezinhlelo ezimbili zokudilizwa kwabasebenzi. Zitholakala ezindaweni ezisondele ezikhungweni zezindiza zamazwe omabili eMontego Bay naseKingston, ”kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
Izindawo zokuhlola nazo zikhona kuwo wonke amahhotela amakhulu ezwe futhi amalungiselelo ezinto zokuhamba akhona ukwenza lula ukuhamba kwezivakashi ziye esikhungweni sokuhlola esiseduzane, uma eyodwa ingatholakali endaweni. Izivakashi nazo zizokhetha ukukhokhela izivivinyo ngaphambi kokuba zifike ezikhungweni.
UNgqongqoshe uphinde wabelana ngokuthi kwenziwa inqubomgomo yezivakashi ezivivinywa zikhona ngaphambi kokuhamba kulesi siqhingi. “Kubavakashi abavivinywa ukuthi banegciwane, sinohlelo lokunakekelwa okuhle oluhlelekile. Amahhotela azoba ngabaphenduli bokuqala ngokuvumela izivakashi ukuthi zihlale endaweni ebekiwe sonke isikhathi, ikakhulukazi uma zingabonakali, ukufeza izidingo zokubenza bakwazi ukubuyela emakhaya, ”kusho yena.
UNgqongqoshe uphinde wachaza nokuthi izidingo ezintsha zokuhamba ziwumthwalo. “Lezi zidingo ezintsha ziyinselelo enkulu futhi sesivele sithikamezwa yizimiso ezikhona. Okusha kungeza kulowo mthwalo kuphela. Kukhuphula izindleko futhi kunciphisa amanani, futhi kuzoba nomthelela ngokuya ngokusebenza kwamanye amabhizinisi. Kodwa-ke, okungakuthinti yikhwalithi kanye nezinga eliphezulu lesipiliyoni elinikezwa yiJamaica. Siseyindawo enhle kunazo zonke esingavakashela kuyo, ”kusho uNgqongqoshe.
Ithimba eliyisipesheli liholwa nguNgqongqoshe uBartlett futhi lifaka phakathi uMongameli weJamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), uClifton Reader; IPhini Lokuqala LikaMongameli weCaribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) kanye nalowo owayenguMongameli we-JHTA, uNicola Madden-Greig; Usihlalo we-Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), u-Ian Dear; IPhini likaSihlalo we-Sandals Group kanye noSihlalo woMkhandlu Wokuxhumana Kwezokuvakasha, u-Adam Stewart; Umqondisi Omkhulu we-Chukka Caribbean Adventures kanye noSihlalo weqembu le-COVID-19 eliqinisa ukuphathwa komhubhe, uJohn Byles; kanye noMeluleki Omkhulu kanye noSu Lweqhinga kuNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uDelano Seiveright.
Leli thimba lisebenzisana noMnyango Wezempilo Nempilo kanye nababambiqhaza kwezokuvakasha, emikhakheni kahulumeni kanye nezizimele.
Izivakashi ziyakhuthazwa ukuthi zihlole iwebhusayithi yeJamaica Tourist Board (www., evisiti.com) kanye newebhusayithi yoMnyango Wezempilo Nempilo (www.yonza.cXNUMXm) ukuthola izibuyekezo kumalungiselelo okuhlola nezindawo zokuhlola ezivunyiwe.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The hotels will be the first responders by allowing the visitors to stay on property in a designated area throughout the period, especially if they are asymptomatic, to fulfil the requirements to enable them to go back home,” he said.
- Which includes taking steps to assess and determine the capacity to respond to the need for testing of all visitors going back to their country and I am pleased to say that that work is completed.
- Testing facilities are also in place at all of the country's major hotels and transportation arrangements are in place to facilitate the movement of visitors to the closest testing center, if one is not available on property.
