Umlayezo kaNcibijane ovela Neil Walters, Ibamba likaNobhala Jikelele we Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha yaseCaribbean:
Ukube besingama futhi sizindle ngalo nyaka njengoba sewufika esiphethweni, cishe besizochaza unyaka ka-2019 njengonyaka ohlukahlukene, okugqamise amandla kwezokuvakasha kwase-Caribbean kanye nobuthakathaka bakhona.
Amandla alo mkhakha abonakale emazingeni okukhula abalulekile atholwa amazwe amaningi ase-Caribbean. Ngaphandle kokuncipha kwezinye izindawo ezinkulu, njenge-Cuba kanye ne-Dominican Republic, i-Caribbean ibe nesilinganiso sokukhula sezinga elingu-6.1% ezivakashini ezifikayo phakathi nezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye zokuqala zonyaka. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi amazinga okukhula kwalawo mazwe athintwe yiziphepho zika-2017 ayemakhulu, kwezinye izimo afinyelela kumazinga amadijithi amathathu.
Leli zinga lokululama likhuluma kakhulu ngokuzibophezela kweCaribbean kule mboni esibe yimpilo yamazwe amaningana.
Ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba, ingxenye yeNyakatho yeBahamas yacekelwa phansi yiSiphepho uDorian, isiphepho esikhulu esaphula amarekhodi amaningi. Umonakalo obangelwe kwaba esinye isixwayiso kithi esifundeni sokuthi izinguquko zesimo sezulu sezikhona futhi cishe azinakuhlehliswa. Kuyisibopho sethu ukudala ukusimama hhayi nje kuphela emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, kodwa kuzo zonke izinhlaka zeminotho yethu futhi ngokwengeza zonke izigaba zemiphakathi yethu. Siyaqhubeka sizwelana nabafowethu nodadewethu eBahamas ngokulahlekelwa ukuphila nempahla ngenxa kaDorian.
Umkhakha wezokuvakasha ubuye waba nombukiso onamandla ngo-2019 ngezinga lokukhula elingu-5.8% kumakota amathathu okuqala. Okusobala kulokhu kukhula kokuvakashelwa kwezivakashi ukuthi njengoba kwenzeka ngo-2018, kube nokukhula okungaguquguquki kokuvakashelwa kwezivakashi kwikota ngayinye yonyaka wezi-2019, nakuba ngamanani aphansi kunalawo atholakale ngo-2018.
Ezinyangeni ezimbili zokugcina zika-2019, thina ku-Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) simemezele ukuthi le nhlangano izongena ohlelweni lokuhlela kabusha. Lokhu kuyaqhubeka, futhi kuyinhloso yethu ukuvela kulolu hlelo nohlaka olubuyekeziwe oluzifeza ngokwenele izidingo zawo wonke amalungu ethu.
Umkhakha wezokuvakasha e-Caribbean uphetha u-2019 esimweni lapho sonke singaziqhenya ngakho, njengoba sesibonile ukuguqulwa okuphelele kwesikhundla ekupheleni kuka-2018. Njengoba sibheke ku-2020, akufanele siphumule, kodwa siqhubeke umsebenzi wokusimamisa ukukhula okwenzeka kulo nyaka. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi siphila endaweni yesimo sezulu esiguquguqukayo okuthi ngenkathi sinikeza ulwanga lokuhlangenwe nakho okumangalisayo kwabavakashi bethu, kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi kuhlonishwe futhi kubhekwe ekuhleleni nasekuthuthukisweni kwethu.
Ngo-2020 siqhubeka nendikimba 'Yonyaka Wemikhosi' njengoba sabona ukuthi konke bekungenakwenzeka ngathi ukwamukela ngokugcwele isiko elicebile lase-Caribbean esikhathini esisodwa esiyizinyanga eziyishumi nambili. Kulo nyaka sithemba ukuthi sizoqhubekela phambili endleleni yokuhlanganisa imigubho yethu kanye neminye imicimbi yamasiko emkhiqizweni wezokuvakasha kuwo wonke amazwe ethu. Siyaqaphela ukuthi lezi zingxenye zezwe lethu ngalinye azigcini nje ngokusehlukanisa, kodwa futhi zinamandla amakhulu emzamweni wokuheha izivakashi eziningi nakakhulu ogwini lwethu.
Okuphinde kucace kithina ukuthi asikaqali ukusebenzisa ngokugcwele nangendlela efanele amandla esiko lethu kanye namagugu ethu ekuchazeni ukuthi singobani, futhi lokhu kubalulekile njengoba sifuna ukunikeza ulwazi oluyiqiniso oluzuzisa isivakashi kanye nemiphakathi. lapho lezi zimo zikhona.
Uma kubhekwa imiphumela erekhodiwe kuze kube manje ngo-2019, sikulindele ukuthi u-2020, zonke izinto zilingane, ube ngomunye unyaka wokukhula, cishe ngenani eliphansi kancane kukho kokubili abafikayo abafikayo kanye nokuvakasha okuhamba ngezinyawo. Enye indlela esingabamba ngayo ukwehla kokukhula - noma sigcine ukukhula emazingeni amanje - ukwamukela ukubaluleka kokukhuluma ngazwi linye, I-CARIBBEAN EYODWA, emhlabeni wonke. Kuze kube manje, kulindelwe ukuthi omunye wemiphumela yokuhlelwa kabusha kwe-CTO kube indlela entsha yokukhuluma ngazwi linye kuwo wonke amazwe ajikelezayo, ngaleyo ndlela sihlanganise izinsiza zethu ezilinganiselwe ukuze sibe amandla anamandla okulungisa. kanye nokukhula kwesabelo semakethe lapho iCaribbean, isifunda esincike kakhulu kwezokuvakasha, isenza sibe yigugu.
Egameni le-CTO Council of Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism, Ibhodi Labaqondisi kanye nabasebenzi be-CTO, ngifuna ukubonga kini nonke ngokuma nathi ngo-2019 futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukwesekwa kwenu ngo-2020. Ngifisa unyaka egcwele izibusiso, ukukhula nokuchuma kulesi sifunda esisithandayo.
