I-Seychelles kunye ne-COVID-19: Ikamva eliqinisekileyo

I-Seychelles kunye ne-COVID-19: Ikamva eliqinisekileyo
I-Seychelles kunye ne-COVID-19: Ikamva eliqinisekileyo
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Ukuqhambuka nokusasazeka kwe-COVID-19 coronavirus kunyanzela abasemagunyeni baseSeychelles ukuba bavavanye ifuthe lezoqoqosho ingakumbi kwezokhenketho eliyintsika ephezulu kuqoqosho lwesizwe.

I-Arhente yeendaba yaseSeychelles yenze udliwanondlebe noSherin Francis, iGosa eliyiNtloko leBhodi yezoKhenketho yaseSeychelles, ukufumanisa ukuba oku kuyichaphazela njani imboni yezokhenketho yaseSeychelles.

Q: Ngaba i-coronavirus inefuthe kwinani leendwendwe eziza eSeychelles?

USherin Francis (SF): Okwangoku, ndingathethi kakhulu. Kodwa ke kuba siqinisekile ukuba ikamva lisiphathele ntoni, sinokuthi kufuneka silumke, kuba kukho umngcipheko wokuba sibenempembelelo.

Q: Ngaba imeko ichaphazela intengiso ephezulu yaseSeychelles?

SF: Ewe. Imakethi yokuqala ethe yachaphazeleka ngokuthe ngqo yi-Itali. Inani leendwendwe ezivela e-Itali liye lehla ukuya kwiipesenti ezili-17 xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo kunyaka ophelileyo. Yayiyimakethi eyayisele iqalile ukukhula, kwaye ushishino lwezokhenketho lwaphinda lwazithemba emva kokudodobala kwezoqoqosho. Emva koko, iSeychelles yaba yindawo ekhethiweyo yokuhamba yamaTaliyane.

Ayisiyiyo kuphela ukulahlekelwa ziindwendwe, kodwa kuye kwafuneka sirhoxise eminye imisebenzi emhlabeni enje ngemiboniso yethu yorhwebo e-Itali. Nayiphi na imisebenzi ebandakanya ukuqokelela isihlwele esikhulu irhoxisiwe. Kwakhona, siphulukana nengeniso yethu.

Q: Isebenza njani iBhodi yoKhenketho yaseSeychelles kule meko ikhoyo?

SF: Sijonge imeko, kwaye sibonile ukuba zikhona ezinye iimarike ezimbini ezichaphazeleka yintsholongwane- iJamani neFrance. Sele kukho amazwe afana no-Israyeli athe akwalela ukungena kwamaJamani namaFrentshi ukungena kummandla wawo. Okwangoku, akukho sibhengezo senziwe ngala mazwe mabini; ukuba oku kuyenzeka, iyakuba nefuthe kwilizwe lethu.

Umbuzo: Ngaba ucinga ukuba iSeychelles inganakho ukubuyela kwezo marike ukuba imeko iyaphucuka?

SF: Kunzima ukutsho xa unezinto ezininzi ongaqinisekanga ngazo. Okwangoku, abakhenkethi abafikayo eSeychelles bahlala benethemba, kwaye abaqhubi bendawo bathi abayiva mpembelelo. Mhlawumbi ukuba kwiinyanga ezintathu ezizayo imeko iphantsi kolawulo ikakhulu kwiimarike ezibalulekileyo eSeychelles, mhlawumbi kwikhefu elikhulu laseYurophu, eliqhelekileyo ehlotyeni, singafumana amanani. Oku kuya kuthetha ukuba xa intsholongwane yehlisiwe, kuya kufuneka ukuba sibe ndlongondlongo kwicebo lethu lokuthengisa.

Q: Kunjani kwiiarhente ezisebenza kumazwe achatshazelwe yintsholongwane?

SF: Oku kunzima kubo. Kukuphila kwabo. Bathetha ukuba kuninzi ukurhoxiswa, kwaye ababuyiselwa imali yabo abayisebenzisileyo ukubhukisha iihotele. Abantu bayoyika ukuhamba. Siyabacela abasebenzi ukuba batshintshe ngakumbi xa bethatha izigqibo ngokungekho mbuyekezo njengoko abantu benokunqikaza ukubhukisha ihotele yabo kwangethuba. Owona mqobo uphambili kukuba ukuba sihlala kukungaqiniseki, iihotele zinokunyanzelwa ukuba zehlise iirhafu zazo.

Q: Injani impembelelo enayo le meko kubaqhubi bezokhenketho balapha?

SF: Kwangolo hlobo zichaphazelekayo iihotele, ndiyakholelwa ukuba bonke abasebenza ukhenketho emhlabeni bayachaphazeleka. Xa iindwendwe zirhoxisa iiholide zazo, iinqwelomoya, iihotele, kunye nazo zonke iinkonzo nazo ziyarhoxiswa. Ukusukela ngoku baphulukana nengeniso ebekufanele ukuba iqokelelwe. Ukuba oku kuqhambuka kwehla ngokwamanani avela kwi-Seychelles Central Bank, singaphulukana ne- $ 1,500 ngokomndilili kukhenketho ngalunye. Kodwa akufuneki siphulukane nokholo njengoko yayingeloxesha lokuqala sijamelana nokoyisa imeko enje.

Q: Ngaba lukhona uthethathethwano olwenziweyo lokubuyisela abakhenkethi ekufuneka beyekisile ukubhukisha kwabo kwiihotele?

SF: Asinakuya ngqo kule nto. NjengeBhodi yezoKhenketho yaseSeychelles, sikhuthaza amaziko okhenketho ukuba abhetyebhetye kwimigaqo-nkqubo yawo. Le yimeko yehlabathi kwaye ayililo lonke ilizwe elisebenzisanayo. Umzekelo, besinethunywa eliya kwi-ITB (umboniso wezokhenketho eBerlin), kodwa sayirhoxisa, kwaye uninzi lweehotele azikulungelanga ukubuyisa imali.

Q: Kuthekani ngokurhoxiswa kwendiza?

SF: Kwakhona, oku kusebenza ngendlela efanayo. Kuxhomekeke kumgaqo-nkqubo wokurhoxiswa kwenqwelomoya. Kukho iinqwelomoya eziba bhetyebhetye kunezinye. Basenokungayibuyisi imali kodwa banikezela abathengi ukuba bazimise iindiza zabo ngaphandle kwendleko. Abanye banike abathengi ithuba lokutshintsha apho baya khona.

Ngokubhekisele kwiSeychelles yomoya, ethe yarhoxa nje iinqwelomoya ezimbini, oku akuyi kuba nefuthe elikhulu ekusebenzeni kwayo. Umzekelo, ukurhoxiswa kweenqwelomoya eMzantsi Afrika akuyi kuba nefuthe elikhulu njengoko bengekho kwixesha labo lokuhamba. Nangona kunjalo, kubalulekile ukugxininisa ukuba nangona siphulukana nentengiso yamanye amazwe, sikwanayo nemarike yasekhaya ekufuneka icwangcise ngobuchule ukubuyekeza abo balahlekileyo.

Q: IFransi ayikabikho kuluhlu lwamazwe apho abahambi bevinjelwe ukuya nokubuya eSeychelles; Inokuba yintoni umphumo woku xa isiza kuloo nto?

SF: Asazi ukuba kwenzeka ntoni. Ulwazi lwemihla ngemihla luyangena. Namhlanje, singalunga, kodwa kusuku olulandelayo izinto zisenokungabi njalo. Inani losulelo liyaqhubeka nokunyuka naseFrance. Ndiyathemba ukuba i-Seychelles ayizukufikelela kwinqanaba apho kufuneka ivimbele abemi base France ukuba bangayi eSeychelles. Masithembe ukuba akunjalo.

Icandelo lezokhenketho liethe-ethe kakhulu. Lushishino oluzinzileyo ukuba siyayazi indlela yokulusebenzisa nokuphuhlisa. Njengoko ibandakanya ukuhamba, nokuba yeyiphi na ingxaki evelayo, nokuba zezempilo, ezezimali, okanye uzinzo kwezopolitiko, oko kuya kulwenza buthathaka ushishino.

Q: Zeziphi iindlela zokuthengisa ezisetyenziswayo ukulwa nefuthe elibi lokuqhambuka?

SF: Sisikelwe umda kakhulu ngokweendlela zokuthengisa ngenxa yokungaqiniseki okukhoyo. Okwangoku, zonke iindwendwe eziza kwilizwe lethu ziya kubeka umngcipheko. Kufuneka siqhubeke sikhangela iindlela zokutsala iindwendwe njengoko ingumgaqo-nkqubo wethu oxhasa uqoqosho.

Isicwangciso sethu esiphambili kukuba sijolise kumazwe apho sineenqwelomoya ngqo kwaye azichaphazeleki kuqhambuko. Okwangoku, abantu abafuni kuhamba kwezinye ihabhu njengoko bevezwa benomngcipheko omkhulu wokufumana intsholongwane. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, sicinga ngeendlela zokuphindaphinda ngokukhawuleza xa intsholongwane iqhubeka nokuhla. Siya kuba ndlongondlongo kunxibelelwano lwethu.

Umbuzo: Ukuba intsholongwane ithatha imeko eya ezantsi, ngaba iSeychelles ingachacha ngokwezezimali?

SF: Okwangoku ngeli xesha, imeko yezemali yelizwe iphantsi koxinzelelo. Okwangoku, kufuneka sibeke phambili ngaphakathi. Sasijonga iindleko zethu. Siza kumba kwezixhobo zethu kuqala. Apho sivakalelwa kukuba singafuna uncedo, siya kufuna inkxaso yoMphathiswa Wezimali.

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