Iinyanga zika-Okthobha ukuya ku-Disemba 2018 zivelise ukufika kwe-22,178 kuzo zonke iimarike eziyintsusa ukuya eDominica, ezimele i-35.3% yabantu abafikayo abahlala kulo nyaka bema kuma-62, 828. Olu kunyuka ngama-95% kwangelo xesha linye ngo-2017. Unyuselo lubhaliswe kuma-91%, i-113% kunye nama-78% ngokwahlukeneyo kwiinyanga ezintathu ezidlulileyo zonyaka xa kuthelekiswa no-2017.

Ikota ikwabonisa ukonyuka okuthe chu kwe-0.9% kwangexesha elifanayo ngo-2016. EyeNkanga ngo-2018 ibiyinyanga yokuqala ukubonisa ukonyuka ngaphezulu kwenyanga enye ngo-2016, inyuke nge-15.6% ngaphezulu kweyeNkanga ngo-2016. Ukufika kwaba ngama-5,271 oko kukuthi Ukufika okuphezulu kuloo nyanga kule minyaka ili-12 idlulileyo yeenkcukacha ezixeliweyo, ezimele irekhodi lendawo ekuyiwa kuyo. Amanani kaDisemba abonise ukuba ukunyuka kuyaqhubeka, kubhaliswa ukonyuka nge-6.7% ngaphezulu kokufika kukaDisemba ngo-2016.

Inani lokuphela konyaka labangama-62, abangama-828 abafikayo, limele ukwehla nge-13% kunamanani angama-2017, 72 ka-228. Le ntsebenzo igqithe ingqikelelo eyanikwa amazwe awayehlelwe yintlekele yendalo ngobukhulu benkanyamba uMaria kunyaka ophelileyo, njengoko kulindelekile ukwehla kuhlala kufutshane ne-30%. Ukongeza, amanani e-2018 amele kuphela ukwehla kwe-20% ngaphezulu kokufika kwe-2016 ekwabalulekile.

Ingqwalasela yentengiso ye-DDA kunye neenzame zophuhliso lweemveliso kunyaka ophelileyo yayikukubonelela ngolwazi lwangoku kwimveliso ekhoyo kunye nokunxibelelana ngohlaziyo olufanelekileyo kubo bonke abantu abachaphazelekayo.

Ukuhlaziywa kwangexesha kwimizamo yokufumana indawo elungileyo kunye namabali wethemba kuye kwaziswa kubo bonke abantu abachaphazelekayo, ngaphakathi nangaphandle eDominica. UVicky Chandler, uMphathi weNtengiso yeNdawo yokuFikela uchaza ukuba “Siqale iqhinga lokunxibelelana elinoburharha elithe labona kuphuhliswa iwebhusayithi eyahlukileyo ehlaziyiweyo yendawo ekuyiwa kuyo; ukwazisa kunye nemikhankaso yezaphulelo kunye nomzamo odibeneyo ekufikeleleni kumajelo eendaba kwilizwe liphela, sibamba imithombo yeendaba kuzo zonke ezona ntengiso zethu ziphambili kwaye sinxibelelana nabangaphandle ngosasazo lwasentlalweni, lwedijithali nolushicilelayo kubathengi abanokubakho nakwinethiwekhi yethu yokuhamba.

Ixesha lokuhamba ngenqanawa lahlengahlengiswa ngenxa yokuhamba kweNkanyamba uMaria kukhokelele ekunciphiseni kwama-88% kwabafikayo kwiinyanga ezi-6 zokuqala zika-2018 ngexesha elinye ngo-2017. Nangona kunjalo, kwabakho ukuphucuka okukhulu kokufika kwabahambi ngenqanawa ngexesha lokugqibela ( 2) iinyanga zonyaka. Indawo esiya kuyo ikwarekhodishe ukufika kwabakhenkethi ngeCruise ngoJulayi, Agasti, noSeptemba okokuqala kwiminyaka emi-5 ebenegalelo ekufikeni kwabantu abangama-134,469 ngo-2018, ukuhla nge-14.4% ngo-2017 (154,040). ”

UMphathiswa wezoKhenketho neNkcubeko, oHloniphekileyo. Robert Tonge opines, “La manani asisiphumo esithe ngqo semizamo yokuqokelela kweqela laseDominica kwiinkalo ezininzi ezahlukeneyo zokubuyiswa kwendawo. Utyalo-mali lukarhulumente ekuvuseleleni indawo kunye nasekuphuculeni indawo kunye nexesha lokubhiyozela eliqale nge-WCMF enomdla ngo-Okthobha, ukuya eReunion kunye ne-40th Isikhumbuzo senkululeko ngo-Novemba zazingunobangela ophambili kwimarike yethu ethembekileyo ye-Diaspora kunye nabahlobo baseDominica. Amanani arekhodiweyo augur kakuhle kwikamva leshishini nakubantu baseDominica bebonke. ”

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

The cruise season was modified as a result of the passage of Hurricane Maria resulting in an 88% decline in arrivals in the first 6 months of 2018 vs same period in 2017.
The government's investment in site rehabilitation and enhancements along with the celebratory season which started with the exciting WCMF in October, through to Reunion and the 40th Anniversary of Independence in November were key drivers of interest among our loyal Diaspora market and friends of Dominica.
Arrivals amounted to 5,271 which is the highest arrivals for that month over the past 12 years of reported data, representing a record for the destination in that regard.