I-Bahamas ibuyele kwishishini emva kweNkanyamba u-Irma

I-Bahamas ibuyele kwishishini njengoko ukhenketho luqala kwakhona emva kokucocwa kwezithambiso ikakhulu kumaziko ethu amakhulu okhenketho, ngelixa iinzame zokwakha kwakhona kwezo ziqithi ze-Bahamas ezazinzima kakhulu zisaqhubeka.

Ukususela ngoLwesibini, ngoSeptemba 12, zonke izikhululo zeenqwelo-moya e-Bahamas zivuliwe kwaye zombini iinkonzo zamazwe ngamazwe kunye nezasekhaya ziye zaqala kwakhona. Iihotele ezinkulu eNassau sele zamkele iindwendwe ezisanda kufika, kwaye iinqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa kulindeleke ukuba ziqale ukufowuna kumazibuko aseBahamas namhlanje. Iimarina zokuzonwabisa ziphinde zavulwa emva kokuxela ubukhulu becala ukuba akukho monakalo.
Ngelixa uninzi lweZiqithi zaseBahamas zasinda kumonakalo omkhulu, iingcinga kunye nemithandazo yethu iqhubeka ikunye nabo bonke abachatshazelwe yiNkanyamba i-Irma.

“Imiphumo yeNkanyamba i-Irma kwimimandla yeCaribbean imbi kakhulu,” utshilo uMhlonishwa. UMphathiswa uDionisio D'Aguilar, uMphathiswa wezoKhenketho kunye noPhapho lwaseBahamas. "I-Bahamas izijonga njengethamsanqa kakhulu ukuba isinde kwesona saqhwithi, kodwa iintliziyo zethu ziphuma kubo bonke abo bachaphazelekileyo."

Imveliso yokhenketho ephambili yeBahamas kwimimandla efana neNassau neParadise Island, iGrand Bahama Island kunye neOut Islands ayizange yenzakale. Umonakalo ovela e-Irma wawunqunyelwe kwiindawo ezisemazantsi eziqithi, ukusuka ikakhulu kwizinto zokuthambisa kwiindawo ezinjengeCrooked Island, Inaugua kunye neMayaguana, ukuya kumonakalo omkhulu wesakhiwo kwiRagged Island. Uvavanyo lweAcklins Island luyaqhubeka.

"Siyabulela ukuba i-Bahamas ixhaphake kakuhle isivunguvungu, kodwa siyaqhubeka nokuvavanya iimeko kuzo zonke iziqithi zethu njengoko siqokelela ulwazi oluvela kwiihotele, iindawo ezikhangayo kunye namaqabane," watsho uJoy Jbrilu, uMlawuli Jikelele, i-Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. Inqwelomoya. “IiBahamas iyixabisa kakhulu iminqweno emihle egameni lethu kule veki, kwaye siza kuzama ukunceda kangangoko sinako.”

Ngezantsi luhlaziyo olongezelelweyo lwabakhenkethi abaya eBahamas:

IINKHUMA

Uninzi lweehotele kunye neendawo ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide kuzo zonke iZiqithi zeBahamas zisebenza njengesiqhelo okanye kulindeleke ukuba ziphinde zivulwe ngeentsuku ezicwangcisiweyo rhoqo.

Iihotele ezininzi kwiZiqithi zaseOut zivala ngonyaka emva kwexesha lasehlotyeni ukuze zilungiswe. Abanini ndawo bakhuthazwa ukuba baqhagamshelane neehotele zabo ukuze bafumane inkcazelo engakumbi.

INassau kunye neSiqithi seParadesi

Iihotele zaseNassau nakwiParadise Island azizange zonakaliswe. Atlantis, Paradise Island, Baha Mar Resort and Casino, Breezes Bahamas, Melia Nassau Beach Resort, One&Only Ocean Club kunye neWarwick Paradise Island ziphakathi kweehotele ezivulekileyo kunye neendwendwe ezibamba iindwendwe.

Isiqithi seGrand Bahama

Iihotele zaseGrand Bahama kulindeleke ukuba ziphinde zivulwe namhlanje, kubandakanya iGrand Lucayan, iPelican Bay Hotel kunye neViva Wyndham Fortuna Beach.

IIREKHODI

INassau kunye neSiqithi seParadesi

Iinkampani zeenqwelomoya ziphinde zaqalisa ukusebenza ngeenqwelomoya eziphumayo neziphumayo zamazwe ngamazwe nezasekhaya kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya iLynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) eNassau.

Isiqithi seGrand Bahama

Ngelixa iinqwelo-moya zisebenzisa iinqwelomoya zamazwe ngamazwe eziphuma kwiSikhululo seSikhululo saMazwe ngaMazwe saseGrand Bahama (GBI), i-US Customs kunye ne-Border Pre-Clearance ayifumaneki okwangoku kwaye iya kubuyiselwa kamva.

Iziqithi ezikude

Inkonzo yamazwe ngamazwe iqalise kwakhona kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya i-Exuma International (GGT) e-Exumas kunye neSikhululo seenqwelomoya saseMarsh Harbor (MHH) e-Abacos. Abahambi kufuneka baqhubeke bejongana nabathwali ukuze bahlaziye ishedyuli, njengoko abanye abathwali bongeze iinkonzo ezongezelelweyo.

AMAzibuko

Izibuko laseNassau kunye neFreeport Harbour zivulelekile kushishino. Imigca yokuhamba ngenqanawa evela e-US iya kuphinda iqalise ukuya kwiZiqithi zaseBahamas, kodwa abanini-ndawo ebekelwe indawo kufuneka bajonge ngokuthe ngqo kumboneleli wabo wokuhamba ngenqanawa ukuze bahlaziywe malunga nokuhamba kunye nohambo lwe-Baleària Bahamas Express kunye ne-Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line iya kuphinda iqalise inkonzo ukusuka e-Bahamas ngoLwesihlanu, ngo-Sept. 15.