I-Saint Lucia iqhubekela phambili ngokuthuthukiswa kwesikhumulo sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe

Ukwakhiwa kabusha kwesikhumulo sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe saseSaint Lucia kuzoqala maduze nje. NgoLwesibili, mhla ziyi-11 kuZibandlela wezi-2018, iPhalamende laseSaint Lucia ivotele ukuboleka amaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-100 ngohlelo lokuthuthukisa kabusha Isikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe sase-Hewanorra.

Lolu hlelo okulindeleke ukuthi lwethulwe ezinsukwini ezizayo luzohlanganisa ukwakhiwa kwebhilidi elisha elinezinsiza zesimanje, izindawo zokudlela, izitolo nezindawo zokuphumula eziphezulu kanye nokuguqulwa kwesikhumulo esidala ukuze sikwazi ukumumatha. ama-opharetha agxilile (ama-FBO).

I-Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) ijabule ngale ntuthuko njengoba izohlinzeka ngesikhuthazo esingeziwe ezinkampanini zezindiza ukuthi zivule imizila emisha eya endaweni.

UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha eSaint Lucia, uMhlonishwa uDominic Fedee uthe, “Siwaqedile amandla amanje eSikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe Sase-Hewanorra, futhi lo msebenzi wokuthuthukisa kabusha uyingxenye yohlelo olubanzi lukahulumeni wethu lokwandisa amagumbi esiqhingi ngamaphesenti angama-50 eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili ezayo.”

Njengamanje, iSaint Lucia inesitokwe samagumbi esingaphezudlwana nje kuka-5,000 wamahhotela amakhulu namancane, amavillas, izindlu zezivakashi namafulethi.

Ibamba lika-CEO weSaint Lucia Tourism Authority, uNkk. Tiffany Howard uthi, “Lena yintuthuko eyamukelekayo nezindaba ezinhle embonini yezokuvakasha. I-SLTA iyaqhubeka nokuxoxisana ngendiza eyengeziwe eya esiqhingini futhi ukuba nesikhumulo sezindiza esisha, sesimanje esizosebenzisana nozakwethu bezindiza kuyinzuzo enkulu.”

Njengamanje, iSaint Lucia yamukela izivakashi ezifika ku-400,000 njalo ngonyaka, ngenani elikhulu kakhulu elivela emakethe yase-US (45%), lilandelwa yiCaribbean (20%), i-UK (18.5%) neCanada (10.5%). Ezokuvakasha zenza amaphesenti angama-65 omnotho wesiqhingi.

Ngonyaka odlule uhulumeni wafaka imali engu-$35 yokuthuthukisa isikhumulo sezindiza (i-ADC) ekufikeni ngakunye ukuze kuxhaswe imali ebolekiwe yase-US $100 million evela kuhulumeni waseTaiwan. AbaseTaiwan nabo bahlinzeka ngosizo lwezobuchwepheshe oludingeka kakhulu kulo msebenzi.

Ukwakhiwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza esisha kulindeleke ukuthi kuqale ekuqaleni kuka-2019 ngenhloso yokuthi lesi sikhungo sisebenze ngokugcwele ekupheleni kuka-2020.