Ngokudityaniswa kobunkokheli obuthatha isigqibo, isenzo esikhawulezayo, kunye nonxibelelwano olusebenzayo, iCaribbean iye yasindiswa ikakhulu ekuhlaselweni ngokuthe ngqo Covid-19 ngokosulelo lwentsholongwane kunye namazinga okusweleka kwabantu. Kwanangaphambi kokuba ummandla urekhode ityala labo lokuqala le-COVID-19, The IArhente yezeMpilo yoLuntu yaseCaribbean kuphuculwe umngcipheko wokudluliselwa kwezifo ze-COVID-19 ukusuka kwezantsi ukuya “kumodareyitha ukuya phezulu.” Emva koko, amazwe aseCaribbean akhawulezisa azisa ngokungqongqo amanyathelo ezempilo oluntu kubandakanya ukuvalwa kwemida kuhambo lwamazwe aphesheya, imithetho yokuphambuka koluntu, ukusebenza kwizisombululo zasekhaya, ukubekelwa ixesha, kwaye kwezinye iimeko, ukuvalwa kwemida.
• Idatha yamva nje ibonisa ukuba amazwe aliqela kulo mmandla sele eqalisile ukuwubuyisa umva ngokuchasene ne-COVID19 ngovavanyo olwandileyo kunye nokuzahlula ngakumbi okukhokelela kwinani elinyukayo lokufumana kwakhona. EJamaica, umzekelo, sivavanye iisampulu ezili-10,230 nge-9, i-637 yazo zinama-negative kwaye ezingama-552 zavavanywa. Kuvavanyo olululo lwe-552, angama-211 sele efumene kwakhona.
Kutshanje, Thrinidadi neThubhago, kunye nokuchacha kwayo kokugqibela, ngoku iphakathi kwamazwe asibhozo eCaribbean athe azisa iimeko ezisebenzayo zenoveli coronavirus (COVID-19) kwi-zero. Amanye amalungu asixhenxe eklabhu yaseCaribbean 'ye-coronavirus-free' iklabhu yiSt Kitts, iDominica, iMonserrat, iAnguilla, iBelize, iSt Lucia kunye ne-Saint-Barthélemy.
• Ngelixa imvumelwano evelayo ikukuba i-COVID-19 izakudlula, kunye namazwe athile kulo mmandla sele esenza izicwangciso zokuvula amashishini kunye nemida yezokhenketho nokhenketho lwamazwe aphesheya, ifuthe lezoqoqosho lobhubhane kukhenketho kulindeleke ukuba luhlale ixesha elide. Kumhlaba jikelele, lo bhubhane ungakhokelela kwisivumelwano kwicandelo lezokhenketho ngama-20% ukuya kuma-30% ngowama-2020. Ngelixa amacandelo amaninzi ezoqoqosho kulindeleke ukuba abuyele umva nje xa kususwe amanyathelo athintelayo, lo bhubhane uya kuba nefuthe elihlala ixesha elide kukhenketho lwamanye amazwe. . Oku kubangelwa kukunciphisa ukuzithemba kwabathengi kunye nokubakho kwezithintelo ezinde kuhambo lwamazwe aphesheya lwabantu.
• Imingcipheko kunye nezothuso ezinxulunyaniswa nokudodobala kwexesha elide kukhenketho lwamazwe aphesheya kusenokwenzeka ukuba ziphakame ngokungalinganiyo kwiCaribbean engowona mmandla uxhomekeke kwezokhenketho kwihlabathi. Kummandla, iiakhawunti zezokhenketho ziphakathi kwe-11 ne-19 yepesenti yemveliso ngqo yasekhaya (i-GDP), naphakathi kwama-34 nama-48 epesenti ye-GDP iyonke kwi-Bahamas, eBarbados naseJamaica. Ukuhamba kokhenketho kukwanoxanduva lwezabelo ezikhulu ngokufanayo nakwingqesho yesizwe iphela, nawo omathathu la mazwe abekwa kwindawo ephezulu kuma-20 kuwo omabini la manyathelo.
Ukusukela ngeyoKwindla, akukho nto ingako yenziwayo kwezokhenketho kumazwe amaninzi eCaribbean. Ubhubhane unyanzelise uninzi lwamazwe ukuba avale ngokupheleleyo imida yomkhweli wohambo lomoya kunye neenqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa. Uninzi lweehotele aluzange lufumane zindwendwe ukusukela ngoMatshi kwaye abasebenzi babo bathunyelwe emakhaya ngokungenammiselo. Uninzi lweendawo kuye kwanyanzeleka ukuba zihlaziye uqikelelo lwengeniso yonyaka wokuqala we-2020 ngokusekwe kwinqanaba eliphezulu lokuhamba ngenqwelomoya kunye nokucinywa kokubhukisha kwangaphambili. Kwiinyanga ezintandathu ezizayo, kunokwenzeka ukuba ukhenketho kwingingqi lunokwehla ngama-50% okanye nangama-80% okanye nge-100%. I-S & P ilindele ukuba ukhenketho kwiCaribbean luya kuncipha nge-60-70% ukusuka ngo-Epreli ukuya kuDisemba xa kuthelekiswa nonyaka ophelileyo. Iarhente yokulinganisa sele ithobile iBahamas kunye neBelize kulenyanga ukuya kwinqanaba le-junk, ngelixa ithoba imbonakalo yamatyala e-Aruba, Barbados, Dominican Republic naseJamaica.
• Elona futhe likhawulezileyo lokuwa emsebenzini. Icandelo lezokhenketho eJamaica liqeshe ngokuthe ngqo abantu abayi-160,000. Ngokuvalwa kwehotele ezininzi kunye neendawo zokuhlala, kuqikelelwa ukuba i-120,000 labasebenzi badendiwe kunabasebenzi abangama-40,000 kuphela abagciniweyo, abanye kubo ngoku befumana imivuzo enciphise kakhulu. Ngelishwa, uqoqosho oluxhomekeke kukhenketho olufana nolwethu kuwo wonke ummandla weCaribbean lunomda wokukhusela intlalontle. Oku kuthetha ukuba abantu bethu, uqoqosho, kunye nekamva kunokwenzeka ukuba baphazanyiswe yi-COVID-19 kunamazwe anoqoqosho olwahlukeneyo. Namhlanje, izikhululo zeenqwelo moya kunye neehotele apha zivaliwe, intswela-ngqesho kuyo yonke le ngingqi inyuka, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo ukuba le misebenzi yecandelo lezokhenketho ingabuya nini.
• Uqoqosho lwethu kufuneka ludale amawaka emisebenzi kubasebenzi becandelo lezokhenketho. Bayazidinga ngokukhawuleza. Nangona kunjalo, ngokungafaniyo ne-EU, i-UK, okanye i-US, oorhulumente abakwiiCaribbean abanakho ukubonelela ngezikim zenkxaso mali yomvuzo.
• Ayicacanga into yokuba eyona nto iphambili ekufuneka siyenzile kukukhusela impilo kunye nokuphila kwabasebenzi bezokhenketho kunye nokulungiselela icandelo ukuvulwa ngexesha elifutshane. Ukwenza oku kufuna ukudityaniswa kwezinto.
• EJamaica, indlela yethu ibinemiba eliqela kubandakanya ukubonelela ngovuselelo lwezoqoqosho, ukunceda amashishini ukuba afumane izibonelelo, ngokusebenzisana namaziko emali ukukhulula amalungiselelo eemali-mboleko kunye nokuphucula ukufikelela kumatyala, ukuchonga ezinye iindlela zokuhambisa kunye nokukhuthaza ukuthengisa ngeDijithali, uphuhliso lwabasebenzi
• Senze ukuba kufumaneke i-2 yezigidigidi zeedola ukunceda kwezokhenketho nakumashishini amancinci achukunyiswe kukuqhambuka kweCoronavirus (COVID-19). Siqalisile ngenkxaso yeShishini yaBasebenzi kunye noTshintshelo lweMali (BEST Cash) ukubonelela ngokudluliselwa kwemali okwethutyana kumashishini abhalisiweyo asebenza ehotele, ukhenketho, iinkampani ezinomtsalane. Onke amashishini amancinci athengisa i- $ 50 yezigidi okanye ngaphantsi afaka irhafu kunyaka-mali ka-2019/2020, kwaye ngubani ofake iifom zokubuyisa ezibonisa ukuba banabasebenzi, bayakufanelekela isibonelelo seXesha elinye le-COVID yeShishini elincinci lama- $ 100,000
• Onke amashishini amancinci athengisa i $ 50 yezigidi okanye ngaphantsi afaka irhafu kunyaka-mali ka-2019/2020, kwaye ngubani ofake iifom zerhafu ezibonisa ukuba banabasebenzi, bayakulungelwa isibonelelo sexesha elinye se-COVID seShishini eliNcinci le- $ 100,000. Inkampani yoPhuhliso lweMveliso yoKhenketho (i-TPDCo) kunye neBhodi yezoKhenketho yaseJamaica (JTB) izakukhokela inkqubo yokuqokelela idatha kubanikezeli ngecandelwana bethu abaya kuthi badinge ukufikelela kwezi zibonelelo.
• I-TPDCo icebise ukunqunyanyiswa kwamaphepha-mvume e-JTB kangangeenyanga ezintandathu, ukusukela ngo-Epreli ukuya kuSeptemba 2020. kuqikelelwa ukuba ihlawule i-J $ 9.7million yemivuzo kwimirhumo yeelayisensi.
• Singenile kwiingxoxo neebhanki zorhwebo zokuba babonelele ngenkxaso yokungena nokuphuma kwemali okwexeshana kumashishini nakubathengi kumacandelo achaphazelekayo ngokumiswa kweentlawulo eziphambili, iindlela ezintsha zekhredithi kunye namanye amanyathelo. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku uninzi lwamaziko emali aphambili aphendule kakuhle. Ezinye iibhanki ziye zafikelela kubakhenkethi ii-MSME ezichaphazeleke ngokuthe ngqo yi-COVID-19 ukubonelela ngezisombululo ezilungiselelwe ukuhlangabezana neemfuno zabo.
• Ukusukela ngo-Epreli, besibonelela ngezifundo zasimahla ze-Intanethi ezili-11 kubasebenzi bezokhenketho njengenxalenye yenjongo kaRhulumente yokuqinisekisa ukukhula okuqhubekekayo kwabasebenzi kwicandelo. Ezi zifundo zifundiswa kwiindawo ezinjengegosa lokuhlambela impahla, igumbi lokugcina izipho, umphathi wekhitshi / umphathi wepaki, indawo yogutyulo lwendawo yoluntu, inkokeli yeqela lokubuka iindwendwe, iserver yesidlo eqinisekisiweyo, iseva yokutyela eqinisekisiweyo, uqeqesho lweServsafe kukhuseleko lokutya, isuphavayiza yokubuka iindwendwe, intshayelelo kwiSpanish, kunye ne-disc jock (DJ) yokuqinisekiswa.
• Sisandula ukuveza isicwangciso esinamanqaku amahlanu sokubuyiselwa kwecandelo lezokhenketho eliquka ukuphuculwa kwemigaqo yempilo neyokhuseleko, ukwanda koqeqesho kuwo onke amacandelo ezokhenketho, ukwakha ukhuseleko neziseko zophuhliso, kunye nokufumana iPPE nezixhobo zempilo.
• ke ngamafutshane, thina apha kwiiCaribbean sigqibezela imveliso yethu ukuqinisekisa ukuba abemi bethu baseCaribbean kunye nabakhenkethi bethu basebenza kwindawo ekhuselekileyo- le yinto eqhelekileyo kwinto endiyibiza ngokuba sisikhundla se-COVID okanye isizukulwana C.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- • While the emerging consensus is that COVID-19 will pass, with some countries in the region already making plans to reopen businesses and borders for tourism and international travel, the economic impact of the pandemic on tourism is expected to last much longer.
- • The risks and shocks associated with the prolonged downturn in international tourism are likely to be disproportionately higher for the Caribbean which is the most tourism-dependent region in the world.
- In the region, tourism accounts for between 11 and 19 percent of direct output gross domestic product (GDP), and between 34 and 48 percent of total GDP in The Bahamas, Barbados, and Jamaica.
