Ukuthuthukisa Ukuqina Kwezokuvakasha Ngenkathi Kuqhutshwa Ukukhula Okusimeme

Emhlabeni jikelele, lokhu kuba yinkinga yokuqina ngokukhula okusimeme ikakhulukazi ekhasini lasekhaya lezwe alimele.

UNgqongqoshe uBartlett namuhla wenze lesi sethulo esihlaba umxhwele ePhalamende laseJamaica.

Kuyafaneleka ukufundwa futhi kungase kusebenze njengemodeli kwezinye izindawo eziningi.

ISETHULO SE-SECTORAL DEBATE 2023/2024

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Somlomo, kuyilungelo elikhulu ukukhuluma ngale ndlu ehloniphekile ihlandla lama-34 njengommeleli okhethiwe wabantu bezwe lethu elihle, i-Jamaica. Ngiyaziqhenya ngokuba uNgqongqoshe weKhabhinethi osebenze isikhathi eside kunabo bonke futhi nakuba sekuphele iminyaka engama-43 ngakhethwa esikhundleni, ngisazizwa nginomuzwa wokuziqhenya kanye nomsebenzi engangiwenza ngesikhathi ngingena kulawa mahholo angcwele. Somlomo, lo msebenzi ngiwuthatha njengento ebalulekile futhi ngikuthatha njengenhlanhla ukuthola ithuba lokusebenzela abavoti bami kulesi sikhundla.

Okokuqala, ngithanda ukudlulisa ukubonga kwami ​​okuqotho kuNkulunkulu ngokungipha impilo namandla adingekayo ukuze ngenze imisebenzi yami ngokuzinikela nangenkuthalo enkulu. Ngiyasibonga lesi sibusiso, esingenze ngakwazi ukufeza izibopho zami ngempumelelo.

Ukwengeza, ngizizwa ngihloniphekile ukusebenza njengoNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha kanye noMholi Webhizinisi Likahulumeni. Lezi zikhundla ziwubufakazi bokwethenjwa nokwethenjwa uNdunankulu uMhlonishwa u-Andrew Holness angibeke kimina ukuze ngisebenzele izwe lami kulezi zindima ezibucayi. Ngalokhu, Somlomo, ngibonga kakhulu futhi ngiyazibophezela ukuthi ngizoqhubeka nokusebenza ngokuzikhandla ukuze ngiqinisekise ukwethenjwa umholi wami kanye nabanye abantu baseJamaica ababeke kimina.

Ngidlulisa ukubonga kwami ​​kuwe ngokusuka enhliziyweni, Somlomo, ngokuzibophezela kwakho okungantengantengi ekuqhubeni izindaba zephalamende lesizwe sakithi ngamakhono amangalisayo nokuzinikela. Ngithanda futhi ukuzwakalisa ukubonga kwami ​​kuMabhalane kanye nabasebenzi abakhuthele bale Ndlu ehloniphekile, ababambe iqhaza elikhulu ekuqinisekiseni ukusebenza kahle kwezinqubo zethu zokushaya imithetho.

Somlomo, angikwazi ukwedlulisa ukubonga kwami ​​okukhulu kumkami othandekayo esishade naye iminyaka engama-50, uCarmen, kanye nendodana yami, umalokazana nabazukulu bami, abebelokhu beyimithombo yamandla nokungeseka njalo kuyo yonke le minyaka. Ngibusisekile ngempela ngokuba nomndeni onothando nonakekelayo, obulokhu uwumoya ngaphansi kwamaphiko ami.

Ngithanda futhi ukudlulisa ukubonga okukhethekile kubasebenzi bami boMnyango Wezokuvakasha, okuhlanganisa amalungu ethimba lami siqu, kanye nemininingwane yomshayeli wami kanye nezokuphepha, ukuzinikela kwabo okungantengantengi nokusebenza kwabo kanzima kube usizo olukhulu ekungisizeni ukuba ngifeze umsebenzi wami ngokuhlanganyela. ukusebenza kahle kakhulu.

Somlomo, ngithanda futhi ukubonga ozakwethu abahlonishwayo kuHulumeni, ikakhulukazi labo abasebenza ngokuzikhandla ukuba nomthelela ngqo emkhakheni wezokuvakasha. Ngibonga kakhulu ngokuzikhandla nokuzinikela kwabo, okube nomthelela omkhulu ekukhuleni nasekuphumeleleni kwale mboni ebalulekile.

Ngivumeleni futhi ukuthi ngibonge kubalingani bami basePhalamende. Sonke sisebenza ndawonye ngokuzuzisa i-Jamaica, ngisho noma sibuka izinto ngemibono ehlukene. Kufanele futhi ngisebenzise leli thuba ukuhlonipha ngokukhethekile umkhulumeli ophikisayo kwezokuvakasha, uSenator Janice Allen, futhi ngimbonge ngokuzibandakanya kwakhe ngobuqotho nomsebenzi awabelwe wona.

Umkhakha ubulokhu uthola impumelelo enkulu ngenxa yokusebenza ngokuzimisela kozakwethu bemboni yezokuvakasha kanye nemizamo yokukhuthala yethimba engijabulela ukulihola. Somlomo, ngidlulisa ukubonga kwami ​​kuNobhala Omkhulu Ophethe, uNkz. Jennifer Griffith; osihlalo bezinhlaka zikahulumeni ezifanele ngaphakathi kungqongqoshe; amalungu ebhodi labo; abaqondisi babo abakhulu kanye nabo bonke abasebenzi bethu abamangalisayo.

Somlomo, ngifuna ukubonga ikakhulukazi uMongameli we-Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), uMnu. Robin Russell, nethimba lakhe eliphezulu ngokubambisana nokwesekwa abakunikezile onyakeni odlule. Ngifisa futhi ukubonga owamandulele, uMnu. Clifton Reader, ngeqhaza lakhe elikhulu onyakeni wezimali odlule kanye nobuholi bakhe obusebenzayo ekugcineni lo mkhakha uthuthuka kwesinye sezikhathi ezivivinya kakhulu emlandweni wale mboni.

Ngifuna futhi ukugqamisa abantu abaningi ababe nesandla kithi ekuqondiseni imboni ngalezo zikhathi ezinzima kakhulu futhi sisize hhayi nje kuphela ukululama okukhulu kodwa nentuthuko yokululama esibhekene nayo namuhla. Izincomo zilungele amalungu e-COVID-19 Tourism Recovery Taskforce eyasungulwa ekuqaleni kuka-2020 phakathi nalolu bhubhane. Siyabonga kakhulu ku:

• UJennifer Griffith

• U-Omar Robinson

• UJohn Lynch

• Ian Othandekayo

• U-Godfrey Dyer

• Delano Seiveright

• USolwazi Andrew Spencer

• USolwazi Gordon Shirley

• UJohn Byles

• UDkt. Carey Wallace

• U-Donovan White

• UJoseph Forstmayr

• Joy Roberts

• Kevin Hendrickson

• UNicola Madden-Greig

• UShane Munroe

• UPhilipp Hofer

• I-Anup Chandiram

• U-Adam Stewart

• UWayne Cummings

• Eaton Hubbard

• UJohn Bailey

• UMichael McMorris           

• U-Marilyn Burrowes

• UMichael Campbell

• UFred Smith

• Ikhansela uMichael Belnavis

• UJennifer Baugh

• UDaniel Carzin

• U-Velma Walker Ricketts

• USolwazi Lloyd Waller

• UFernando Vistrain

• UDavid Dobson

• U-Devon Mitchell

• U-Astley Shakes

• Prem Matani

• Jordan Samuda

• UWilfred Bagaloo

• UJessica Shannon

Okokugcina, futhi ngempela ukubaluleka okufanayo; ukubonga okukhethekile kubavoti bami e-East Central St. James, amaKhansela, kanye nethimba lami labaphathi. Ngibonga kakhulu ngokungeseka kwabo okuqotho phakathi neminyaka edlule.

Somlomo, njengoba sengisebenzele abantu base-East Central St. James iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili, ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu ngenqubekelaphambili yethu ndawonye. Ngonyaka odlule kuphela, sitshale izigidi ezingu-13 zamaRandi emifundazweni yezemfundo yabafundi abakhethekile esifundeni, ngohlelo lwami lokufunda. Yasungulwa ngo-1999 futhi yaklomelisa ngemifundaze esekelwe ekusebenzeni ku-Primary Exit Profile (PEP) kanye nangaphambilini Ukuhlolwa Kwempumelelo Yebanga Lesithupha (GSAT), ngaphezu kwe-Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) neminye imisebenzi yezemfundo. Kuyangijabulisa ukuthi sinabahlomuli abaqhuba izifundo zabo futhi benza kahle emisebenzini yabo hhayi e-Jamaica kuphela kodwa nase-China, Japan, Spain kanye nase-United States, Canada nase-United Kingdom. Kube yintokozo, Somlomo, ukuhlangana phakathi neminyaka edlule nalaba abaphumelele!

Somlomo, ngiyajabula futhi ukutshela ukuthi i-Early Childhood Development Centre for Innovation izokwakhiwa e-St. James East Central kulo nyaka. Lesi sikhungo esisezingeni eliphezulu sizoqedwa onyakeni futhi sixhaswa kuphela yiminikelo yezinkampani eziphanayo, izisekelo kanye nabantu abavela lapha naphesheya kwezilwandle.

Somlomo, ngizibophezele ekusebenzeni ngokungakhathali ukuqinisekisa ukuthi i-East Central St. James iyisifunda esiyisibonelo. Nginesikweleti sokubonga kubasebenzi bami abazinikele kuwo wonke amazinga esiyingi, ukuzinikela kwabo nothando lwabo kube wusizo olukhulu. Ngakho-ke, ngidlulisa ukubonga kwami ​​okusuka enhliziyweni futhi eqenjini lami, ikakhulukazi i-Ed's Tulips, ngokungeseka kwabo okuqhubekayo ekwenzeni ngcono izimpilo endaweni.

UKWAMUKELA UKWENZA

Somlomo, isethulo sami namuhla sizokwenziwa izingxenye ezimbili. Okokuqala, ngizogxila esimweni semboni, okuhlanganisa igalelo lezokuvakasha e-Jamaica, izinselele kanye nempumelelo eminingi. Ngemuva kwalokho ngizobeka izinqubomgomo, izinhlelo kanye nemisebenzi eyenziwayo ukuze umkhakha wethu wezokuvakasha ukwazi ukuqhubeka uqhuba umnotho wase-Jamaica esikhathini sangemva kwe-COVID-19.

Ukusetha isiteji

Somlomo, uma kuke kwaba khona imboni enamandla okuguqula isizwe sethu, imiphakathi yethu kanye nempilo kanye nezimpilo zabantu baseJamaica zibe ngcono, ezokuvakasha.

Umhlangano oqinile wezokuvakasha osuka ekumeni okude kwe-COVID-19 ukuze uqhubeke nokuba umshayeli ophambili wokusimama komnotho wase-Jamaica ngemuva kobhubhane kumakota ayisikhombisa alandelanayo, ngokusho kwe-Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), igcizelela lokho ebesivele sikwazi. – ukuthi le mboni enezinhlangothi eziningi iyi-ejenti enamandla yokuguqula umnotho.

Ngivumele, Somlomo, ngichaze kabanzi ngeqhaza elikhulu lezokuvakasha e-Jamaica.

Somlomo, unyaka wezi-2022 ube unyaka omuhle kakhulu. Ezokuvakasha azigcinanga ngokuthuthuka ngezinga eliqopha umlando kodwa imboni yezokuvakasha ibe yimbangela yokusimama komnotho wezwe lonke ngemuva kobhubhane.

Izibalo ze-PIOJ zikwenza kucace lokhu, Somlomo. Ngifisa ukuzithoba kwakho njengoba ngigqamisa amaqiniso ambalwa abalulekile:

• Isikhathi sikaMasingana kuya kuZibandlela wezi-2022 siveze ukuthi iGross Domestic Product (GDP) inyuke ngo-5.1% uma kuqhathaniswa no-2021. Lokhu kukhombisa ukwenyuka kwenani langempela elengezwe embonini ekhiqiza izimpahla ngo-2.1% kanye neNdawo Yezinkonzo ngo-6.0% ngo-2022. isikhathi. 

• Ngo-2022 ukukhula okulinganiselwe kwenani elingeziwe embonini Yamahhotela Nezindawo Zokudlela bekungama-48.9% uma kuqhathaniswa no-2021. Lokhu kumangalisa nakakhulu uma sicabanga ukuthi ngo-2021 imboni yayisanda kuqala ukusimama emthelela we-COVID- 19 ubhubhane.

• Umkhakha wezokuvakasha ube negalelo elikhulu ekukhuleni komnotho uwonke kanye nezinye izimboni, njengemboni yezoLimo, amaHlathi kanye nezokuDoba, okulinganiselwa ukuthi ikhule ngo-9.0%. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kubonise umthelela wokwanda kwesidingo, ikakhulukazi emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, okhule ngenxa yalokho ekuxegisweni kwezinyathelo ezasetshenziswa ngaphambilini ze-COVID-19.

• Ngo-2022, i-Jamaica yamukele izivakashi ezingaba yizigidi ezingu-3.3, okuwukunyuka okungu-117% ngo-2021, ngemali etholwayo yokuhwebelana kwamanye amazwe elinganiselwa ku-US$3.7 billion.

• Imali etholwayo yango-2022 imele ukukhuphuka okungu-71.4% uma kuqhathaniswa no-2021, lapho imali esiyitholayo ifinyelela ku-$2 billion.

• Ukufika kwesikhashana kwanyanga zonke kuqale ukudlula izibalo zika-2019 kusukela ngo-June 2022 ngakho-ke kulindeleke ukuthi u-2023 abonise ukululama okuphelele ezibalweni zethu zonyaka, ngaphambi kwezilinganiso zangaphambilini zokuthi ukululama okuphelele kuzokwenzeka ngo-2024, nokuqagela kwezivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-3.8 nabakwamanye amazwe. ukuhwebelana ngenzuzo ye-US$4.1 billion.

• Izindaba ezingcono nakakhulu, Somlomo, kulindeleke ukuthi i-Real GDP yomnotho izokhula phakathi kwebanga elingu-3.0% liye ku-5.0% phakathi kukaJanuwari – Mashi 2023 uma kuqhathaniswa noJanuwari – Mashi 2022.

• Ukukhula kulindeleke ukuthi kuholwe ukusebenza okuqinile ngokwengxenye yamahhotela Nezindawo zokudlela.

• Esikhathini sikaJanuwari kuya kuMashi 2023, kulinganiselwa ukuthi i-Jamaica yamukele izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-1.185, okumele ukukhula ngo-94.4%, uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2022.

• Ukusebenza kwe-GDP onyakeni wezimali ka-2023/24 kulindeleke ukuthi kugqugquzelwe ukuqhubeka nokusebenza okuqinile kwabafikayo, okusizwa ukwanda kwamakamelo kanye nemizamo yokukhangisa eqinisiwe.

• Ngesikhathi sikaJanuwari kuya kuSepthemba 2022, i-Jamaica izuze u-J$8.6 webhiliyoni ngentela yegumbi lezivakashi (GART) kanye ne-General Consumption Tax (GCT) uma iqhathaniswa no-2021 lapho amaqoqo abengu-J$3.7 bhiliyoni, emele ukukhuphuka okungu-139.2%. Amaqoqo e-GCT kanye ne-GART ka-2022 adlule amaqoqo ka-2019 ngo-16.2% lapho cishe amabhiliyoni angu-J$7.4 aqoqwa ku-GCT naku-GART.

• Ukutshalwa kwezimali kuyaqhubeka nokudlondlobala nokugqugquzela ukusimama kwezokuvakasha. Kule minyaka emi-4 edlule, ukutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha kube nomthelela ku-20% wesamba semali etshaliwe eSiqhingini Sangaphandle Esiqondile. Eminyakeni emi-5 ukuya kweyi-10 ezayo, kunamaphrojekthi amaningi okutshalwa kwezimali azayo, azobona amagumbi amasha engeziwe angu-15,000 kuya kwangu-20,000 anotshalomali lwenani lamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezine kuya ku-US$4 wezigidigidi.

• Ngonyaka wekhalenda ka-2022, Imali Engenayo Kahulumeni, evela emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, ngezinkokhiso ze-TEF, Izindleko Zesikhumulo Sezindiza Nezintela, yayilinganiselwa ku-J$40.6 Bilion.

Somlomo, onyakeni wezimali odlule ubone uNgqongqoshe wami, izinhlangano zethu zomphakathi kanye nabalingani bethu bezokuvakasha beqhubeka nokwakhela phezu kohlaka esilubekile ngemuva kobhubhane lomkhiqizo wezokuvakasha ovuselelwe osebenzayo, olinganayo futhi ovulela wonke umuntu amathuba.

Njengoba izibalo ezishiwo ngenhla zibonisa, Somlomo, ezokuvakasha zizoba umgqugquzeli omkhulu wokukhula komnotho nokuchuma e-Jamaica eminyakeni ezayo futhi kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi waziswe ngomsebenzi ebesiwenza onyakeni odlule wokubeka kabusha izindawo. umkhakha ukuze uzuze amazinga aphezulu okukhula, ukusabalala okungcono kwezinzuzo zezokuvakasha kuwo wonke ama-Jamaican nokuxhumana okuqinile kuyo yonke indwangu yezomnotho yalesi siqhingi esihle.

Somlomo, ukufinyeleleka okukhulu kwezokuvakasha kwezomnotho akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuqonda. Kungaphezulu kakhulu kokufika kwezivakashi, umholo, ukundiza ngendiza kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kwezigidi zamadola. Njengoba ningizwile ngisho, isikhathi nesikhathi, siwuchungechunge lwezingxenye ezihambayo okufanele zihlangane ngaphandle komthungo ukuze sakhe umuzwa esiwudayisela umhlaba wonke futhi kunabantu abaningi abasizayo ukudala lesi sivakashi - abasebenzi basehhotela. , abalimi, abathengisi bemisebenzi yezandla, abaqhubi bezokuvakasha, abathwali bezimpahla ezibomvu, abaqhubi bezinqola zenkontileka nezisebenzi zezindawo ezihehayo, ukubala nje abambalwa.

Kodwa-ke, ngisho nalapho sikuchaza ngale ndlela, umqondo we-ecosystem yezokuvakasha edidiyelwe, ezuzisa amakhulu ezinkulungwane zama-Jamaica, awuqondwa ngokugcwele.

Imboni yezokuvakasha yaseJamaica ijabulela ukukhula nempumelelo enkulu. Nokho, inqubekelaphambili kufanele ihlanganise wonke umuntu. Ngakho-ke, namuhla, Somlomo, ngizochaza ukuthi uMnyango Wezokuvakasha kanye nezinhlaka zawo zomphakathi ukwenza kanjani lokhu. Asigcinanga nje ngokubeka ukwakheka komkhiqizo wezokuvakasha othuthukisiwe nohlukahlukene kodwa nezinqubomgomo, izinhlelo kanye nemizamo yokuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu baseJamaica kuwo wonke amazinga omphakathi bangajabulela ingxenye enkulu yezokuvakasha.

Somlomo, sithi: 

• Ukuxhumanisa abalimi abancane ngokuqondile nabathengi abangaphakathi kwemboni yezokuvakasha ngenani elingamakhulu ezigidi zamaRandi;

• Ukuthuthukisa amakhono kanye nokuqinisekisa izinkulungwane zabasebenzi bezokuvakasha nabafundi bezikole zamabanga aphezulu ngezinhlelo zamahhala ezihlinzekwa yi-Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) kanye nabalingani bayo basekhaya nabamazwe ngamazwe;

• Ukuhlinzeka ngeholo elivikelekile lomhlalaphansi labasebenzi bethu bezokuvakasha ngohlelo olushintsha umdlalo lweTourism Workers Pension Scheme (TWPS);

• Ukusiza abasebenzi bezokuvakasha ngezindlu ezanele nezithengekayo; okuhlanganisa nemizamo eyenziwa ngokubambisana nabatshalizimali bamahhotela, ukwakha amakhaya angaphezu kuka-2,500 ezisebenzi zamahhotela;

• Ukuthuthukisa amabhizinisi amasha naqalayo emkhakheni wezokuvakasha ngokusebenzisa iTourism Innovation Incubator;

• Ukugqugquzela amathuba abalulekile okumaketha Kwamabhizinisi Amancane Naphakathi Ezokuvakasha (ama-SMTE) ngemicimbi yethu yaminyaka yonke yeTourism Linkages Network (TLN), efana noKhisimuzi kaJulayi kanye ne-Speed ​​Networking, ehlinzeka inkundla yamakhulu abakhiqizi nosomabhizinisi basekhaya ukuthi bahlanganyele nehospitality. umkhakha kanye nenkampani yaseJamaica.

• Ukuqhubeka nokuthuthukisa amabhishi esiqhingini sonkana ngoHlelo Lukazwelonke Lokuthuthukiswa Kwamabhishi, oluqinisekisa ukufinyelela kwabo bobabili abantu bendawo nezivakashi ezindaweni zokungcebeleka ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Ngaleso sizathu, ngiyajabula ukusho ngerekhodi ukuthi amabhishi omphakathi amathathu asezingeni lomhlaba azoqedwa ngonyaka ozayo, wezi-2024, ukuze kuzuze abantu baseJamaica kanye nezivakashi ngokufanayo.

• Ngohlelo lwe-Spruce Up Jamaica, sixhasa ngezimali imiklamo emincane kodwa egxilile yokuthuthukiswa komphakathi kuzo zonke izindawo zokuvota, njengoba kwabiwa amaRandi ayizigidi ezintathu ngonyaka, isifunda ngasinye. Somlomo, kuyangithokozisa ukusho ukuthi ngenxa yempumelelo enkulu yalolu hlelo, sesithuthele ekunyuseni uxhaso lube ngamaRandi ayizigidi ezine esifundeni ngasinye!

• Nge-Spruce Up futhi, sizobona idrayivu yokuthuthukisa ubuhle be-Negril; umphakathi oletha imali engenayo nemisebenzi emikhulu e-Jamaica iyonke.

• Somlomo, yimali engenayo kanye nezinzuzo zezokuvakasha ezisiza kakhulu ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uHulumeni angaqhubeka nokuthuthukisa izikole zethu, imitholampilo, izibhedlela, imigwaqo, amaphoyisa ethu, izicishamlilo kanye nazo zonke izinsiza esikhule sizithatha. ngokuvunyelwa.

• Somlomo, ezokuvakasha eziqhubeka, ngokuqondile nangokungaqondile, zibe negalelo ekuqashweni kwabantu baseJamaica abangaphezu kuka-350,000 emahhotela ethu, ezindlini zamahhotela, ezindaweni ezikhangayo, ezindaweni zokudlela, emabhange nakwezinye izikhungo zezimali, ezokuthutha ezihamba phansi, ezokwakha, ezikhumulweni zezindiza, ezikhumulweni zemikhumbi, ezikhungweni zemikhumbi. , ukuthuthela kwelinye izwe, ukulungiswa kwezwe, ukuhlanzwa kwemigwaqo, izinkwali, ukuthuthwa kwamaloli, ukudayisa, ukukhiqiza, ezolimo, ukugaywa kwezolimo, ezokudoba, ezokuzijabulisa, imboni yasolwandle, umshwalense, ubuchwepheshe bolwazi kanye nohlu luyaqhubeka.

Njengoba ngike ngasho, Somlomo, uma kunqoba ezokuvakasha, siyawina sonke. Kusho imisebenzi eminingi kubantu baseJamaica; amathuba engeziwe kosomabhizinisi bendawo; ukwanda kokusetshenziswa kwempahla nemisebenzi yendawo; kanye nokugcinwa okukhulu kwedola lezokuvakasha.

Izinselele Zokubuyisela

Somlomo, akungabazeki nakancane ukuthi ubhubhane lomhlaba wonke lwe-COVID-19 kanye nokululama ngokushesha okungaphezu konyaka wethu wokugcina wezi-2019 kuveze obala izinto eziningi ezibeka engcupheni ukukhula okusimeme kanye nentuthuko yemboni yezokuvakasha Jamaica jikelele.

Somlomo, lezi zindaba zihlanganisa:

• Okokugcina ukutholakala kwabasebenzi abanamakhono okusimeme kulo mkhakha. Njengoba iqashelwa njengenselele yomhlaba wonke, i-Jamaica iye yathinteka ikakhulukazi kule nkinga njengoba ozakwethu botshalomali basekhaya nabangaphandle befuna ukuqasha abasebenzi bendawo ezinhlanganweni zabo ngomzamo wokuthola imbuyiselo. Ngakho-ke udaba olokuhlinzekwa kwabasebenzi abanamakhono okuhambisana ngokufanele nesu lokunxeshezelwa elithuthukiswe ngokugcwele eliklanyelwe ukuheha nokugcina abasebenzi bethu abangcono kakhulu. Ukuzuza lolu hlobo lokuzwana kuyindlela yokuxazulula inkinga ekhubaza kakhulu imboni, okuzoba kubi kakhulu njengoba ukwanda kwalo mkhakha kuqhubeka ngokushesha. Siyaqhubeka nokwenza intuthuko eqinile ekugcwaliseni ezinye zezikhala ngemizamo yemboni ezimele nekahulumeni; nokho-ke, ezinye zalezi zinkinga ziyaqhubeka futhi izixazululo ezintsha kuzodingeka zilandelwe ngokushesha.

• Izinkinga zeSupply Chain Logistics zibukeka sengathi zehlile, Somlomo, emasontweni nasezinyangeni ezedlule. Kodwa-ke, kusaqhubeka nokushoda kokudla okuthile, izimpahla, izingxenye kanye nemishini ethile emkhakheni, ngaleyo ndlela kubeke engcupheni ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo.

• Ukwehla kwamandla emali emhlabeni wonke, izinselelo ze-supply chain emhlabeni jikelele kanye nokushoda kwezisebenzi emikhakheni ethile kuyahambisana futhi kuyaqhubeka nokuba nomthelela emkhakheni ngezindlela eziningi, okuhlanganisa ukukhuphula amanani entengo ezimpahla nemisebenzi eminingi. Amanani aphezulu amathikithi endiza, amanani aphezulu okudla nezimpahla, izindleko eziphezulu zabasebenzi kanye nezindleko eziphakeme zamandla konke kwehla amanani aphezulu kubathengi.

• Izithiyo zamandla kanye nezindaba zokuhleleka komphakathi zibaluleke kakhulu kunaseminyakeni eyandulela umqedazwe we-COVID-19. Somlomo, ubhubhane kanye nokudlondlobala kwezibalo zezokuvakasha sekudonsele izakhamuzi eziningi kakhulu endaweni yezokuvakasha ehlinzeka ngenqwaba yempahla nemisebenzi. Lokhu ngezindlela eziningi kuyinto enhle kakhulu; Nokho, kwezinye izindawo ukuphazamiseka, ubugebengu kanye nemikhuba engemihle kungene ekudaleni inselele enkulu ekuqinisekiseni indawo oya kuyo kubantu bendawo nezivakashi. Kuthatha isigameko esisodwa esibi ukulimaza indawo okuyiwa kuyo izinyanga, uma kungeyona iminyaka. Sinomsebenzi wokuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu abangena endaweni balandela imithetho futhi bayakuhlonipha ukubaluleka komthetho nokuhleleka. I-Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) ihola imizamo, ngokubambisana nabezokuvikela, yokuletha ukuhleleka ezindaweni ezingasalawuleki ngokuphelele futhi ezilimaza kakhulu indawo yethu. Leyo mizamo ihlanganisa, okubalulekile, ukwenza kube njalo abenzi bomthetho abaningi abanobuntu obuhle nabasebenza kanzima abadinga usizo lokubenza bahambisane nemithetho nemithetho yezwe lethu. Lapho izinto zethu ezikhangayo zihlelekile futhi zithobela umthetho yilapho zizoba nebhizinisi eliningi futhi ekugcineni zizuze wonke umuntu. Kulabo abazimisele ngokuqhubeka bephula umthetho nokuzibandakanya kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezenzo zobugebengu nezingafanele, iziphathimandla ezifanele zizobhekana nazo njengoba kusho umthetho.

• Somlomo, ukunwetshwa kwemigwaqo nezindawo zokungcebeleka emiseleni yezindawo zokungcebeleka sekubaluleke kakhulu njengoba izivakashi zichitha isikhathi esiningi zigcwele izimoto kunangaphambili. UNdunankulu useveze izinhlelo eziningi zokuqalisa ukunwetshwa kwale migwaqo okuhlanganisa nothelawayeka. Kuyasijabulisa ukuthi imiklamo eminingana yengqalasizinda yemigwaqo isivele isezigabeni zokuqala noma isiseduze futhi izodambisa izinkinga zesiminyaminya. Lokhu kubandakanya iProjekthi yomgwaqo i-Montego Bay Perimeter Road yamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-274.5, iphrojekthi yokudlula, ebandakanya ukwakhiwa kwamakhilomitha angama-25 omgwaqo kanye nokuphothulwa kwesivumelwano sezigidi ezingu-US$800 neNhlangano Yezezimali Yamazwe Ngamazwe sokwakha umgwaqo omkhulu wemizila emine osuka eRose Hall. e Montego Bay, St. James, to Mammee Bay, St. Ann. Umgwaqo omkhulu wemizila emine, lapho usuqediwe, uzodlula izindawo ezivame ukuminyana e-Priory, e-Runaway Bay nase-Discovery Bay e-St. Siyajabula futhi ngezinhlelo ezithuthukile zokwakha imigwaqo edlula eduze kwaseHopewell naseLucea esifundeni saseHanover. Lokhu kuyaphuthuma ikakhulukazi njengoba kunesiminyaminya esikhulu esivele sikhona kula madolobha anezimoto eziningi ezibheke eNegril. Njengoba kwakhiwa amakamelo amahhotela amasha angu-4,000 njengoba kwenzeka ngePrincess Hotels and Resorts futhi angaphezu kuka-2,000 azoqala ezinyangeni eziyi-12 kuya kwezingu-18 ezizayo, le miklamo yokudlula ibalulekile. Somlomo, I-Ejensi Yezemisebenzi Kazwelonke kanye Nezinkampani Zomasipala ziyaqhubeka nokusebenza ukuze kuncishiswe ezinye zezinkinga zomgwaqo kanye nezinselelo ukuze kwenziwe ngcono ulwazi lwabavakashi abavakashela le ndawo kanye nezakhamuzi ezingabasebenzisi bendawo.

• Somlomo, siphinde sasebenza kuzo zonke iMinistry, iMinyango kanye nama-Ejensi ukubhekana nezinkinga zesiminyaminya eSikhumulweni Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe Sangster eMontego Bay esicasule izivakashi kanye nezakhamuzi, ezikhale ngokulinda amahora amaningi kolayini abade lapho zifika. Ngenombolo erekhodiwe yezindiza, ezigcwele zize zigcwale uma kuqhathaniswa, okuhambisana nokululama okusheshayo, lokhu okulindelekile kulethe izinselele ezinkulu. IPhini likaNdunankulu kanye noNgqongqoshe Wezokuphepha Kuzwelonke, uNom. UDkt. Horace Chang kanye noNgqongqoshe Wezokuthutha, uMhlonishwa. U-Audley Shaw ubelokhu esebenzela ukubhekana nezinkinga esikhathini esifushane ngenkathi ecindezela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinhlelo zokunwetshwa nokuthuthukiswa kwe-MBJ Limited, abaqhubi besikhumulo sezindiza, zenziwa ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka.

• Somlomo, njengoba kuphawuliwe ekuqaleni, idolobha nezindawo ezizungezile ze-Negril zifaka isandla kakhulu esikhwameni semali yase-Jamaica futhi liqashe izinkulungwane, futhi lizofaka isandla nakakhulu ngenxa yokuqina komkhiqizo walo wezokuvakasha kanye namathuba okukhula okuqhubekayo. Siyawamukela umbono omkhulu kaNdunankulu u-Andrew Holness wale ndawo, ozozuzisa yonke i-Jamaica. Lolu hlelo lokuthuthukisa olushintsha imidlalo luzobandakanya isikhumulo sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe, ipaki yolwandle yomphakathi, indawo yezandla kanye, ngosizo lweNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yemvelo (UNEP), iRoyal Palm Reserve ebuyiselwe. Ukuthuthukiswa okwengeziwe kwendle namanzi kuyeza futhi kuzokwengeza eSikhungweni Sedolobha esisha esihlongozwayo. Lokhu ukucabanga phambili, ukuhlela phambili kanye nombono wangempela ekusebenzeni.

• Ngasohlangothini lwezolimo, Somlomo, siyaqhubeka nokusebenzisana ngamandla noMnyango Wezolimo kanye nababambiqhaza abazimele ukuze sihlangabezane kangcono nesidingo sezinto ezengeziwe ezikhiqizwa kuleli ezingahlangabezana nesidingo esikhulu nesikhulayo somkhakha. Futhi sivulekele ukunikezwa okuvela kubatshalizimali baphesheya ukuze sisebenzisane kanye/noma sisungule izinhlelo zebhizinisi lezolimo esiqhingini, uma kubhekwa ukukhula okukhulu kwamakamelo amahhotela kanye nesidingo esizolandela eminyakeni ezayo. Abanikazi bamahhotela abaningi sebethembise ukwesekwa ngokugcwele, benxusa abadlali bamazwe ngamazwe ukuthi batshale imali emkhakheni wezolimo kanye nebhizinisi lezolimo eJamaica.

• Somlomo, kufanele kugcizelelwe ukuthi ubugebengu nodlame kuyaqhubeka nokuba nomthelela omubi enkampanini njengoba umbono wokuphepha uthinteka. Ukwehliswa kobugebengu obukhulu ngama-20% kusukela kuqale unyaka kuyakhuthaza kakhulu futhi kuthumela uphawu olucacile lokuthi imizamo kule minyaka edlule inomthelela omuhle emazingeni ethu obugebengu. Kumele kuqashelwe, nokho, ukuthi naphezu kwezinselelo zobugebengu nobudlova obukhona nakwezinye izindawo eziningi, ubugebengu obubhekiswe kubavakashi buhlala buphansi kakhulu ngaphansi kuka-0.1%.

Somlomo, lezi kanye nezinye izinselelo sizithatha ngokungathi sína futhi siyaqhubeka nokusebenza kuhulumeni wonke, imboni ezimele, amaqembu ababambiqhaza kanye nemiphakathi ukuze sizixazulule ngombono ogxile kwizixazululo.

UMGWAQO WOKULAMULA NOKUKHULA OKUSIZINZE

Somlomo, imboni yezokuvakasha yase-Jamaica isilulame ngendlela emangalisayo emiphumeleni edabukisayo yobhubhane lwe-COVID-19, futhi manje sisendleleni yokukhula eqhubekayo.

Nokho, Somlomo, ukuze siqhubeke nalo mgudu wokukhula kumele sigxile ekuhlinzekeni ngolwazi olusezingeni lomhlaba olukhombisa amasiko, amagugu, nobuhle bemvelo baseJamaica.

Ukwengeza, Somlomo, kufanele siqhubeke nokutshala imali kubantu bakithi, sithuthukise ingqalasizinda esekelayo, sithuthukise izindawo ezintsha ezihehayo, futhi sikhuthaze izindlela ezisimeme zezokuvakasha ezizuzisa imiphakathi yethu futhi zivikele imvelo yethu.

Enye yezindlela esisekela ngazo izisebenzi zethu zezokuvakasha iwukuthuthukisa uhlelo lokulingana kwezenhlalakahle oluzonikeza abasebenzi bezimboni umuzwa omkhulu wokufeza okuthile, impumelelo kanye nokuphepha.

Somlomo, iSikimu sethu Sempesheni Yabasebenzi Bezokuvakasha kanye Nezindlu Zomphakathi Zabasebenzi Bezokuvakasha, izinhlelo zethu zokuqeqesha nezitifiketi kanye nezinhlelo zokusekela ukusungulwa kwezokuvakasha kubalulekile.

Uhlelo lwempesheni yabasebenzi bezokuvakasha

Njengoba sazi sonke, imboni yezokuvakasha ibambe iqhaza elibalulekile emnothweni waseJamaica futhi abasebenzi bethu kulo mkhakha banikele ngezimpilo zabo ekusizeni izivakashi zethu futhi baqinisekise ukuthi umkhiqizo wethu wezokuvakasha uhlala usezingeni lomhlaba.

Kodwa-ke, Somlomo, naphezu kokusebenza kanzima negalelo ekuphumeleleni kwezomnotho wezwe lethu, izisebenzi eziningi zezokuvakasha zibhekene nokungaqiniseki nokungavikeleki uma kuziwa eminyakeni yazo yomhlalaphansi. Yingakho sethula iTourism Workers Pension Scheme ngo-2022. Ngokuhlinzeka ngohlelo lwempesheni oluthembekile noluzinzile kubasebenzi abasembonini yezokuvakasha, siqinisekisa ukuthi bangaba nokuthula kwengqondo nokuvikeleka eminyakeni yabo yegolide.

Lolu hlelo luklanyelwe ukubhekelela bonke abasebenzi emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, kungakhathaliseki isimo sabo sokuqashwa noma ubudala, futhi luhlanganisa abasebenzi basemahhotela, abadayisi bemisebenzi yezandla, abaqhubi bezokuvakasha, abathwali bezimpahla ezibomvu, abaqhubi bezinqola zenkontileka nabasebenzi ezindaweni ezihehayo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi bonke abasebenzi embonini yezokuvakasha bangazuza kulolu hlelo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiziphi izindima zabo noma izibopho zabo.

Somlomo, kuyangithokozisa ukubika ukuthi bangaphezu kuka-8,000 abasebenzi baseHospitality asebekhokha kulolu hlelo, neminikelo engaphezu kuka-$550 million kuze kube manje. Uhulumeni ubeke ngaphezu kwesigidigidi esi-R1 kulolu hlelo kanti ingxenye yokugcina yezigidi ezingama-$50 izokhokhwa onyakeni omusha wezimali. Ngenxa yalokhu, lolu hlelo luzoba nesamba semali engaphezudlwana nje kwezigidigidi eziyi-1.5 zamarandi ukuze kuhlinzekwe izinzuzo kubasebenzi.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, Somlomo, imboni yezokuvakasha ibanzi kangangokuthi silindele abantu abangafika ku-350,000 abazofaka isandla kulolu hlelo esikhathini esizayo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa nabasebenzi abasemkhakheni wemikhumbi ehamba ngomkhumbi, nabo abangabomdabu baseJamaica, futhi abangaqhubeka nokufaka isandla ohlelweni lwempesheni uma sebebuyela emakhaya bezosebenza kunoma iyiphi indawo yemboni yezokuvakasha.

Iqaphela ukubaluleka kwenhlalakahle yohlelo lwempesheni, i-Fund Administrator Guardian Life nayo izoqhubeka nohlelo lwayo lokufundisa umphakathi kanye nomkhankaso wokuqasha kuzo zonke iziqhingi. Somlomo, iqoqo lezimali zempesheni lizomela, esikhathini esizayo, isamba esikhulu kunazo zonke ezonga zasekhaya esizosithola ukuze sitshale, futhi lokho kuyimbangela yokukhula. Ngakho-ke, ngaphandle kokuthi ihlinzeka ngokuvikeleka komphakathi kubasebenzi, iphinde inikeze inqwaba yemali yokuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda, izindlu, kanye nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinye izinto ezweni.

Izindlu Zabasebenzi Bezokuvakasha

Somlomo, udaba lwezindlu ezanele nezithengekayo zabasebenzi bezokuvakasha yinkinga enkulu edinga ukunakwa ngokushesha. Uhulumeni uzibophezele ekusizeni ekutholeni izixazululo zezindlu ukuze izisebenzi zethu zezokuvakasha zijabulele impilo enethezekile.

UMnyango Wezokuvakasha usuvele ungene ebudlelwaneni noMnyango Wezezindlu, iNational Housing Trust kanye nabathuthukisi bezindlu ezizimele zamayunithi e-Rhyne Park Estate naseGrange Pen, eSt. James, ezizotholwa abasebenzi bezokuvakasha.

Somlomo, siyasamukela isifungo sabatshalizimali bamahhotela abakhulu abane bamazwe ngamazwe, okuhlanganisa namahhotela e-RCD, i-Bahia Principe kanye nezindawo zokungcebeleka ze-Princess, abazibophezele ekwakheni izindlu zokuhlala ezingaphezu kwezi-2,000 zabasebenzi basembonini sebehlangene. Lokhu kuhlanganisa amafulethi nezindlu zezisebenzi nezihlobo zazo eziseduze.

Njengoba kwakhiwa izinkulungwane zamakamelo amahhotela amasha, ukushoda kwezindlu ezifanele zabasebenzi bezokuvakasha kuzoba kubi kakhulu, ngakho-ke lezi yizindaba ezinhle kakhulu. Silindele amakhulukhulu ezisebenzi zezokuvakasha ukuthi ahlomule kulolu hlelo lwezindlu futhi sibheke ngabomvu kubanikazi bamahhotela endawo abazongena kuzo. Somlomo, asikwazi ukutshala izakhiwo kuphela; kumele sitshale nakubantu bakithi.

IJamaica Center of Tourism Innovation (JCTI)

Somlomo, kuyakhuthaza ngempela ukubona umthelela omuhle i-Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) esibe nawo emkhakheni wezokuvakasha wezwe. Ukuzibophezela ekuthuthukiseni abantu base-Jamaica kanye nokugqugquzela ukuqanjwa okusha kuveze imiphumela encomekayo, ezuzise inqwaba yabantu baseJamaica.

Onyakeni odlule, izinhlelo zokuqeqesha ze-JCTI zigunyaze abantu abangaphezu kuka-3,000 ngezinga lempumelelo elingu-94%, okubonisa ukunaka kwenhlangano ekusizeni abantu abazongenela ukhetho ngenqubo yokufaka izicelo kanye nokuhlinzeka abafundisi abazowasekela. Ukwengeza, i-JCTI's Summer Internship Programme (SIP) efunwa kakhulu yi-Summer Internship Programme (SIP) ibeke ngempumelelo abafundi abaqeqeshwayo abangu-818, yabanikeza i-American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) Certified Guest Service Professional Certification kanye nezitifiketi ezimbili nge-HEART/NSTA Trust njengeHospitality Guest Service. Isitifiketi Somsebenzi.

Somlomo, Uhlelo lwe-JCTI Lokuphathwa Kwezivakashi Nezokuvakasha (i-HTMP) lungolunye uhlelo oluyingqayizivele, ngokubambisana noMnyango Wezemfundo Nentsha, olunikeze abafundi bezikole zamabanga aphezulu ukuqeqeshwa kanye nezitifiketi ezidingekayo ukuze bathole amathuba kwezokuvakasha. Njengamanje, iqoqo lesithathu lalolu hlelo liyaqhubeka ezikoleni eziyishumi nane ezweni lonke, ngabafundi abangama-318 ababhalisile kanye nezinga lokugcinwa lingu-93%.

I-JCTI iphinde idlale indima ebalulekile ekunikezeni izitifiketi zabapheki nge-American Culinary Federation (ACF), njengoba isitifiketi siqhubeka ezikhungweni ezintathu zaseJamaica - HEART College of Hospitality Services, Montego Bay Community College kanye ne-University of Technology. Lolu hlelo selukhiqize abafundisi ababili be-Culinary Educators, Abapheki Bekhekhe Abaqinisekisiwe, Abapheki Abaqinisekisiwe, kanye nama-Certified Pastry Culinarians phakathi kwabapheki abaqinisekisiwe balo nyaka.

Ngalolu hlelo, i-JCTI isebenzela ukukhulisa izitifiketi zabapheki emakolishi. Ngokuqhuba izingxoxo phakathi kwezikole ezintathu zasendaweni ezihlinzeka ngeziqu ze-undergraduate kwezobuciko bokupheka kanye ne-ACF nge-ACF Education Foundation (ACFEF), i-JCTI ihlose ukushintsha indlela eyenza ngayo ibhizinisi. Kungakapheli unyaka, bonke abafundi kula makolishi amathathu kungase kungasadingeki ukuthi bathunyelwe njengabazongenela ukhetho lokuthola isitifiketi sokupheka sezinga lokungena njenge-Certified Culinarian (CC) kanye ne-Certified Pastry Culinarian (CPC). Lokhu kuzonciphisa ingcindezi yokuhlolwa kwabafundi futhi kunciphise izindleko ku-JCTI zokuthola isitifiketi ezingeni lokungena.

I-JCTI iphinde igxile ekuqinisekiseni abapheki bokudla. Njengamanje isesigabeni sokugcina sokwethula uhlelo olusha lonyaka owodwa lokusheshisa ukugunyazwa kwabapheki bomaskandi. I-JCTI isebenzisana eduze ne-HEART NSTA Trust kanye ne-American Culinary Federation (ACF) ukuze isekele lolu hlelo. Lolu hlelo luzosiza abazongenela ukhetho ukuthi bathuthukise amakhono abo ngokuwahlanganisa nabapheki basendaweni emahhotela nasezindaweni zokudlela.

Olunye lwezinhlelo ezibalulekile ze-JCTI kwakuwuHlelo Lokulungela Umsebenzi, olwanikeza izitifiketi zamahhala kanye namasu enhlolokhono kulabo abangase babe ngabasha emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, futhi kube yimpumelelo njengoba abantu abangaphezu kuka-600 babhalisela lolu hlelo. Bonke abantu abangu-450 abaphothule lezi zifundo bathola imisebenzi, okukhombisa ukuthi lolu hlelo lubahlomise ngamakhono adingekayo ukuze baphumelele kulo mkhakha.

Somlomo, i-JCTI iphinde yasungula uhlu lwabantu abagunyaziwe oluvumela abantu abagunyaziwe ukuthi balayishe izincwadi zabo kanye nemininingwane yabo. Le nkundla ivumela abaqashi ukuthi bathumele imisebenzi etholakalayo ezinkampanini zabo, okwenza kube lula kubaqashi ukuthola abasebenzi abanamakhono futhi abafuna umsebenzi bathole amathuba omsebenzi.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-JCTI inweba indawo yayo esifundeni ngokwakha Uhlelo Lokuphatha Lokufunda (LMS). Lolu hlelo luzovumela i-JCTI ukuthi inikeze ngaphezu kuka-85% wesitifiketi esitholakalayo manje kubafundi baseCaribbean. Abazongenela ukhetho bazosebenzisa inkundla nge-University of the West Indies Open Campus futhi bazokhokhela lezi zinhlelo ngamanani ahlisiwe. Lolu hlelo luzoqala ehlobo lika-2023, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi luhlomulise abantu abaningi esifundeni.

Somlomo, sekukonke, ukuzibophezela kwe-JCTI ekuthuthukiseni abantu base-Jamaica kanye nokugqugquzela ukuqanjwa kabusha emkhakheni wezokuvakasha kuyisibonelo esigqamile somthelela omuhle ezokuvakasha ezingaba nawo emnothweni wezwe nakubantu balo. Okuzuzwe yi-JCTI ngokungangabazeki kuzuzise abantu baseJamaica ngokubanikeza ukufinyelela ekuqeqeshweni okubalulekile namathuba okuthola izitifiketi, okuzobahlomisa ngamakhono nolwazi abaludingayo ukuze bahlangabezane nezidingo ezishintshayo zemboni futhi kuqinise isikhundla seJamaica njengendawo ehamba phambili yezivakashi.

Tourism Innovation Incubator

Somlomo, kuyangithokozisa ukuhlanganyela nale Ndlu eHloniphekile ukuthi umkhakha wezokuvakasha waseJamaica usulungele ukukhula kanye nokuqanjwa kabusha ngokwethulwa kwe-Tourism Innovation Incubator yiSikhwama Sokuthuthukisa Ezokuvakasha (TEF) ngoSepthemba odlule. I-Incubator ithembisa ukushintsha umdlalo embonini yethu yezokuvakasha, inikeze ababambiqhaza izinsiza eziningi ezibalulekile zokukhulisa nokuthuthukisa imibono emisha, emisha yemikhiqizo namasevisi.

Ngochungechunge lwemihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi, ukwesekwa kocwaningo, ukuqeqeshwa kokulethwa kwezidingongqangi, ukwelulekwa kanye namathuba okuxhumana, izikhathi zolwazi kanye nokuthola abangaba ozakwethu noma abatshalizimali, i-incubator izibophezele ekunikezeni ukwesekwa okudingekayo kosomabhizinisi abasafufusa emkhakheni wezokuvakasha. Siyajabula ukuthi sikhethe osomabhizinisi baseJamaican abanamakhono abayi-13 abavela kuso sonke isiqhingi ngemibono ehlukile ngokungangabazeki ezoguqula indlela esicabanga ngayo ngezokuvakasha e-Jamaica.

Somlomo, ngiyajabula ukutshela ukuthi sizobe siqalisa i-Tourism Innovation Conversion Grant, ebekelwe eceleni ukuze ifinyeleleke kwababambe iqhaza kwiTourism Innovation Incubator. Lolu xhaso luvela ngenxa yempumelelo yezinsiza zokubolekwa kwemali ze-TEF eziqondiswe kumaBhizinisi Ezokuvakasha Amancane Naphakathi (ama-SMTE) e-EXIM Bank. Uxhaso lwemali engu-$100 million luzoqondiswa ekuthuthukisweni kwamabhizinisi ezokuvakasha, asesigabeni esisengozini ohlelweni lokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi, adinga uxhaso lwezimali futhi avame ukubhekwa njengasengozini enkulu.

I-Tourism Innovation Incubator iphinde ihlanganise nohlelo lokufundisa, oluzohlanganisa ukufinyelela emathalenteni asekhaya nasemhlabeni jikelele kanye nobudlelwano bamasu. Lolu hlelo luzohlinzeka ngomhlahlandlela kosomabhizinisi abasazokwenziwa ngosomabhizinisi asebegxile kakhulu kulo mkhakha. Ukuhlukahluka komkhiqizo wezokuvakasha kulindeleke ukuthi kwandise izivakashi ezifikayo nokusebenzisa imali, futhi lolu hlelo lokufundisa luzoqhutshwa ngomoya "wokubambisana."

Somlomo, njengamanje siklama i-Tourism Innovation Challenge yesibili, ezokwethulwa ehlobo lika-2023. I-TEF izothatha izifundo ezitholwe ku-Challenge yokuqala ukwenza ngcono ukuphindaphindwa ngakunye kwalolu hlelo olusha.

Somlomo, kuyangijabulisa ukwabelana ngokuthi iTourism Innovation Incubator izosebenzisana neJamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation ukuthuthukisa nokusebenzisa uhlelo oluqondene ngqo nezikole zamabanga aphezulu ngonyaka wezimali wezi-2023-2024. Lolu hlelo luzogxila kwezamabhizinisi ezenzelwe ezokuvakasha eJamaica, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwamakhono namakhono okuqamba izinto ezintsha.

Buyekeza ku-Airlift

Somlomo, ngijabule kakhulu ukwabelana ngenqubekelaphambili enhle yendawo esilibangise kuyo kanye nokukhula kokuthuthukisa ukuhamba ngendiza kanye nokuxhumanisa. Unyaka wezimali odlule ube nokwenyuka okungakaze kubonwe ngaphambili kwezinombolo zezindiza ngezindiza ezingama-20,519 uma kuqhathaniswa neziyi-14,628 ngonyaka odlule; ukungezwa okumangalisayo kwezindiza ezingu-5,891 noma izihlalo ezengeziwe ezingu-1,137,668. Lokhu kukhula okumangalisayo kuwubufakazi bokusebenza ngokuzikhandla nokuzinikela kwabo bonke ababambiqhaza embonini.

Lezi zibalo zibonisa isidingo esikhulu nokuduma kwendawo yethu, okubangele ukuthi kwengezwe imizila emisha izinkampani zenethiwekhi ezihlonishwayo njenge-American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Arajet, ne-Edelweiss Airlines. Somlomo, vele iJamaica isithole izihlalo zomoya eziyizigidi eziyi-1.3 engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2023.

Ukwanda kwezivakashi ezifikayo kuhlangatshezwane nezinhlelo zokusebenzisa imali enkulu ezishibhile futhi ezisebenzayo kuzo zombili i-Sangster International Airport e-Montego Bay kanye ne-Norman Manley International Airport e-Kingston. Lezi zinhlelo, Somlomo, zihlose ukuthuthukisa kanye nokwandisa izinsiza zangaphakathi zezikhumulo zezindiza kanye nokweseka imigwaqo yezindiza kanye nemisebenzi yokuvuselela kanye nokuvuselela.

Ngijabule kakhulu ngokunwetshwa kwetheminali entsha e-Sangster International Airport, esanda kwethulwa. Lo msebenzi wokuvelela uyingqopha-mlando emizamweni yethu yokwamukela isibalo esandayo sezivakashi ogwini lwethu, ngezibalo eziqagelayo zabagibeli eziyizigidi ezingu-6.9 ngo-2035, ngokusekelwe emazingeni angaphambi kwe-COVID.

Somlomo, lezi zigameko ziwumthombo wokwethemba indawo yethu. Imizamo yethu izoqhubeka nokuletha imiphumela emihle emkhakheni wezokundiza kanye nemboni yezokuvakasha ngobubanzi.

Isibuyekezo ku-Cruise Tourism

Somlomo, ezokuvakasha ngesikebhe zikhula ngokushesha futhi ziba yingxenye ebalulekile yemboni yezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele. Ngemuva kokubhekana nokuma ngenxa yobhadane lwe-COVID-19, imboni yenza isiqiniseko sokusimama, njengoba imikhumbi ehamba ngomkhumbi ibuyela emathekwini ethu futhi ikhombisa ukuqiniseka ngeBrand Jamaica kanye nokuvuselelwa okuqhubekayo kwemboni. Kufanele ngincome umsebenzi owenziwa yi-Jamaica Vacations Ltd. (JamVac) kanye ne-Jamaica Tourist Board ukushayela imizamo yezwe yokubuyisela ezokuvakasha ngomkhumbi.

Njengamanje, kunokwenyuka okukhulu kwentshisekelo yokuthumela ekhaya, njengoba i-TUI icubungula umkhumbi wesibili oya ethekwini lasekhaya ePort Royal, Kingston, kanye ne-German cruise line i-Aida Cruises eqhubeka nokufika ethekwini lasekhaya e-Montego Bay. Ngenxa yalokho, amathuba e-Jamaica okuthunyelwa ekhaya ayanda, futhi sibone ukukhuphuka kusuka ku-25% kuya ku-40% ekuvakasheni okunwetshiwe kwangaphambi/kwangemuva kokuhamba ngomkhumbi.

Somlomo, kuyangithokozisa ukubika ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke isithuthuke ngokumangazayo ngo-2022, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yesidingo esiphuthumayo; okuwumkhuba esilindele ukuqhubeka ngawo wonke u-2023. I-Jamaica iphinde yaba nokukhuphuka kwabagibeli abahamba ngomkhumbi, nezivakashi ezingaba ngu-855,000 ngo-2022 kanye nokulinganiselwa kwezigidi ezingu-1.4 kulo nyaka wekhalenda.

Ngiyaziqhenya ukumemezela ukuthi i-Royal Caribbean International (RCI) izibophezele ekwandiseni inani labagibeli abaya e-Jamaica ngo-2023, ngenkathi iqinisa ubudlelwano bayo bokuqeqesha ne-Caribbean Maritime University (CMU). Lesi sivumelwano kwafinyelelwa ku-28th Annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference (FCCA) Cruise Conference eyayise-Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, ngo-Okthoba odlule.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, imigqa yezokuvakasha ibonise ukuthembela kwabo ezweni lethu ngokuqasha abantu baseJamaica abangaba ngu-10,000 ukuthi bayosebenza emikhunjini yokuhamba phesheya kwezilwandle ngo-2022. Lokhu kuwubufakazi bezinga eliphezulu labantu ezweni lethu, elivumela abantu abaningi baseJamaica ukuba baziphilise futhi baziphilise. iminikelo emikhulu emindenini yabo kanye nomnotho wakuleli ngezimali eziphumayo, ezihlinzeka ngemali yangaphandle edingeka kakhulu.

Somlomo, ukukhula kwezokuvakasha e-Jamaica kuveza ithuba elibalulekile lokuqhuba ukufufusa kwemboni yezokuvakasha, ukudala amathuba emisebenzi, kanye nokubamba iqhaza ekukhuleni komnotho wezwe lethu. Sizibophezele ekunikezeni ulwazi olusezingeni lomhlaba kuzo zonke izivakashi zethu kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi i-Jamaica ihlala iyindawo ehamba phambili yezivakashi.

Isibuyekezo Ngamakamelo Nokutshalwa Kwezimali

Somlomo, ngithanda ukugqamisa impumelelo emangalisayo yendawo okuyiwa kuyo i-Jamaica ekugcineni isicelo sayo naphezu kokuvalwa okungakaze kubonwe emhlabeni jikelele kwemboni yezokuvakasha okubangelwe lubhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Ukuqaliswa kwamasu okusebenza kwezimiso zethu zokuphepha kanye nemigudu yokuqina kwenze ukuba izivakashi ezifikayo zilulame kancane kancane, okubonisa ukuzibophezela kwethu okungantengantengi ekuphepheni nasekuphileni kahle kwabahlali bethu nezivakashi.

Kuyangijabulisa ukubika ukuthi asigcinanga nje ngokugcina u-100% wamagumbi ethu kodwa sengeze namakamelo angu-440 endaweni yokungcebeleka i-H10 Ocean Eden Bay, ehlangene ne-H10 Ocean Coral Spring resort enamakamelo angaphezu kuka-500. Lawa makamelo e-H10 akhiwa ngesikhathi sobhubhane, okwenza kube ukuphela kwendawo enwetshiwe ngalesi sikhathi esinzima. Lokhu kuwuphawu olucacile lokuzethemba abatshalizimali abanakho ngekusasa lendawo yethu kanye nokuzibophezela kwethu okungantengantengi ekukhuleni nasekuthuthukisweni kwayo.

Somlomo, ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nesidingo esiqhubekayo nentshisekelo esiqhingini sethu esihle, sisebenzela uhlelo olunebhongo elikhulu lokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha kanye nokwandisa emlandweni waseJamaica. Imboni yethu yezokuvakasha isizofinyelela eqophelweni elibalulekile ngokwakhiwa kwamakamelo amasha angaphezu kuka-15,000. Lawa makamelo alinganiselwa ku-15,000, amanye aseqediwe kanti amanye azokwakhiwa phakathi kwalo nyaka neminyaka ezayo, ahlanganisa:

Okwesifunda sase-St. Ann:

- I-Palm Beach Villas, amakamelo angaphezu kwe-100

- Izimfihlo zokungcebeleka, amakamelo angama-700

- I-Bahia Principe, amakamelo angama-2,500

– Izimbadada Royal Dunn sika River, 300 amakamelo

– Sandals Dunn sika River, 250 amakamelo

- Amabhishi Runaway Bay, amakamelo angaphezu kuka-400

Okwesifunda saseTrelawny:

- I-Harmony Cove, amakamelo ayi-1,000

- IPlanethi yaseHollywood (Royalton), amakamelo angama-650

- I-RIU Aquarelle, i-753

- Excellence Oyster Bay, amakamelo angaphezu kwama-50

Okwesifunda sase-St. James:

- I-Unico, i-Hard Rock Hotel kanye ne-Casino kanye nentuthuko ehlobene nezindawo zokungcebeleka,

Amakamelo we-2,000

– Vista Ambassadors, 433

- Dreams Resort, 280+

Okwesifunda saseHanover:

- I-Princess Resort, amakamelo angaphezu kuka-2,000

- Grand Palladium, Negril, 950 amakamelo

- Viva Wyndham, Negril, 1,000

– Izimbadada Negril

Okwesifunda saseWestmoreland:

- I-Paradise Park, umdlalo oshintsha intuthuko kanokusho ongekho omunye osesigabeni sokuhlela, imininingwane eyengeziwe izonikezwa maduze.

Izindawo zokuhlala ezengeziwe e-Kingston Metropolitan Area:

- I-Hilton New Kingston, amakamelo angama-300

- Ihhotela le-ROK, amakamelo ayi-168 (asevele avulwe ngokugcwele)

Okwesifunda sasePortland:

- Dragon Bay, amakamelo angama-200

Somlomo, lezi ntuthuko zizodala amashumi ezinkulungwane zemisebenzi emisha futhi zibe nomthelela omkhulu oqondile nongaqondile emnothweni wethu, kubantu bakithi wonkana kanye nenqwaba yamadolobha nemiphakathi kuso sonke isiqhingi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amahhotela amasha amaningana, ama-villas, ama-condominiums kanye namaphrojekthi wokukhulisa amahhotela azokwethulwa ezinyangeni neminyaka ezayo, enwebeka kuso sonke isiqhingi, okuzoholela ekwakhiweni kwezinkulungwane ezimbalwa zamagumbi amasha kanye nezigidigidi zamaRandi ekutshalweni kwezimali ngale kwe ukwakhiwa kwamahhotela kwamanje kanye nokuvuselelwa kwebhomu.

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, Imali Yokuhwebelana Kwamazwe Ngamazwe, Ukutshalwa Kwezimali, kanye Nemali Engenayo Kahulumeni kanye nezindleko.

• Khomba futhi uhlole umthelela ongaba khona wentuthuko ehlongozwayo emalini engenayo kanye nokuqashwa (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 izindlu, ezokuthutha nezokungcebeleka)

• Nikeza izincomo ukuze kuncishiswe imithelela engemihle engaba khona kuyilapho usebenzisa imithelela emihle

• Nikeza ubufakazi obuthembekile, obuqinile bokuthuthukisa 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.

Umnotho Ohlanganyelwe

Somlomo, cishe amaphesenti angu-29 ezivakashi ezifika ezigidini ezingu-2.6 ezivakashela isiqhingi sethu esihle ngo-2022 zaziyoba nethuba lokucwila ezintweni eziyingqayizivele ezilethwa umnotho wethu wokwabelana, ikakhulukazi ngesigatshana sezindawo zokulala sakwa-Airbnb.

Lesi yinkambiso okufanele sonke sikwamukele futhi sikwamukele ngoba kusho ukuthi abantu abaningi base-Jamaica abanemizi, amafulethi kanye nezindawo zokuhlala banikela ochungechungeni lwenani lezokuvakasha zendawo. Lokhu akugcini nje ngokwandisa inqwaba yabahlanganyeli bemboni kodwa futhi kunikeza ucezu olukhudlwana lukaphaya ngenani elikhulu labantu base-Jamaica. Ukwanda kokubamba iqhaza kwabantu bendawo emnothweni wokwabelana kungasiza kuphela imboni yezokuvakasha yaseJamaica ukuthi ithuthuke. Njengoba i-tourism pie iqhubeka nokukhula futhi ifinyelela ezingeni eliphezulu, ababambiqhaza abasha nabakhona akufanele bakhathazeke ngezinzuzo ezilethwa yilo mkhakha.

Ngenxa yalokho, ngikhuthaza kakhulu ukutshalwa kwezimali kwasekhaya kulo mnotho ohlanganyelwe, ohlinzeka isici esisha embonini yethu yezokuvakasha. I-Jamaica manje isisungula okuhlangenwe nakho okusha nokujabulisayo kwe-villa yezivakashi ezivela kuwo wonke umhlaba. Sonke kufanele siziqhenye ngendlela esesihambe ngayo.

Ngiphinde ngikhuthaze bonke abantu base-Jamaica ukuthi babambe leli thuba kanye ekuphileni ukuze bagqamise amasiko nempahla yemvelo yezwe lethu. Sonke singasiza ekuthuthukiseni isithunzi se-Jamaica njengendawo ehamba phambili yezivakashi, kuyilapho sithola izinzuzo zezomnotho ngokubamba iqhaza emnothweni wokwabelana.

USt. Thomas

Somlomo, kungilethela injabulo enkulu ukwabelana nawe ngokuthi uSt. Thomas ubelokhu ethakasela kakhulu abatshalizimali abambalwa bakuleli nabakwamanye amazwe abazimisele ngokufaka isandla ekuthuthukisweni kwesizwe sakithi. Abanye abatshalizimali bakuleli sebevele baphansi. Futhi kulo Febhuwari odlule, sibe nezingxoxo ezithela izithelo nabatshalizimali abavela eDominican Republic abaye babonisa isithakazelo esijulile sokutshala imali eSt. Thomas. Bathakaseleka kakhulu amandla okwenza isikhungo esifana nebhizinisi labo eliyimpumelelo ezweni labo. Ngijabulile ngaleli themba futhi nginethemba elikhulu mayelana nomthelela wawo omuhle emnothweni wendawo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngiyaziqhenya ukumemezela ukuthi iSt. Thomas isivele iyisizinda sokutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu, okuhlanganisa ne-Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project, ezokwenza ngcono kakhulu umgwaqo omkhulu kuso sonke isifunda. Ukwengeza, ukwakhiwa kweSikhungo Sasemadolobheni sase-Morant Bay sihlelelwe ukuguqula le ndawo ibe umphakathi ophilayo nothuthukayo, kuqinise nakakhulu isikhundla sika-St. Thomas njengendawo yokutshala izimali kanye nentuthuko.

Somlomo, lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kuwubufakazi bokuqina nokuzimisela kwababambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha, abasebenze ngokuzikhandla ukuqinisekisa ukusimama nokukhula kwemboni yethu. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi le ntuthuko izoba nomthelela omuhle emkhakheni wethu wezokuvakasha kanye nomnotho obanzi, futhi ngibheke phambili empumelelweni eqhubekayo nenqubekelaphambili yendawo okuyiwa kuyo i-Jamaica.

UKUTHUTHUKISWA NOKUSEBENZA KWENQUBOMGOMO

Uhlaka Lwecebo Lokuqinisekisa Indawo (DAFS)

Somlomo, Uhlaka Lwesiqinisekiso Nesu Lendawo (i-DAFS) luyisu likazwelonke lokusabela ekwandeni kwesidingo samazwe ngamazwe sokuhlangenwe nakho kwekhwalithi yezokuvakasha. Isebenza njengepulani ezoqondisa uMnyango kanye nozakwethu ukuze kuqinisekiswe intuthuko eqhubekayo ekulethweni nasekuphathweni kwezinga eliphezulu lekhwalithi nobuqiniso kuyo yonke imikhiqizo nezinsizakalo zayo zezokuvakasha.

I-DAFS, ehlanganisa amasu ezokuvakasha azosenza sikwazi ukufeza isithembiso somkhiqizo kubavakashi bethu sokuvakasha okuphephile, okuphephile nokungenazihibe, kugunyazwe yiKhabhinethi njengoMqulu Womthetho ukuze kuxoxiswane futhi kuphothulwe njengoMqulu Womthetho. Umeluleki uhlanganyele ukuze enze izingxoxo zokubonisana nababambiqhaza futhi aqedele uHlaka kanye neSu njengoMqulu Womthetho ozokwethulwa ePhalamende onyakeni Wezimali wezi-2023/2024. Ukuxoxisana nababambiqhaza kuqale ngokuzimisela njengoba ezimbili sezibanjelwe eNegril naseMontego Bay ekupheleni kukaMashi. Bazoqhubeka ngasekupheleni kwaleli sonto ngokubonisana e-Ocho Rios.

Ukubuyekezwa Kwenqubomgomo Kazwelonke Yezokuvakasha Komphakathi

Somlomo, iNqubomgomo Kazwelonke Nesu Lezokuvakasha Komphakathi kwasungulwa okokuqala ngowezi-2015 ukuze kuphendulwe ukwanda kwentshisekelo yomhlaba wonke kwezokuvakasha kokuhlangenwe nakho okuhambisana nesifiso sikaHulumeni wase-Jamaica sokuthuthukisa amakhono emiphakathi yokubamba iqhaza emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, ngaleyo ndlela andise imali esetshenziswayo ngaphakathi. lemiphakathi.

Eminyakeni emihlanu selokhu kwaqala ukusebenza, uMnyango ubufuna ukuqinisa amandla esikhungo ukuze uqhubeke nokuthuthukisa nokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha zomphakathi. Ngakho-ke, iNqubomgomo njengamanje iyabuyekezwa ukuze ihlangabezane nezidingo zomkhakha ohlale uvela. Onyakeni Wezimali ka-2022/2023, uMnyango ngokubambisana ne-Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), ngaphansi kohlelo lwe-Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI II), baxhumane nomeluleki ukuze abuyekeze Inqubomgomo Yezokuvakasha Yomphakathi.

Umhlahlandlela Wohlaka Lokukala Lokuvakasha Okusimeme

Somlomo, njengamanje siphishekela ukuthuthukiswa kohlaka lokukalwa kwezokuVakasha okuZinzile eJamaica. Uhlaka lokulinganisa luzovumela uMnyango wami kanye nezinhlaka zayo zomphakathi ukuthi zithuthukise futhi ziqaphe izinqubomgomo ezingcono zokusimama komkhiqizo wezokuvakasha.

Uhlaka luyisinyathelo esilandelayo esibalulekile ekuthuthukiseni izinqubomgomo nezinqubo zezokuvakasha ezisimeme ezisekelwe kudatha yezibalo edidiyelwe, ehlangene futhi eqinile ngokuthuthukiswa nokukalwa kwezinkomba ezibalulekile ekufezeni Izinjongo Zentuthuko Esimeme (ama-SDG). Kuze kube manje, sihlanganyele nezinsizakalo zomeluleki ukuze sithuthukise imephu yomgwaqo yokuthuthukiswa kohlaka lokulinganisa ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha okusimeme e-Jamaica.

Somlomo, inqubomgomo esemqoka kaNgqongqoshe kulo nyaka yilezi:

o Ukuthuthukiswa Kwenqubomgomo Kazwelonke Yezemisebenzi Esekelwe Emanzini Ezindaweni Zokungcebeleka Zasolwandle Nasemifuleni (Inqubomgomo Yezemidlalo Yamanzi) njengengxenye yegunya loMnyango lokuthuthukisa imiqondo yokusimama endaweni yemvelo ephephile nevikelekile.

o Ukubuyekezwa kwenqubomgomo ye-Tourism Linkages Networks, ezogxila ekuthuthukiseni nasekusebenziseni uchungechunge lwenani lezokuvakasha ukuze kwakheke amandla okukhiqiza, kubhekwane nokuphazamiseka kokuhlinzekwa kwezidingongqangi kanye nokwenza ngcono izinga lokuncintisana jikelele lomkhakha. Ukuxhumana kwemikhakha ehlukene nezimboni ezingezona ezendabuko kuzoba indikimba yenqubomgomo kanye namasu okuhlukahluka kwemikhiqizo yezokuvakasha yaseJamaica kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezimakethe ze-niche. Ngokulandela umkhombandlela omusha ohloswe ngeNqubomgomo, izobizwa kabusha ngokuthi iTourism Linkages Network Policy kanye Nohlelo Lokusebenza.

o Ukwakhiwa KweSustainable Tourism Framework and Strategy, okuzosebenza njengomqulu wamasu ophelele wokuhlela ezokuvakasha nokuthuthukiswa kwenqubomgomo. Lo mbhalo uzohlanganisa izinqubomgomo zezokuvakasha ezikhona, izinhlelo, amaphrojekthi, nezinhlelo ngohlelo olucacile nolufingqiwe lokuqalisa kanye nohlaka lokuqapha nokuhlola.

Isifundo Semakethe Yezabasebenzi

Lo bhubhane ulethe izinselelo ezingakaze zibonwe embonini yezokuvakasha yaseJamaica. Njengoba sonke sazi, lo mkhakha waphoqeleka ukuthi uvalwe ngoMashi 2020, futhi kusukela lapho, izwe liye labhekana nofuduko olukhulu lwabasebenzi obekufanele bathole izindima ezintsha ngaphandle komkhakha. Lokhu kusuka kushiye igebe elikhulu kubasebenzi bethu bezokuvakasha, okumele sibhekane nalo ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi imboni iqhubeka nempumelelo.

Ngakho-ke, Somlomo, ngiyathokoza ukwazisa le ndlu ukuthi uMnyango Wezokuvakasha uzoqhuba Ucwaningo Lwemakethe Yezabasebenzi ukuze kubhekwane nezindaba zamanje nezesikhathi esizayo zabasebenzi embonini yezokuvakasha. Ucwaningo luzohlola amalungiselelo okuqasha, amaholo, izinzuzo, isethi yamakhono, kanye nezidingo zokuqeqeshwa ezikhundleni ezihlukahlukene emkhakheni. Lolu cwaningo luzophinde lunikeze izincomo zokungenelela koMnyango Wezokuvakasha kanye nezinhlangano zawo zomphakathi.

Sizolungisa umbiko ngokusekelwe kudatha yobunikazi eqoqwe kusukela emisebenzini yocwaningo oluyisisekelo ukuze siqinisekise ukunemba nokusebenza ngempumelelo kocwaningo. Lolu cwaningo lubalulekile ekuvuseleleni umkhakha wezokuvakasha kanye nokukhula komnotho wezwe jikelele. Kuzosenza sikwazi ukuhlonza izitayela zamanje nezesikhathi esizayo zemakethe yezemisebenzi futhi sibhekane negebe nezinselele ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi abasebenzi bezokuvakasha banamandla.

I-Tourism Diplomacy kanye Nokuqina 

Somlomo, i-Jamaica manje isingumholi wemicabango yezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele futhi, ngenxa yalokho, ihlezi ihlezi noma icelwa ukuba ibambe iqhaza elivelele ezinkulumweni nasezinhlelweni zenkundla yamazwe ngamazwe.

Ngalokho, Somlomo, ngiyajabula ukwabelana ngentuthuko ethokozisayo emkhakheni wokubambisana kwezokuvakasha phakathi kweJamaica kanye nabalingani ababalulekile bamazwe amabili. Sisayine Izivumelwano Zokusebenzisana ezintathu (ama-MOU) neRwanda, iSaudi Arabia kanye neNamibia. Siphinde sihlole ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukusayina ama-MOU namanye amazwe ayishumi engeziwe, okungukuthi, iParaguay, iDominica, iCosta Rica, iBelize, iNigeria, iBotswana, iNingizimu Afrika, iGhana, iSierra Leone neCanada.

Lawa ma-MOU azoqinisa ubudlelwano bethu nalawa mazwe futhi aqhubekisele phambili ukubambisana okukhulu emikhakheni yokukhangisa, ukuqeqeshwa, ukuxhuma emoyeni kanye ne-gastronomy. Siyajabula ukuqaphela ukuthi kakade sesiyivule kancane i-MOU neRwanda futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukwamukela abantu baseRwanda ohambweni lokufunda onyakeni omusha wezimali.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, sizokwenza ukuhlaziya kwamasu okusayinwa kwama-MOUs nalawo abuyekezwayo ukuze asetshenziswe onyakeni omusha wezimali. Lokhu kuzosisiza ukuthi sikhulise izinzuzo zalokhu kubambisana.

I-Jamaica izophinde ibambe iqhaza ochungechungeni lwemihlangano yaminyaka yonke, okuhlanganisa ne-68th United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTOIkhomishini YaseMelika (CAM), UNWTO I-General Assembly, I-Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Business Meetings, I-Organisation of America Inter-American Committee on Tourism (OAS CITUR) Umhlangano Okhethekile Wesihlanu, kanye nesiteji sesibili seNkomfa Yomhlaba Wonke Yokusimama Kwezokuvakasha. Lezi zingqungquthela nemihlangano zinikeza amathuba amahle kakhulu okukhombisa umkhiqizo wezokuvakasha wase-Jamaica kanye nokuxhumana nababambe iqhaza embonini.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, Somlomo, iJamaica encane ibihamba phambili ekwakheni ukuqina embonini yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke ukuze ibhekane nezinsongo ebezingahleliwe njengobhubhane lwe-COVID-19. NgoFebhuwari wonyaka odlule, sethula ngokuziqhenya uSuku Lokuqinisela Ezokuvakasha Lomhlaba Wonke e-Expo 2020 Dubai. Namuhla, ngiyaziqhenya nakakhulu ukwabelana ngokuthi imizamo yethu yamukelwa yiNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene, eqoke ngokusemthethweni umhla ziyi-17 kuNhlolanja njengoSuku Lomhlaba Wonke Lokuqinisela Ezokuvakasha minyaka yonke.

Lolu suku luzosebenza njengethuba elibalulekile lokugqugquzela uhambo olusimeme futhi oluqinile, kugxilwe ezinzuzweni zezomnotho, zezenhlalakahle, nezemvelo zemboni. Ukwamukelwa kwesinqumo 70.1 yiNhlangano Yezizwe (UN), esabhalwa uMnyango Wezangaphandle Nezohwebo, uMnyango Wezokuvakasha kanye neGlobal Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center (GTRCMC), ngemuva kwekhwelo likaNdunankulu u-Andrew Holness Inkulumo yakhe eMhlanganweni-Jikelele we-UN ngonyaka odlule, yasekelwa amazwe amaningi, okuhlanganisa iBahamas, Belize, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Greece, Guyana, Jamaica, Jordan. , Kenya, Malta, Namibia, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Zambia.

Sigubhe iGlobal Tourism Resilience Day ngokuphatha i-Global Tourism Resilience Conference (GTRC) yokuqala ngqa, umcimbi wezinsuku ezintathu e-Kingston. ONgqongqoshe Bezokuvakasha Abahlonishwayo abavela emazweni ahlukahlukene kanye nabanye abaholi bezimboni zamazwe ngamazwe bahambele lo mcimbi oyingqopha-mlando, bebambe iqhaza ezingxoxweni ezisezingeni eliphezulu ngezindaba eziningi, okuhlanganisa nezifundo ezitholwe kubhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Abahambele umcimbi bacubungula idatha, bashintshana ngemibono futhi bathuthukisa namasu aqhutshwa yidatha ukusiza ukunciphisa nokusingatha izinsongo ezizayo embonini.

Somlomo, impumelelo yale ngqungquthela ingenze ngakhipha ikhwelo lokuthi kwakhiwe iGlobal Tourism Resilience Fund ezokweseka amazwe athembele kwezokuvakasha ngezikhathi zokuphazamiseka. Nakuba sikhuluma ngokwakha ukuqina kwezokuvakasha, sidinga ukugxila emfanekisweni obanzi, ohlanganisa ukuphazamiseka kwezenhlalo, ezomnotho, ezombusazwe, ezempilo kanye nezokuphepha. Isici esibaluleke kakhulu salokhu ukwakha amandla omuntu okubikezela, ukunciphisa, ukulawula ukuphazamiseka, ukululama ngokushesha, nokuchuma ngemva kwalokho.

Somlomo, kufanele futhi sakhe ukusimama kwezezimali sibe sigqamisa umthwalo wezokuvakasha wokwenza amazwe ancike kakhulu kwezokuvakasha ukuthi athole ukuqonda ngamakhono awo okukhula, andise, kanye nokujabulela ukuchuma.

Ngakho-ke, ukusungulwa kwesikhwama esikhethekile sokuqinisa ezokuvakasha kubalulekile. Njengemboni, sinamandla okwenza lesi sikhwama sithuthuke ngaphandle komthungo ngoba siwumsebenzi oqhutshwa ukusetshenziswa kakhulu emhlabeni. Enye indlela yokuxhasa lesi sikhwama ngezimali kungaba yiThiphu Lokuziphendulela lokuzithandela elinikezwe abahambi abadlayo abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.4. Iminikelo izohlala emazweni abamukeli futhi yakhe leso sikhwama ukuze sikwazi ukukhuthazela.

Somlomo, kuyangithokozisa futhi ukuhlanganyela ukuthi i-GTRCMC, indlunkulu yayo khona lapha e-Jamaica, iqhubekile nokwandisa ngokusungulwa kwezikhungo zesathelayithi ze-GTRCMC. Lezi zikhungo ziyisinyathelo esibalulekile sokubhekana nokuphazamiseka nezingqinamba kwezokuvakasha, futhi siyajabula ukuqaphela ukuthi izikhungo ezintathu zamasathelayithi seziyasebenza eNyuvesi yaseMiddle East e-Amman, eJordani; IGeorge Brown College eToronto, eCanada; kanye neNyuvesi yaseKenyatta eKenya. Kucatshangelwa izikhungo ezintsha ezaseNingizimu Afrika, iSierra Leone, iBotswana, iBulgaria, iRwanda, iMalaga, iSpain kanye neGeorge Washington University e-United States kanye neCarlton University yaseCanada.

Lezi zikhungo zizosebenza njengezizinda ezibalulekile zokwabelana ngolwazi nokusebenzisana, zihlanganise ndawonye ochwepheshe emkhakheni wokumelana nezokuvakasha kanye nokulawulwa kwezinhlekelele ukuze kwakhiwe amasu angasetshenziswa ukunciphisa nokulawula ukuphazamiseka okuzayo. Ngalezi zikhungo, sithemba ukuqhubeka nokwakha ubudlelwano obuqinile phakathi kwemboni yezokuvakasha nezikhungo zemfundo, sikhuthaze isiko lokuqamba izinto ezintsha nokufunda okuqhubekayo.

Siyaziqhenya ngobuholi iJamaica ebukhombisile kulo mkhakha, futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisana nabalingani bethu emhlabeni wonke ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha ihlala ingumthombo obalulekile wokukhula komnotho, ukuthuthukiswa komphakathi kanye nokusimama kwemvelo ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. woza.

Somlomo, kubalulekile ukuthi sihlale siqaphile futhi sibambe iqhaza ekubhekaneni nezinselelo ezibhekene nemboni yezokuvakasha. Ngokusebenzisana nozakwethu emhlabeni wonke futhi sabelane ngolwazi nobungcweti, singathuthukisa izixazululo ezintsha ezizokwenza imboni iphumelele ngisho nalapho ibhekene nezinkinga nokuphazamiseka.

Imiklomelo Emikhulu Yamazwe Ngamazwe

Ngomsebenzi oqinile owenziwe, Somlomo, kungijabulisa kakhulu ukuhlanganyela impumelelo encomekayo yendawo okuyiwa kuyo i-Jamaica embonini yezokuvakasha. Isiqhingi sethu sesiphinde sathola ukuhlonishwa emhlabeni jikelele ngeminikelo yaso emangalisayo, njengoba kufakazelwa imiklomelo eminingi etholwe kuma-World Travel Awards Caribbean & The America's Gala ngoSepthemba odlule.

I-Jamaica iqanjwe ngokuthi Indawo Ehamba Phambili YaseCaribbean unyaka we-16 olandelanayo, okuyisenzo esimangalisayo esikhuluma ngobuhle bemvelo obungenakuqhathaniswa, isiko eliphilayo, kanye nokungenisa izihambi okufudumele kwezwe lethu. Siphinde sathola ukuqashelwa njenge-Caribbean's Leading Cruise Destination 2022, Caribbean's Leading Tourist Board 2022 kanye ne-Caribbean's Leading Nature Destination 2022. Lezi zindondo ziwubufakazi bokusebenza ngokuzikhandla kozakwethu bezokuvakasha nokuzibophezela kwabo ekwenzeni kahle embonini.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, Somlomo, siyaziqhenya ngokuwina imiklomelo eyisikhombisa kuma-Travvy Awards ka-2022, ebanjelwe eSouth Florida, ehlonipha izinga lethu eliphezulu lokusebenza kahle embonini yezokuvakasha. Lokhu kufaka igolide leNdawo Enhle Kakhulu Yokudla - iCaribbean; Indawo Engcono Kakhulu - I-Caribbean; Indawo Yomshado Engcono Kakhulu - Sekukonke; Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha Elingcono Kakhulu - Uhlelo lwe-Caribbean kanye ne-Best Travel Agent Academy. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sithole isiliva seNdawo Yomshado Engcono Kakhulu - i-Caribbean kanye ne-Best Cruise Destination - Caribbean.

NgoMashi, ngaklonyeliswa “Ngendondo Yempumelelo Yokuphila Kwaphakade Yokukhuthazwa Kohambo Oluqhubekayo Nokuvakasha” yi-Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) International Travel Awards. Lo mklomelo ohlonishwayo wethulwe eNgqungqutheleni yabaholi bezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke e-ITB Berlin, umbukiso ohamba phambili emhlabeni wohwebo kwezokuvakasha, eJalimane.

I-PATWA International Travel Awards ihlonipha abantu nezinhlangano eziphumelele kahle futhi ezibambe iqhaza ekukhuthazeni ezokuvakasha ezivela emikhakheni ehlukene yohwebo lwezokuvakasha njengezindiza, amahhotela, izikhungo zezokuvakasha, abahlinzeki bezokuvakasha, izindawo okuyiwa kuzo, izinhlangano zikahulumeni, iminyango yezokuvakasha kanye nabanye abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo. ezihlobene ngokuqondile noma ngokungaqondile embonini.

Somlomo, ngizizwa ngihloniphekile futhi ngithobekile ngokuthola indondo yeLifetime Achievement Award. Ngizifela ngezokuvakasha futhi nginentshisekelo efanayo ngentuthuko esimeme yezokuvakasha. Iyona kuphela indlela le mboni engasetshenziswa ngayo njengendlela yokugqugquzela ukukhula komnotho kanye noguquko emiphakathini nasezizweni. Ukuze kube nempumelelo yesikhathi eside, ezokuvakasha kumele zibe namandla kwezomnotho, zibandakanye umphakathi futhi zibe nobungane kwimvelo. Lo mklomelo uwubufakazi bokuthi ukumela kwami ​​​​kuyathandeka futhi akuzange kuwele ezindlebeni ezingezwa.

Somlomo, inhloko-dolobha yezamasiko yase-Jamaica, i-Kingston, yehlule abangenele abangu-152 abavela emazweni angu-28 ukuze baqokwe njengeNdawo Enhle Kakhulu Yokudala ka-2023 ngabahluleli bemiklomelo yesi-9 ye-Creative Tourism.

Umklomelo usanda kunikezwa kimina yiCreative Tourism Network®, egameni leKomidi Lamazwe Ngamazwe, emaphethelweni e-ITB Berlin. Lokhu kuhlonishwa okukhulu kwe-Kingston, ebilokhu ithola ukuthandwa njengendawo yamasiko nomculo. Kunesizathu esihle esenza ukuthi iKingston iqokwe njengeDolobha Lokudala le-UNESCO.

Somlomo, le miklomelo ikhombisa amandla abalulekile emboni yethu yezokuvakasha kanye nenani eliyingqayizivele iJamaica elinikeza abahambi. Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ngezisetshenziswa zethu zemvelo ezinhle, isiko elinempilo, kanye nabantu abamukelayo, sizoqhubeka nokuheha izivakashi ezivela kuwo wonke umhlaba. Masisebenzisane nabalingani bethu kwezokuvakasha ukuze siqinise imboni futhi siqinisekise ukuthi i-Jamaica ihlala iyindawo ehamba phambili ekufikeni kuyo iminyaka eminingi ezayo.

Izibuyekezo Zomzimba Womphakathi

Somlomo, akwenzeki ukweqisa ukubaluleka kokushintshwa ngokushesha kanye nesisekelo sezinhlaka zethu zomphakathi, okusize ngokungangabazeki emizamweni yethu yemboni yezokuvakasha yasekhaya yokubuyela emuva ngamandla; ngaleyo ndlela, kusivumela ukuba sakhe ukuqina kwethu ukuze siphumelele impumelelo yesikhathi esizayo. Ngaphandle kwemizamo yabo engakhathali, lokhu bekuyoba umsebenzi ongenakunqotshwa. Nakuba uMnyango Wezokuvakasha uhlinzeka ngokubusa, ukuqondiswa kwenqubomgomo kanye nobuholi bamasu embonini yezokuvakasha, yizinhlangano zethu zomphakathi eziletha lolu hlaka ukuthi luphumelele.

Ibhodi Yezokuvakasha yaseJamaica

Somlomo, I-Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) ibe neqhaza elikhulu emizamweni yezwe yokuhlenga umthelela wobhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Ngeqhaza labo elibalulekile ekuqhubekiseni ukukhula kwezokuvakasha e-Jamaica, sibe nokwanda okuyimpumelelo kwezivakashi ezifikayo esizibonile. Imizamo yabo yokuthuthukisa indawo ekuyiwa kuyo, ukuthuthukisa imikhiqizo emisha yezokuvakasha, ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zezivakashi, nokuphatha ezokuvakasha ngokuzibophezela nangokusimeme konke kube nomthelela kule mpumelelo.

Ngo-2022, i-JTB yethula umkhankaso othi “Buya”, okungezona nje zonke izindawo ezinhle ongazivakashela e-Jamaica kodwa zonke izifundo izivakashi ezingalindela ukuzithatha. Ungaba kanjani ama-adventure kanye nelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi; ube nomdlandla, unethezeke, futhi ube nothando. Ibeka i-Jamaica njengendawo engasiza izivakashi zibone amandla azo abantu abaluleke kakhulu. Kuyisimemo esivulekile sokuthi umhlaba ubuyele ekubeni yiwona ongcono kakhulu futhi. Sisebenzisa le ndlela, sidale abantu abathathu abagqugquzelwe ucwaningo - Abafuna Ukuzidela, Abahleli Bomndeni, kanye Nabahambi Abanezinkathi ezithile - ngayinye egcwele uxhaxha lwezikhathi ezijabulisayo, eziwubukhazikhazi, zothando, ezithokozisayo ezivusa inkanuko yokuzijabulisa okwengeziwe kweholide.

I-Jamaica Vacations Limited

Somlomo, kuyangithokozisa ukubika ukuthi izikhundla zemikhumbi nezindiza zikhombise intuthuko emangalisayo, zibambe iqhaza elikhulu ekuvuseleleni umkhakha wezokuvakasha. Imiphumela idlule izinombolo zangaphambi kwe-COVID-19, okuwubufakazi bokusebenza kanzima nokuzinikela kweqembu lonke le-JamVac.

Somlomo, esikhathini esimaphakathi, i-JamVac ihlela ukukhomba abagibeli bezikebhe abayizigidi ezintathu, futhi ihlose ukuhlanganisa imizamo yokwesekwa kwendiza ne-JTB. Ukuze sifeze lezi zinhloso, sizibekele izinhloso ezinkulu zonyaka wezimali wezi-2023/24.

Mayelana ne-Cruise, inhloso yethu ukuheha abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-1.4. Ukuze sifeze lokhu, sihlela ukwandisa ukufinyelela kwabasebenzeli bezokuvakasha kulo lonke elase-United States naseYurophu. Sizophinde sisebenzise Isu Lokuguqula I-Cruise ukuze sinxenxe izivakashi eziningi ukuthi zehle futhi zihlole izindawo ezikhangayo zase-Jamaica ngokugcwele. Ukwengeza, sizoxhumanisa ukuthengwa kwezimpahla zasekhaya kanye nezinsizakalo ngama-cruise lines ukuze sithuthukise ulwazi lwezivakashi futhi sikhuthaze ukuthuthukiswa komnotho.

Sizuze impumelelo emangalisayo ngokwengezwa kwemikhumbi emibili - i-Aida ne-Marella - i-homeporting e-Jamaica. Ukwengeza, sibone ukwanda okukhulu kwezinga lokwehla kwezivakashi kuwo wonke amachweba, manje asemi ku-90%, lisuka ku-50%. Siyaziqhenya futhi ukumemezela ukuthi izinga lokwaneliseka kwezivakashi zethu kuwo wonke amachweba selifinyelele kuma-97%.

Siqhubekela kuphothifoliyo yokuthutha ngendiza, Somlomo, i-JamVac ngempumelelo yabuyisa izindiza zase-Italy ezisuka emakethe yethu yaseYurophu, yaletha izihlalo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu (330,000) e-Jamaica, futhi yakwamukela ukubuyiswa kweCanada ngesikhathi sasebusika. Lezi zimpumelelo ziyingqopha-mlando esiqhingini sethu, futhi sizibophezele ekuqhubekiseni lo mfutho.

Umgomo we-JamVac uwukuthola izihlalo ezingu-89,000 kulo nyaka wezimali. Ukufeza lokhu, sihlela ukwandisa umthamo wezindiza zaseYurophu eziya e-Jamaica. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sihlose ukukhomba izimakethe ezintsha ezifana neLatin America, Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, India, Japan, the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) Region naseNtshonalanga Afrika. Lezi zimakethe zibonise amandla amakhulu okukhula futhi sikholwa ukuthi ngemizamo eqondisiwe, singaheha izivakashi eziningi e-Jamaica.

I-Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo)

Somlomo, i-TPDCo ingumdlali obalulekile embonini yezokuvakasha yase-Jamaica. I-TPDCo ibe nesandla ekuguquleni i-Jamaica ibe indawo yezivakashi esezingeni lomhlaba ngokusebenzisa izinhlelo ezintsha namaphrojekthi agqamisa ubuhle bemvelo namasiko esiqhingi.

Enye yezinhlelo eziphawuleka kakhulu ze-TPDC Isipiliyoni se-Jam-Iconic, esifuna ukudala izikhathi ezinophawu ngendawo okuyiwa kuyo futhi kukhuliswe ukubonakala kwezindawo zemvelo nezamasiko zase-Jamaica kanye nokuzizwisa. Lolu hlelo luholele ekusungulweni kwesithombe esisodwa esiyisithonjana e-Negril, futhi sisebenzela ekuxhumaniseni lezi zindawo eziyisakhiwo sodumo nezindawo zomhlaba ezilungisiwe kanye nendawo ehlanzekile.

Ukwengeza, sizokwakha izindawo ezinhlanu ezintsha ze-Jam-Iconic, njengengxenye yoHlelo lwethu Lokuthuthukisa Idolobha Lokungcebeleka kanye Nokuthuthukisa Amagugu. Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kuzotholakala e-Falmouth, Ocho Rios, Hope Gardens, Cockpit Country nase-Holland Bamboo, futhi kuzonikeza izivakashi izici ezisebenzisanayo ezizivumela ukuthi zithathe izithombe eziyisithonjana ezinokwakheka kwezwe okuhle kwe-Caribbean ngemuva.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, Somlomo, Uhlelo lwe-Spruce Up Jamaica 'Pon Di Corner' lukhuthaza ukubandakanywa kwendawo ngaphakathi komkhakha wezokuvakasha ngokukhuthaza ukuziqhenya komphakathi kanye nokwandisa ukudalwa kwenzuzo kwabasebenzi bezokuvakasha bendawo emiphakathini. Kulo nyaka wezimali, siqede amaphrojekthi ambalwa, okuhlanganisa nokuhlobisa izindawo ezahlukene ezifundeni eziyishumi nanye.

Izimpumelelo ezimangalisayo zalolu hlelo zihlanganisa ukwakhiwa kwesithombe esibaziwe sika-Sir Alexander Bustamante eHanover; imidwebo yasezindongeni e-Trelawny nase-St. Andrew; ukwakhiwa kwezitebhisi eziholela esikhungweni somsebenzi wesikole eBryce, eManchester; kanye nokulungiswa kwemigwaqo eminingana e-St. Elizabeth, okuhlanganisa noNew River Cemetery Roadway kanye neMountain Valley Road.

Somlomo, besilokhu sinweba futhi Uhlelo Lwebhodi Lezindaba, olusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe ukuze kwakhele izivakashi izinto ezingasoze zalibaleka. Kufakwe amabhodi wezindaba angamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye ezifundeni ezihlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa i-Portland, i-St. Mary, i-St. Ann, i-Trelawny, i-St. James, i-Hanover, ne-Westmoreland, inikele kakhulu ekulondolozweni nasekukhuthazeni izindawo zamagugu zase-Jamaica kanye nolwazi.

Njengoba singena onyakeni omusha wezimali, ngiyajabula ukumemezela izinhlelo ezimbalwa ezithokozisayo ezizothuthukisa nakakhulu imboni yezokuvakasha yase-Jamaica. Okokuqala nje, sizobe sisebenzisa Isu Lokulwa Nokuhlukumeza ukuze siqinisekise ukuphepha nokuvikeleka kwezivakashi zethu.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, Somlomo, sizoqedela iSigaba 1 sokuthuthukiswa kabusha okuphelele kwesizinda somlando sase-Fort Charlotte e-Lucea, e-Hanover, futhi sakhe i-Morant Bay Rebellion Memorial e-St. umlando kuze kube phakade.

Ukwengeza, Uhlelo lwethu Lokunakekela Izimpawu luzobona ukuvuselelwa kwezimpawu ezingamashumi amahlanu ezinophawu lwe-TPDCo kuso sonke isiqhingi, okuhlanganisa nezimpawu zepherishi, izindawo ezikhangayo nezimpawu ezikhomba indlela. Izimpawu ezikhona zizolungiswa, zishintshwe noma zisuswe.

Somlomo, sizibophezele ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi bonke abaqhubi bezokuvakasha bayahlangabezana nezidingo ze-JTB. Ngonyaka wezimali odlule, sicubungule amalayisense ayi-3,417 kubaqhubi abasha nabakhona futhi sahlolwa, saqapha, futhi senza lula nokunikezwa kwamalayisensi ezinkampanini eziyi-1,165.

Ukunikeza amalayisense akukhona nje ukugcina izindinganiso zekhwalithi embonini. Futhi kuwuphawu lokugunyaza okuwubufakazi kubaxhasi, abantu bendawo kanye nezivakashi ngokufanayo, ukuthi umnikazi welayisensi uthobela izindinganiso zamazwe ngamazwe zekhwalithi, ukuphepha kanye nokwethembeka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ihlinzeka ngokufinyelela kokumaketha komhlaba wonke yi-JTB.

Okokugcina, siyaziqaphela izinselele amabhizinisi ethu ezokuvakasha abhekana nazo ekutholeni amalayisensi e-JTB. Ngakho-ke, sizobe siqedela ukubuyekezwa kwemibandela yokukhishwa kwamalayisensi kulo nyaka wezimali ukuze senze kube lula kumabhizinisi ukuthola amalayisensi futhi aphumelele embonini yethu.

Isikhwama Sokuthuthukisa Ezokuvakasha (TEF)

Somlomo, i-TEF yethule ucwaningo lwe-ecosystem ukuze luphenye ngesidingo sababambe iqhaza ababalulekile namakhasimende, ukunikezwa yizimboni zobuciko namasiko kanye nendawo evumayo ngabakhi bezinqubomgomo nezikhungo zemfundo. Lolu cwaningo luzoqondisa i-TEF ekuthuthukisweni kwemiklamo yemicabango kanye ne-Masterplan ye-Tourism Entertainment Academy, ecabangela indawo ehlongozwayo ye-Academy ngenxa ye-Montego Bay Convention Centre kanye nezimpahla zokudala nezamasiko ezizungezile. .

I-TEF, ngokubambisana ne-TPDCo, yaqala ukuqeqesha abasebenzi ababalulekile abavela ezinkampanini ezihlukahlukene zezokuvakasha ekuthuthukiseni uhlelo lokuqhubeka kwebhizinisi. Lesi sinyathelo esokuqhubeka nokwandisa ukusimama kwezokuvakasha ngaphakathi komkhakha, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwama-SMTEs. Kuze kube manje, i-TPDCo isiqeqeshe e-Montego Bay nase-South Coast Destination Areas ngezinga lokwaneliseka elingu-98% no-94% ngokulandelana.

Ngomoya wokulawula ubungozi obuthuthukisiwe, uMnyango Wezokuvakasha ngokubambisana ne-TEF uzokwenza uchungechunge lwamaRejista Ezingozini Zokufikela kanye Nezinhlelo Zokusebenza kuzo zonke izindawo zokungcebeleka ezihlukene, kusukela eMontego Bay. Le phrojekthi isivumela ukuthi sinqume ukuthi yiziphi izingozi ezikhona ezingase zisivimbele ekufinyeleleni izinjongo zamasu zoMnyango futhi senze izinhlelo zokunciphisa ubungozi.

Izindawo ezizohlolwa imvelo, ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nezinhlekelele, izinsiza zabantu, i-supply chain, isiqinisekiso ngendawo okuyiwa kuyo, ukunikezwa kwemikhiqizo, ukuncintisana, izimo zengqondo kanye nemibono yendawo, kanye nezingxabano zezwe. Ingxenye Yohlelo Lokusebenza izosisiza ukuthi sibeke phambili imizamo yethu ngokusekelwe ezingeni lezingozi noma amathuba okungenzeka akhona.

Ukuqinisa Ukuxhumana

Somlomo, ngeTourism Linkages Network yethu, uphiko lweSikhwama Sokuthuthukisa Ezokuvakasha, sikwazile ukwandisa ukufinyelela kwethu kubantu abaningi baseJamaica kuzo zonke izinkulungwane zezimboni ezihlinzeka futhi ezinegalelo elihle ekukhuleni komkhakha wethu. Somlomo, imboni yezokuvakasha yase-Jamaica ingenye yezinsika ezinkulu zomnotho wethu, enegalelo elikhulu ku-GDP yethu futhi ihlinzeka izinkulungwane zezakhamizi zakithi ngokuqashwa. Okungaziwa kakhulu yiqhaza elibalulekile elibanjwa ezolimo ekwesekeni le mboni. Ukuxhumana phakathi kwezolimo nezokuvakasha kuqinile, futhi kuwumthwalo wethu njengohulumeni ukugqugquzela nokuthuthukisa lolu xhumano ukuze kuzuze wonke umuntu.

Kuze kube manje, i-Agri-Linkages Exchange (ALEX), okuyinkundla exhumanisa abalimi abancane ngokuqondile nabathengi embonini yezokuvakasha, ibe yinto eshintshashintshayo emphakathini wendawo wezolimo. Ezinyangeni ezimbili zokuqala zonyaka, abalimi abangu-490 bathole imali elinganiselwa ku-$108 million ngenkundla ye-ALEX. Siphinde sathengisa umkhiqizo obiza ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-330 zamaRandi ngengosi ye-ALEX ngo-2022, kwahlomula abalimi abangu-1,733 kanye nabathengi abangu-671 ababhalise endaweni yesikhulumi. Lokhu kuwubufakazi bamandla ezobuchwepheshe kanye nokubaluleka kokubambisana ekuqhubekiseni ukukhula nokuthuthuka.

Kwajabulisa ngempela, Somlomo, lapho u-Fitzroy Mais, umlimi we-Content Gap e-St. Andrew, ngokuziqhenya abelana nami ngamasampula esitrobheli atshalwe epulazini lakhe kanye nabamele i-Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) e-Jamaica Blue Mountain yakamuva. I-Coffee Festival Farmers Trade Day ebibanjelwe eNyuvesi Yezobuchwepheshe. Kube yisikhathi sokuziqhenya ngathi ukujabulela izithelo, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, zalolu hlelo oluhlanganyelwe ongqongqoshe bezokuvakasha nezokulima.

Nokho asigcinanga lapho Somlomo. Siphinde sakha i-Agricultural Food Safety Manual kanye nozakwethu ababalulekile futhi saqhuba izikhathi zokuqwashisa nabalimi abangaphezu kuka-400 kuso sonke isiqhingi. Inhloso yale phrojekthi bekuwukuhlinzeka abahlinzeki bezokuvakasha bezolimo ulwazi mayelana namazinga okuphepha kokudla ngenkathi kuthuthukiswa amandla abo okuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo eziphephile ezinkampanini zezokuvakasha.

Lelisu liphinde libheke ukubhekana nesinyathelo esibalulekile sokwakha ukuzethemba nokwethenjwa kwabathengi ezinhlobonhlobo zemikhiqizo yezolimo esetshenziswa emahhotela, izindawo ezihehayo, nezindawo zokudlela zase-Jamaica. Lokhu ngeke kuzuzise abalimi bethu kuphela kodwa futhi kuzothuthukisa ikhwalithi isiyonke yesipiliyoni sezokuvakasha kubavakashi bethu.

Nokho, siyazi ukuthi kunezinselelo okufanele zinqotshwe ukuze kufezeke ngokugcwele amandla alo mkhakha. I-Tourism Linkages Network ngokusebenzisa i-Agriculture Technical Working Group, ngemva kokuhlola inqwaba yezindawo zokulima e-St. James, St. Elizabeth, St. Ann, nase-Trelawny, ithole ukuthi ukushoda kwamanzi, okuhambisana nezindleko eziphezulu zamanzi amaloli, kanjalo. njengezikhathi zesomiso ezandisiwe emiphakathini yabalimi ephakela umkhakha wezokuvakasha nokwamukela izihambi, yizona izithiyo ezinkulu ezivimbela abalimi bomphakathi ukuthi basebenzise ngokugcwele ukuxhumana phakathi kwemboni yezolimo kanye nomkhakha wezokuvakasha nokwamukela izivakashi.

Somlomo, lezi zihibe ziphinde zinciphise amandla abalimi okukhiqiza izitshalo ezinhlobonhlobo, ikakhulukazi njengoba ziphathelene nokutshalwa kwezithelo nemifino yangaphandle edingekayo kuwo wonke umkhakha. Ukubhekana nalokhu, sinikele ngamathangi amanzi kubalimi bakulezi zindawo. Esigabeni sokuqala, amathangi angama-50 anikelwe abalimi baseSt. Elizabeth kanti angama-20 anikezwa abalimi baseSt. Esigabeni sesibili, kwanikelwa amathangi angu-200 kubalimi baseSt. Ann naseTrelawny. Lokhu kuhloswe ngakho ukusiza ngezinselelo zokuchelela ngenkasa ngenkathi yesomiso futhi kuzophinde kukhuphule ikhono labo lokuhlinzeka lo mkhakha ngendlela efanele. Ngiyajabula ukumemezela ukuthi sizoqhubeka nalolu hlelo ngo-2023 ukuze abalimi abaningi abancane bathole ingxenye yabo efanelekile yophaya bezokuvakasha.

Somlomo, ukubaluleka kwezolimo kwezokuvakasha ngeke kugcizelelwe. UMnyango Wezokuvakasha uzibophezele ukusebenzisana nabalimi bethu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi bathola ukwesekwa abakudingayo ukuze baphumelele futhi bafake isandla ngokugcwele empumelelweni yemboni yethu yezokuvakasha. Ngemizamo yethu ehlukahlukene kanye nobudlelwano, sizoqhubeka nokuthuthukisa nokwandisa ukuxhumana phakathi kwale mikhakha emibili ebalulekile yomnotho wethu.

Izindlela Ezintsha Zokudla

Somlomo, njengoba siqhubeka nokululama kulolu bhubhane lwe-COVID-19, sigxile futhi ekuhlukaniseni umkhiqizo wethu wezokuvakasha ukuze sinikeze izivakashi ulwazi oluyingqayizivele noluyiqiniso olubonisa amasiko namagugu esiqhingi sethu.

Sinqume ukuthuthukisa imikhondo ye-gastronomy ezindaweni ezintathu ezihlosiwe ukuze sifinyelele lo mgomo. Owokuqala yiSouth Coast, ikakhulukazi i-Middle Quarters. Nakuba lesi sifunda singase sibe nezinsiza ezidingekayo zesikhungo se-gastronomy esigcwele, sinikeza ulwazi oluyingqayizivele nolwazi olungase lube khona olubhekelela ukudla kwamazwe ngamazwe okuqaphelayo.

Indawo yesibili yiMontego Bay, ehlanganisa izifunda zaseSt. James neTrelawny. Le ndawo ingaba isikhungo se-gastronomy yesibili ngobukhulu esiqhingini, esinezivakashi ezifika kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, ukwanda kwezindawo zokungcebeleka ezibandakanya konke kuye kwanciphisa umsebenzi emphakathini wendawo, kwakhawulela ukusekelwa kwemboni yezindawo zokudlela, amafestivali okudla, nezindawo zokudla.

Indawo yesithathu neyokugcina isazonqunywa, kodwa okwamanje sihlola izinketho futhi sihlonze izifunda ezingaba neqhaza kulolu hlelo. Sihlose ukwakha isipiliyoni sokupheka esiyingqayizivele sase-Jamaica futhi izivakashi ezizolazisa futhi zizikhumbule iminyaka eminingi ezayo.

Somlomo, ukuthuthukiswa kwale mizila ye-gastronomy kuzohlukanisa umkhiqizo wethu wezokuvakasha futhi kunikeze ithuba osomabhizinisi abancane abaningi kanye nemiphakathi yendawo ukuthi ihlomule kwezokuvakasha. Sithemba ukuthi lokhu kuzophinde kugqugquzele ukudalwa kweminye imikhosi yokudla, imicimbi yezokupheka, nezikhungo ze-gastronomy kuso sonke isiqhingi.

Sizosebenzisana eduze nabapheki bendawo, ochwepheshe bezokupheka, kanye nosomabhizinisi ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi lezi zindlela zikhombisa ukudla okuphambili kwe-Jamaican futhi zigqamisa amagugu ethu anothile amasiko. Imizila izophinde ivumele izivakashi ukuthi zibone ubuhle bendawo yemvelo yase-Jamaica njengoba zihamba ezifundeni zethu ezihlukahlukene, zinambitha ukudla okuyingqayizivele nokumnandi endleleni.

Somlomo, ukwenza le mizila ye-gastronomy kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile esibheke ekukhuleni okuqhubekayo nempumelelo yemboni yethu yezokuvakasha. Siyawajabulela amathuba futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukusebenzisana nababambiqhaza bethu ukuze sifeze lo mbono.

I-Artisan Village

Somlomo, ngiyajabula ukwazisa iNdlu ukuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwedolobhana lokuqala lase-Jamaica elisebenza ngobuciko e-Old Hampden Wharf e-Falmouth, e-Trelawny, sekuzoqedwa. Indawo yezingcweti inetimu yokudala umuzwa wase-Jamaican ogxilile futhi oyiqiniso, futhi siqonde ukuthi uvulekele umphakathi ngo-Okthoba 2023.

Le phrojekthi ethokozisayo izohlinzeka ngenkundla yezingcweti zendawo kanye nosomabhizinisi ukuze babonise futhi badayise imikhiqizo yabo yangempela yaseJamaican. Idolobhana lizonikeza izivakashi ithuba lokuxhumana nezingcweti futhi zishiye umklamo womkhiqizo owenziwe ngokwezifiso. Bangakwazi ukubuya kamuva ukuzolanda ucezu lwabo lomuntu siqu. Ukwengeza, idolobhana lizoba nezinketho zokuzijabulisa nezokudlela ezibonisa isiko elinempilo lase-Jamaica, elinikeza izivakashi umuzwa wamasiko ogxile ngempela.

Idolobhana lezingcweti liwutshalomali olukhulu emnothweni wobuciko wase-Jamaica futhi kulindeleke ukuthi likhiqizele abantu bendawo amathuba emisebenzi amasha, kuyilapho linikeza izivakashi ithuba eliyingqayizivele neliyiqiniso. Siyaqiniseka ukuthi le phrojekthi izosiza ukuthuthukisa umnotho esifundeni futhi ithuthukise isithunzi se-Jamaica njengendawo ehamba phambili yezokuvakasha kwamasiko.

Izindlu e- Devon

Somlomo, ngiyajabula ukwabelana nawe ngentuthuko yakamuva e-Devon House, ejabulisa ngempela kubo bonke abantu base-Jamaica. Ngomhla zingama-27 kuNhlaba, 2022, sigubhe ukuvulwa kwe-The Most Hon. I-Edward Seaga Suite e-East Lawns ye-Devon House, okuyisakhiwo esilungiswe kahle esasiyi-gazebo ekuqaleni. Lesi sakhiwo esilungisiwe, esalungiswa ngezindleko zamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-15.2 yi-TPDCo, sizosingatha imihlangano nemicimbi ekhethekile, futhi ngikholelwa ukuthi sizoba usizo olukhulu emphakathini.

Ngaphezu kweThe Most Hon. Edward Seaga Suite, siphinde savula ngokusemthethweni i-Devon House Courtyard, eye yaba noguquko olukhulu ngezindleko zamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-70. Indawo elungisiwe manje isiyindawo eshisayo ekhangayo enkabeni yedolobha, enezitshalo eziningi nezindawo zokuhlala ukuze izivakashi zizijabulele. Kungijabulisa kakhulu ukumemezela ukuthi sesithathe izinyathelo zokuqinisekisa ukuthi umphakathi ungaqhubeka nokuthokozela igceke ngokuphepha ngokubhekana nezinkinga ezifana nezindawo ezingalingani kanye nokungathululeki kahle kwamanzi. Siphinde sengeze amarampu ukuze sithuthukise ukufinyeleleka kwezivakashi ezikhubazekile ngendlela ehlukile kanye nalezo ezinezinqola zezingane.

Ngesikhathi sokulungiswa, sasiqikelela ukuthi silondoloza ubuhle bemvelo bendawo futhi sasusa isihlahla esisodwa kuphela ngemva kokucutshungulwa kahle koMnyango Wezamahlathi ukuze umphakathi uvikeleke. Esikhundleni saso, satshala isihlahla se-Lignum Vitae esisha, futhi sengeze izihlahla eziyisithupha ezengeziwe nezitshalo nezihlahla ezihlukahlukene endaweni ukuze sithuthukise ubuhle baso bemvelo.

Somlomo, ukulungiswa kwe-Devon House kuyisikhumbuzo esifike ngesikhathi sokubaluleka kokulondoloza izindawo zethu zomlando namasiko. Ngiyaziqhenya ngomsebenzi osuwenziwe ukuze kubhekwane nezinselele igceke elibhekene nazo, futhi nginethemba ngekusasa lalesi siqephu esiyingqopha-mlando esithandekayo. Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ukuthuthukiswa esikwenzile kuzokwenza indawo ekhangayo nakakhulu kubantu bendawo nezivakashi ngokufanayo, futhi ngibheke ngabomvu ukubona le ndawo iqhubeka idlondlobala eminyakeni ezayo.

Somlomo, ngijabule kakhulu futhi ukumemezela ukuthi senza uhlelo lwebhizinisi lokusungula indawo yokubonisa ukupheka esikhungweni sokuqala esiqokiwe sase-Jamaica i-Gastronomy Centre – i-Devon House. Lesi sikhungo sizodlala indima enkulu ekubuyiseleni nasekulondolozeni amasiko ahlonishwa isikhathi kanye nezindlela zokupheka ezilahlekile ngenkathi sihlanganisa abapheki abaphambili base-Jamaica, abapheki, nezingcweti zezandla.

Izoklanywa ukuhlalisa amakhasimende ahlukahlukene kusukela ekuphekeni okuyisisekelo kuya ekwakheni kweqembu lezinkampani. Izoba netiyetha yesitayela senkundla ukuze kuhlaliswe izethameli zokwethulwa kwemikhiqizo, izingqungquthela, nemiqhudelwano yokupheka, ezosakazwa ngokusakaza bukhoma nokudalwa kokuqukethwe kwevidiyo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, indawo yokubonisa ukupheka izosebenza njengeLabhulali Yezinsiza Ze-Gastronomy/Lab ezogqugquzela ubuhlakani, ukufunda, kanye nokwakhiwa kwamakhono ochwepheshe bezokupheka bezwe lethu. Lesi sikhungo sizohlinzeka ngamakilasi okupheka asebenzisanayo, imibukiso yokupheka, nezingqungquthela zemfundo, sinikeze inkundla yokukhombisa amagugu ethu anothile amasiko ngokudla.

Uma seliqediwe, leli khishi elikhethekile ngokungangabazeki lizoletha ukunakwa okwengeziwe kwe-Devon House futhi lisize ukukhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kwemboni yezokupheka e-Jamaica. Izokhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kwezithako ezitholakala endaweni, ikhuthaze imikhuba yokudla enempilo, futhi ibonise izinhlobonhlobo zokudla kwethu emhlabeni wonke.

Ihhotela i-Milk River ne-Spa kanye ne-Bath Fountain Hotel

Somlomo, kuyangijabulisa ukuhlanganyela ukuthi sithathe igxathu elibalulekile ekulondolozeni umlando wehhotela iMilk River kanye ne-Spa. NgoMashi, samemezela ukuthi sizokwaba amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-30 ukuze kulungiswe indawo, kusalindwe ukuchithwa kwayo ngohlelo lomkhakha ozimele nezikahulumeni. Lokhu kulandela ukusetshenziswa kwemali kwangaphambili kwezigidi ezingu-11 zamaRandi futhi kuzosetshenziselwa ukulungisa amaphutha esakhiwo. Ukuhlaziywa kwamakhemikhali kwakamuva kwamanzi ayo akhipha imisebe kuye kwaqinisekisa ukuthi isalokhu igcina izakhiwo ezayenza ibe nedumela lomhlaba wonke lokwelapha i-gout, rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, lumbago, nerve disease, isifo sezinso nesibindi, nezinye izifo.

Ukwengeza, Somlomo, uMnyango uyaqhubeka nokwenza umsebenzi wokulungiselela wokuguqula ihhotela i-Bath Fountain kanye ne-Milk River Hotel kanye ne-Spa zibe izizinda zamadolobha e-spa.

Ngokuhlanganyela neQembu Lebhizinisi, uMnyango Wezokuvakasha unomthwalo wemfanelo wokwenza izifundo zokuzilungiselela ukuze usize abatshalizimali ekwenzeni izinqumo ezinolwazi, kuyilapho i-Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) ihlinzeka Ngezinsizakalo Zokuphathwa Kwemisebenzi.

Uhulumeni wase-Jamaica ufuna ukuhlonza abatshalizimali abafanelekile ukuze baguqule lezi zindawo zibe izindawo ezisezingeni lomhlaba. Lokhu kuzosekela ukuhlukahluka komkhiqizo wezokuvakasha wase-Jamaica ngokusiza isiqhingi ukuthi siqhubeke singena engxenyeni yemakethe yezempilo nempilo enenzuzo enkulu. Lena inhloso ebalulekile yesu loMnyango we-Blue Ocean.

Ucwaningo olunokwenzeka ngaphambili lokusekela ukugcinwa kwamabhizinisi azimele, olwaqedwa ngo-2016, lwancoma ukuthi kuqedwe inani lezifundo zokukhuthala okufanele: Lokhu kufaka phakathi:

o Ukuhlolwa Komhlaba (kufaka phakathi isimo sendawo)

o Ukuhlolwa Kobunjiniyela Bomphakathi/Kwesakhiwo

o Ukuhlola Ubunjiniyela Bemishini, Ugesi kanye Nokufakwa Kwamapayipi

o Ukuhlolwa Kwezakhiwo

o Ukuhlola Inani

o Ucwaningo Lokunciphisa Izikhukhula lwehhotela iMilk River kanye ne-Spa

o Ukuhlolwa Kwezenhlalo Nezomnotho Komphakathi WaseBath

USt. Thomas

Inhloso yokuhlolwa komnotho womphakathi ukwenza uHulumeni akwazi ukuhlela ukudiliza imali ngendlela edidiyelwe. Ukuhlola kuzohlinzeka ngolwazi ngezimo ezikhona zezenhlalo, ezomnotho namasiko emphakathini. Lolu lwazi luzosetshenziselwa ukuhlonza izinketho ezifanele kakhulu zokwenziwa ezizimele kanye nokuthuthukiswa kabusha kwesikhungo. UMnyango Wezokuvakasha ulindele ukuphothula izifundo zokukhuthala onyakeni wekhalenda wezi-2023.

Ukuze kuthuthukiswe inqubo yokwenziwa kwangasese, ngo-Okthoba 2022, Ithimba Lebhizinisi ngokubambisana ne-DBJ kanye ne-Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), lasingatha Iforamu Yabatshali Bemakethe Yangaphambi Kwemakethe. Inhloso yesiGungu kwakuwukusiza ekuhlonzeni izinto ezikhulisa intshisekelo yabatshalizimali ekukhishweni kwehhotela i-Bath Fountain Hotel (BFH) kanye ne-Milk River Hotel & Spa (MRHS).

Somlomo, Ukuzwakala Kwangaphambi Kwemakethe:

o Intshisekelo elinganisiwe emphakathini wokutshalwa kwezimali ngokuchithwa nguHulumeni wase-Jamaica (GOJ), wezikhungo ze-MRHS ne-BFH, esimweni abakuso manje.

o Izici ezikhonjiwe ezingakhulisa noma zehlise inzalo yabatshalizimali ekutholweni kwalezi zimpahla ngokusebenzisa indlela yokuthuthukisa yokuqashisa.

o Ihlinzeke ngempendulo evela ezimakethe mayelana nokwenzeka kwephrojekthi ehlongozwayo yobambiswano oluzimele nomphakathi (PPP).

o Ukumakethwa okuthuthukisiwe kwamathuba okubambisana.

o Ihlinzeka ngolwazi lokuthuthukisa isicelo sesiphakamiso (RFP).

Ngemva kokuphothulwa kwezifundo zokukhuthala okufanele, Ithimba Lebhizinisi lizokwenza umsindo wemakethe ogcwele ukuze likhethe abatshalizimali abafanelekile bezakhiwo.

I-Montego Bay Convention Centre (MBCC)

Somlomo, i-MBCC izishaya isifuba njengenye yezindawo ezibaluleke kakhulu zemisebenzi eminingi eNtshonalanga Jamaica. Indikimba yayo yango-2023-2024 ithi "Ukusebenzisa amandla omkhiqizo waseJamaica ukuze kwakhiwe ukuqina kanye nemiphakathi yamabhizinisi enamandla." Lokhu kusho ukusebenzisa imali ngokugcwele kukho konke ubambiswano kuyilapho siqinisa izinyathelo zethu kanye nokufinyelela.

Ngonyaka wezimali ka-2022/2023, i-MBCC yenze imicimbi engaphezu kuka-140, okuhlanganisa ne-World Freezone International Conference kusukela ngoJuni 8-15, 2022, ngemali engenayo isiyonke efinyelela ezigidini ezi-197 zamaRandi idlula imali engenayo yomthombo wayo, eyabelwa isabelomali esilinganiselwa ku-$142 million.

Njengoba i-MBCC iqhubeka nokwakha ubambiswano lwasekhaya nolwamazwe ngamazwe, kunezinto ezintathu ezibalulekile ezibalulekile kanye nezindawo okugxilwe kuzo zonyaka wezimali wezi-2023/2024. Okokuqala, ukwenza umkhankaso wokumaketha oqinile ohlanganisa zonke izindawo zokumaketha zedijithali, zokuhlangenwe nakho, nezivamile. Lokhu kuzohlanganisa okuhlangenwe nakho okuhlanganisiwe kobubanzi obugcwele, okuhlanganisa izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokuqukethwe ukuze kuboniswe ubuhle bendawo obuyi-139,302 sq. ft. Kusukela ngoNovemba 2022, lesi sikhungo sesifinyelele kubasebenzisi be-inthanethi abangaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili ngemikhankaso yokumaketha nezinjini zokusesha.

Enye indawo okugxilwe kuyo isikhungo somhlangano ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda, okuzosibona sigqokisa le ndawo ngemishini namathuluzi asezingeni lomhlaba ukuze siqhube imali eningi, sithuthukise ulwazi lwamakhasimende, futhi siqhudelane nomhlaba wonke neminye Imihlangano, Izikhuthazo, Izivumelwano Nemibukiso (MICE ) opharetha. Somlomo, ubudlelwano nabasebenzi kanye nokumela kuzoba yinsika yokusebenza kwalesi sikhungo, ngakho ukuqeqeshwa nokuthuthukiswa kwamakhono kuzoba umgomo obalulekile njengoba sihlose ukunciphisa ubungozi bezabasebenzi.

Tourism Logistics Centre

Somlomo, ezokuvakasha kade zaba neqhaza elikhulu emnothweni wezwe lethu, futhi sizibophezele ekuthuthukiseni nasekukhuliseni lo mkhakha obalulekile.

Kuze kube manje, Somlomo, kuyangithokozisa ukumemezela ukuthi uMnyango Wezokuvakasha uzothuthukisa Isikhungo Sokuhlinzeka Ngezokuvakasha ngokubambisana nabanye ababambiqhaza ababalulekile. I-Jamaica ibekwe ngendlela efanelekile njengendawo yesine ochungechungeni lwezokuthutha lwamazwe ngamazwe futhi okuwukuphela kwe-node entshonalanga nenkabazwe. Sisebenzisa leli thuba ukuze sakhe ingqalasizinda edingekayo ehlanganisa umoya, ulwandle nomgwaqo.

I-Tourism Logistics Centre izogxila ekuhlinzekeni ngezimpahla namasevisi ahlukile embonini yezokuvakasha, hhayi nje e-Jamaica kuphela kodwa nakwezinye iziqhingi zase-Caribbean kanye namazwe amaphakathi naseNingizimu Melika. Lesi sikhungo sizokwenza lula ukwesekwa kwezokuvakasha ngemikhakha eminingi, okuhlanganisa ezokukhiqiza, ukuqeqeshwa, ukuhlelwa kwezindawo, I-Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) kanye ne-incubator yamabhizinisi amancane e-Jamaican Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Amathuba okukhula nentuthuko makhulu kakhulu.

Ngonyaka wezimali wezi-2023/2024, uMnyango uzophothula ukusungulwa kwekomiti elihlanganyelwe nababambe iqhaza abakhulu elihlanganisa zonke izindawo ezidingekayo ukuze kuqaliswe ukusebenza. Uhlaka lohlelo oluzosetshenziswa kulindeleke ukuthi luphothulwe ngonyaka wezimali wezi-2023/2024.

Sikholelwa ukuthi iTourism Logistics Centre izoletha izinzuzo ezibalulekile ezweni lethu futhi idale amathuba amaningi amasha ezakhamuzi zethu. Sizibophezele ekusebenzisaneni nozakwethu ukuze siqinisekise impumelelo yayo futhi siqhubeke nokwakha imboni yezokuvakasha ephumelelayo nesimeme ye-Jamaica.

Ikusasa Lezokuvakasha

Somlomo, ngithanda ukunakwa ezimpambanweni zezobuchwepheshe nezokuvakasha. Ukuthuthuka okusheshayo kobuchwepheshe kuguqule indlela esizizwa ngayo kanye nokuxhumana nomhlaba osizungezile, okuhlanganisa nemboni yezokuvakasha. I-metaverse, i-biometrics, nokulindelwe kwabahambi kuyahlangana ukuze kugudluzwe indawo ngokushesha.

Okokuqala, ake sikhulume nge-metaverse. I-metaverse iwumhlaba obonakalayo ogxilile futhi osebenzisanayo lapho abasebenzisi bengahlanganyela khona futhi babambe iqhaza emisebenzini ehlukahlukene. Eminyakeni ezayo, i-metaverse izoyisa ukuzibandakanya kwabahambi ezingeni elilandelayo.

Ngokusho kocwaningo lwakamuva, u-43% wabahambi uzosebenzisa into engekho ngokoqobo ukuze bakhuthaze ukukhetha kwabo, kanti u-46% unamathuba amaningi okuthi bahambe lapho bebengeke babe khona uma bengase bakuzwe kuqala. Kodwa-ke, abanye bazimisele ukuchitha izinsuku eziningi ku-metaverse, ngaphezu kwengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu (35%) beveza ukuthi bazothatha i-multi-day augmented reality (AR) noma isipiliyoni sokuhamba se-virtual reality (VR). Njengoba ubuchwepheshe bempendulo ye-haptic buthuthuka, abahambi ababonakalayo maduze bazokwazi ukuzwa isihlabathi phakathi kwezinzwane zabo nelanga esikhumbeni sabo ngaphandle kokuthi baphumele ngaphandle.

Okwesibili, izinkokhelo ze-biometric ziya ngokuya ziba yimbangela yazo zombili izinkokhelo zokuthengisa nezokuvakasha. I-Apple Pay ne-Google Pay ziyizibonelo zezinhlelo zokukhokha ze-biometric esezivele zisetshenziswa. Kodwa-ke, eminyakeni ezayo, ukuhamba kungenzeka kuthathe izinkokhelo ze-biometric ziye ezingeni elilandelayo. Izikhumulo zezindiza sezivele zisebenzisa i-biometrics ekukhombeni kwedokhumenti yokuhamba, ngakho isinyathelo esilandelayo esinengqondo ukusebenzisa leli sheke kunoma yiziphi izinkokhelo abahambi abazenzayo phakathi nohambo lwabo.

Okokugcina, ukwethulwa kwe-AI GPT-3, inethiwekhi enkulu ye-neural, ingaba nomthelela omkhulu endleleni isofthiwe nezinhlelo zokusebenza ezithuthukiswa ngayo ngokuzayo. I-GPT-3 imele i-Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 – inguqulo yesithathu yethuluzi ezokhishwa. Ikhiqiza umbhalo isebenzisa ama-algorithms aqeqeshwe ngaphambilini anikezwe cishe u-570 GB wolwazi lombhalo oluqoqwe ngokucaca ku-inthanethi kanye neminye imibhalo ekhethwe yi-Open AI, okuhlanganisa nombhalo we-Wikipedia. Lobu buchwepheshe buzovumela izinsizakalo ezenzelwe wena kanye nezisebenza kahle embonini yezokuvakasha.

Inhlanganisela ye-metaverse, i-biometrics, nokulindelwe kwabahambi kuguqula imboni yezokuvakasha. Izisebenzi ezikude zizophila impilo yokuzulazula, futhi i-AI GPT-3 izoshintsha indlela isofthiwe nezinhlelo zokusebenza ezithuthukiswa ngayo. Njengabenzi benqubomgomo, kubalulekile ukuqaphela lezi zimo futhi uhlele ngokufanele. Ikusasa lezokuvakasha ubuchwepheshe, futhi kufanele sikwamukele ukuze siqinisekise ulwazi olungcono kakhulu lwabahambi.

Somlomo, ngakho-ke ngikhuthaza abasebenzi bethu kanye nalabo abafuna ukungena embonini yezokuvakasha ukuthi balungiselele lolu shintsho. Imboni ye-post-COVID idinga izinhlobonhlobo zamathalente, okuhlanganisa nalawo asemikhakheni efana nesayensi yenuzi, amarobhothi, kanye ne-nanotechnology. Ikusasa lomsebenzi kwezokuvakasha lizowushintsha kakhulu lo mkhakha, njengoba ubuhlakani bemishini kanye ne-inthanethi Yezinto zizoguqula indlela okunikezwa ngayo izidingongqangi.

Somlomo, lolu guquko kulindeleke ukuthi luqede u-70% wemisebenzi engekho emthethweni kwezokuvakasha ekhokha iholo elincane, ivule indlela yokwanda kwamathuba emisebenzi enamakhono nakhokha kakhulu.

Ikusasa elifanele ama-SMTE ethu

Njengoba silungiselela ikusasa, Somlomo, ngokusebenzisa i-Tourism Linkages Network ye-TEF, sizokwethula uhlelo olusha olujabulisayo oluzosiza osomabhizinisi abancane nabamabhizinisi amancane base-Jamaica abazosebenza esikhathini esizayo ngobuchwepheshe bedijithali. Njengoba sazi sonke, ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 lushintshe kakhulu indlela esenza ngayo ibhizinisi, futhi sekucacile ukuthi ukuze uphumelele embonini yezokuvakasha yangemva kwe-COVID, Amabhizinisi Amancane Nezokuvakasha Emaphakathi (ama-SMTE) kufanele ahlelwe futhi ahlonyiselwe ukusebenzisa. ubuchwepheshe bedijithali.

Ukuze kubhekwane nalesi sidingo, Somlomo, sethula iphrojekthi entsha ezokwenza lula ukuqeqeshwa kwama-SMTE ase-Jamaican ezinhlobonhlobo zamakhono okumaketha okudijithali, okuhlanganisa i-Google Digital Marketing, i-Reliable Soft Academy Training, i-SEMRUSH Academy Training, i-ClickMinded Digital Marketing Training, i-HubSpot. Ukuqeqeshwa Kwezokumaketha Ku-inthanethi, Ukuqeqeshwa Kokumaketha Kwedijithali kwe-Udemy, Ukuqeqeshwa Kwengcweti Yezokumaketha Kwedijithali eSimplilearn, Ukuqeqeshwa Kokumaketha Kwe-Copyblogger Online, Ukuqeqeshwa Kokumaketha Kwedijithali kwe-Udacity, kanye Nokuqeqeshwa Kokumaketha Kwedijithali kwe-Optinmonster.

Ngalolu hlelo, sithemba ukwandisa ukuhlala kwamagumbi kanye namathuba okusebenzisa imali e-Jamaica, sibe sivula amathuba emisebenzi, siqeda ubumpofu, futhi sifaka isandla ekuthuthukisweni komnotho. Ngokuhlanganisa ama-SMTE ethu esikhathini esizayo ezinhlotsheni zezokuvakasha zangemva kwe-COVID, sizokwazi ukujulisa futhi sandise umkhiqizo wezokuvakasha wase-Jamaica futhi sisize osomabhizinisi bethu ukuthi bakhulise ukusebenza kwabo kwangaphakathi nokusebenza kahle, ukufinyelela emhlabeni jikelele, kanye namazinga kanye nekhwalithi yesevisi.

Le phrojekthi iyisinyathelo esibalulekile ekuhlukaniseni nasekuqiniseni umnotho wase-Jamaica, futhi sizibophezele ekunikezeni ama-SMTE ethu ngamathuluzi nezinsiza azidingayo ukuze aphumelele enkathini yedijithali. Sibheke ngabomvu ukubona umthelela omuhle lo mklamo ozokuba nawo embonini yethu yezokuvakasha kanye nezwe lethu lonkana.

Ukuvakasha Kwezindawo Eziningi Nokuxhumana

Somlomo, iCaribbean ibhekene nenkinga yendawo okuyiwa kuyo, futhi ukuhamba ngendiza sekube yinselelo enkulu. Njengomdlali obalulekile esifundeni, iJamaica kumele ihole ekunikezeni izixazululo kule nkinga. Kudingeka sisebenzise isistimu ye-hub-and-spoke, enezikhumulo zezindiza zasendaweni ezinikeza izindiza eziya esikhumulweni sezindiza esimaphakathi ngezindiza zamazwe ngamazwe noma ezihamba ibanga elide. Lolu hlelo lwezokuthutha emoyeni luzokwenza ukuxhumana emoyeni kube lula futhi kungabi nazihibe. I-Kingston izodlala indima ebalulekile kulolu hlelo ngokwenza lula uhambo oluya e-Eastern Caribbean nakwamanye amazwe ase-Caribbean.

Izindiza ezimbalwa ezincane ziye zavela e-Caribbean, ezinye zinikeza imizila yendiza exhumayo evumela ukuxhumana kwezinye iziqhingi. Lamasango kulindeleke ukuthi andise abafikayo futhi kube lula ukufinyelela esiqhingini.

Ukusimamisa ezokuvakasha e-Caribbean, Somlomo, kufanele sakhe uhlaka lwesifunda lwezindawo eziningi okuyiwa kuzo. Ezokuvakasha ezindaweni eziningi zibalulekile ekwandiseni ukukhanga kwesifunda njengendawo yokuvakasha kanye nesabelo semakethe esikhulayo.

Ukuze sifeze lokhu, kufanele futhi siqinise amanethiwekhi okubambisana namazwe ngamazwe ukuze sikhulise futhi sabelane kangcono ngemali engenayo yezokuvakasha. Kufanele sikhuthaze ezokuvakasha ezindaweni eziningi ngokuvumela izivakashi ukuthi zithathe uhambo olulodwa oluhlanganisa ukuvakashela izindawo ezimbili noma ngaphezulu.

Singakwazi ukuqondisa izivakashi endaweni yonke futhi sibonise amasiko ahlukahlukene e-Caribbean kanye nezwe elicebile, elihlukahlukene ngokusebenzisa i-gastronomy yethu, ubuciko, umculo, namasiko. Lokhu kungafezwa ngokuphromotha amafestivali okudla, ukudla kwepulazi kuya etafuleni, imizila ye-rum, uhambo lobuciko, imigubho, imikhosi yomculo, nokunye okuhlangenwe nakho okukodwa.

Ngiyajabula ukubika ukuthi sisendleleni yokuphothula isivumelwano sezindawo eziningi okuyiwa kuzo, neMexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Panama, kanye neCuba edlala indima ebalulekile. Lesi sakhiwo esisha sizovumela izivakashi ukuthi zihambe kalula ziye emazweni amabili, amathathu, noma ngaphezulu aseduze ngokwendawo ngamanani amaphakheji akhangayo ngesikhathi sazo sokuvakasha, okwenza kube inketho ekhangayo kakhulu kubahambi abahamba ibanga elide. Silindele ukuthi lesi sivumelwano sizonweba izinzuzo zezomnotho zemboni yezokuvakasha ziye cishe kubantu abayizigidi ezingamashumi amathathu nantathu.

UKUVALA

Somlomo, kanye nozakwethu abazinikele kwezokuvakasha, siqhubekile nokuphokophela phambili ngamasu oguquko ukuze ezokuvakasha zilulame ngokugcwele kanye nokukhula okuqhubekayo ukuze kuzuze bonke abantu baseJamaica.

Yize sijabulile ngerekhodi lomkhakha wezokuvakasha, lesi akusona isikhathi sokuzithela ngabandayo. Ngeke kube yibhizinisi njengenjwayelo uma iJamaica ihlose ukugcina umkhondo wayo wamanje wokukhula kwangemva kobhubhane. Ngeke kube yibhizinisi njengenjwayelo uma sizimisele ngokwakha imboni yezokuvakasha yesifunda esimeme, eqinile futhi ebandakanya wonke umuntu ehlomulisa zonke izakhamizi zethu. Ngokunjalo, Somlomo, ngeke kube yibhizinisi njengenjwayelo uma i-Jamaica izogcina inzuzo yayo yokuncintisana emakethe yezokuvakasha yomhlaba njengendawo ephambili yokuvakasha.

Ngakho-ke siyaqhubeka nokuphokophela phambili ngamaphrojekthi abalulekile kanye nezinhlelo zokubumba ingqalasizinda yokulawula ezokuvakasha ukuze kuthuthukiswe intuthuko esimeme yalo mkhakha.

Somlomo, siwuchazile umbono wethu wokuzuza ukuthuthukiswa komnotho, ukuvulwa kwamathuba emisebenzi kanye nokukhula okubandakanya wonke umuntu. 

Sakha amandla ngokuthi:

• Ukuthuthukisa amakhono kanye nokuqinisekisa izinkulungwane zabantu base-Jamaica ukuthi basebenze emkhakheni wezokuvakasha

• Ukudala ikusasa eliphephile labasebenzi bethu bezokuvakasha ngoHlelo Lwempesheni Yabasebenzi Bezokuvakasha, kanye nezindlu ezanele nezithengekayo.

• Ukuqinisa ukuxhumana neminye imikhakha yezomnotho, ikakhulukazi imboni yezolimo kanye neyokukhiqiza

• Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinkulungwane zabalimi abancane kuso sonke isiqhingi baxhumana ngqo nemboni yezokuvakasha, okubenza bathole amakhulu ezigidi zamaRandi.

• Ukuhlinzeka ngamathuba okumaketha nawezimali kuma-SMTEs

• Ukuthuthukisa izinzuzo ezitholakala embonini ngabantu bendawo kanye nemiphakathi

• Ukukhuthaza ukubamba iqhaza okubanzi kwawo wonke ama-Jamaica

• Ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha, ukuvikeleka kanye nokusimama kwemvelo kanye nezindawo ezakhiwe.

• Ukutshala izigidigidi zamaRandi ekuthuthukisweni kwengqalasizinda

Somlomo, ngokuqondisa kukaNkulunkulu nokuphatha ngokucophelela, sizofinyelela imiphumela yokukhula komnotho, intuthuko yabantu bakithi, kanye nekusasa eliqhakazile neliqhakazile kakhulu kubo bonke.

Ngiyabonga, hlala uphephile futhi uNkulunkulu akubusise.