Wagubungela imimandla emininzi kunye nemisebenzi yobulungiseleli; apha sabelana ngento awabelana ngayo ngokukodwa malunga nokhenketho.
Somlomo, mawethu abekekileyo, ndimi phambi kwenu namhlanje ukuze ndisondeze iNgxoxo-mpikiswano yeCandelo yoNyaka-mali wama-2023-2024. Kulilungelo newonga ukwenza olu xanduva. Ndifuna ukwenza umbulelo ongazenzisiyo, egameni likarhulumente, kubo bonke abo bathe bancama ixesha namandla abo bafaka igalelo elibonakalayo kule ngxoxo.
Sivavanye imiba emininzi ecinezelayo efuna ingqalelo kunye nenyathelo lethu kolu dliwano-ndlebe. Sixoxe ngesidingo sohlaziyo olubanzi lwenkathalo yezempilo ukuze siqinisekise impilo-ntle yabemi bethu.
Siye saxoxa ngezicwangciso-qhinga zokumilisela ukukhula koqoqosho oluzinzileyo nokudala amathuba engqesho kubantu bethu. Siphonononge iindlela zokomeleza inkqubo yethu yemfundo kunye nokuxhobisa ulutsha lwethu ngezakhono eziludingayo ukuze luphumelele kwihlabathi elikhula ngokukhawuleza. Siphonononge ukhuseleko kunye namanyathelo asemthethweni ajolise ekwandiseni ukhuseleko lwabantu bethu kwaye kubaluleke kakhulu ukukhusela amalungelo abantu bethu. Le yimizekelo nje embalwa yemiba ebalulekileyo ethe yabekwa phambili ngexesha lale ngxoxo.
Ndibulela ngokungazenzisiyo oogxa bam ababekekileyo epalamente ngegalelo labo elibalulekileyo kwingxoxo-mpikiswano yalo nyaka. Ndifuna ukubulela iNkulumbuso obekekileyo u-Andrew Holness ngobunkokeli bakhe obungagungqiyo nobubalaseleyo kunye noSomlomo, umbulelo ongazenzisiyo kuwe, ngokuzinikela kwakho okungagungqiyo ekulawuleni imicimbi yepalamente yesizwe sethu ngesakhono esibalaseleyo nokuzinikela. Ndikwathanda ukuvakalisa umbulelo wam kuSekela-Nkokeli yezoShishino zikaRhulumente, oHloniphekileyo u-Olivia Babsy Grange ngokusoloko egcina izandla zakhe phezu kwevili nakuMabhalane nakubasebenzi abakhutheleyo bale Ndlu eBekekileyo, abathe gqolo ukunika inkonzo exabiseke mpela Indlu.
Xa siqukumbela le Ngxoxo yeCandelo kubalulekile ukuba sicamngce kwaye sigxininise eminye yemiba engundoqo eyathi yaphakanyiswa.
Nangona kungenakwenzeka ukujongana nenqaku ngalinye ngokweenkcukacha, ndifuna ukubulela umgangatho obalaseleyo weenkcazo-ntetho kwaye ndincome izithethi ngokuzinikela kwazo okunyanisekileyo nangobuchule bomsebenzi. Ubunzulu bolwazi kunye nomoya wengxoxo eyakhayo ethe yahlala kule ngxoxo ityebise kakhulu ukuqonda kwethu imingeni kunye namathuba aphambi kwethu.
Somlomo, phambi kokuba ndingene kwimiba emininzi ebalulekileyo ephakanyiswe kwiNgxoxo yeCandelo, ndifuna ukunikezela ngokukhawuleza uhlaziyo olufutshane ngeminye yemiba emikhulu. uphuhliso kushishino lwezokhenketho, ngaphaya kwento esele ndiyithethile kwinkcazo-ntetho yam yeCandelo.
IPotfoliyo yezoKhenketho
I-Summer Tourism Boom - iindwendwe ezizigidi ezi-2 ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kulo nyaka
Somlomo, kwangaphambi kokuba kugqitywe iinyanga ezintandathu zalo nyaka sele befumene ukuphumla okudityanisiweyo kwezigidi ezi-2 kunye nabakhenkethi abahamba ngenqanawa abafumana umvuzo orekhodiweyo we-2 yeebhiliyoni zeedola, i-18 yeepesenti ngaphezulu kwemivuzo ka-2019 kwangelo xesha linye. Somlomo, akufunekanga isimangalise ke ngoko Jameyikha ujonge okona kulungileyo ixesha labakhenkethi basehlotyeni ngonaphakade. Le nyani yaphinda yaqinisekiswa luthethathethwano endilukhokele kwisiXeko saseNew York, eMiami naseAtlanta kule nyanga.
Uthethathethwano luquke uthotho lweentlanganiso kunye neengxoxo nabachaphazelekayo abakhokelayo kwezokhenketho kwinqwelomoya, inqanawa kunye namacandelo angaphantsi kwabasebenzi abakhenketha kuquka iDelta Airlines, iRoyal Caribbean Group kunye neExpedia. Ukongezwa koko yayisisihlenga sikamabonwakude, unomathotholo, udliwano-ndlebe lwedijithali kunye noshicilelo losasazo oludityaniswa nothethathethwano olukwinqanaba eliphezulu noMbutho wezoKhenketho weCaribbean (CTO), iBhanki yeHlabathi kunye neYunivesithi yaseGeorge Washington.
Somlomo, iJamaica ikwajongene nokonyuka kwehlobo lika-2023 ukubhukisha ukuhamba ngenqwelomoya ngama-33% xa kuthelekiswa nehlobo lika-2022 ngokwedatha enikwe yenye yeefemu eziphambili zehlabathi zohlalutyo lwedatha, iForwardKeys.
Somlomo, oku kuqiniswa nje kukuba izihlalo zeenqwelo moya ezizigidi ezisisi-1.4 zigcinelwe ixesha lohambo lwasehlotyeni, nto leyo emele ukonyuka nge-16% ngaphezu kweyona nto ingcono yangaphambili ngo-2019. Eyona marike iphambili yaseJamaica, eUnited States of America, ivaleleke ngaphakathi. I-1.2 yezigidi zezi zihlalo. Somlomo, iimeko zomthwalo kwezi nqwelomoya zasehlotyeni zindanda kufutshane neepesenti ezingama-90!
Somlomo, iSebe lezoKhenketho kunye namaqumrhu akhe oluntu ayaqhubeka nokuzalisekisa iinkqubo zobuchule kunye neziseko zokuqinisekisa ukuba siphuhlisa icandelo lokhenketho elibandakanya wonke umntu, elikwaziyo ukuzimela kunye nelizinzileyo kwixesha elisemva kwe-COVID-19.
Ndiyavuya ukunika iinkcukacha ezongezelelweyo kumanyathelo ambalwa angundoqo, ngolu hlobo lulandelayo:
• Kuyasivuyisa ukuba neBhanki yoPhuhliso yaseMelika (i-IDB) njengehlakani lobuchwephesha njengoko iSebe lam liphuhlisa iQhinga lezoKhenketho elomeleleyo nelichazwe kakuhle nesiCwangciso sokuSebenza, esiza kusebenza njengomkhombandlela wekamva eliyimpumelelo lokhenketho. Esi sicwangciso-qhinga sijongana nemiba ebalulekileyo yokukhula koqoqosho kunye nobandakanyo, uzinzo lokusingqongileyo, ukulondolozwa kwenkcubeko, uphuhliso lwamandla oluntu, nokugcina ulungelelwano phakathi komgangatho wamava ondwendwe kunye nomgangatho wobomi babemi bethu.
• Esi siCwangciso-qhinga soKhenketho silungile kuphela njengentsebenziswano. Ngoko ke, intsebenziswano nabachaphazelekayo abaphambili kunye namaqabane okhenketho ibalulekile kulo mzamo. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, siqalisile uthotho lweendibano zocweyo zeziqithi ezibanzi ukufumana ingxelo enexabiso kunye nokuqonda okuya kunceda ukubumba isikhokelo kumanyathelo okhenketho exesha elizayo. Sele sizibambe ngempumelelo iindibano zocweyo eMontego Bay nasePort Antonio kunye nothethwano oluqhubekayo eOcho Rios. Ucweyo kwezinye iindawo ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide ziya kuqhubeka phakathi kwangoku ukuya kuSeptemba.
• Iinzame zokuqukumbela iNkqubo-sikhokelo yoQinisekiso lweNdawo yokuFikela kunye neQhinga loBuchule (DAFS) aqhubeleka ngokunyanisekileyo. Somlomo, i-DAFS iquka izicwangciso-qhinga zokhenketho eziya kusinceda ukuba sifezekise isithembiso sophawu kubatyeleli bethu sotyelelo olukhuselekileyo, olukhuselekileyo nolungenazingxaki, olunentlonipho kuluntu nokusingqongileyo. Iphunyeziwe yiKhabhinethi njengePhepha loGayo-zimvo ukuze kuboniswane ngakumbi kwaye kuqukunjelwe njengePhepha leNgcaciso yoMgaqo-nkqubo.
• Senze uthethwano nabachaphazelekayo ngenjongo yokuqukumbela iNkqubo-sikhokelo neQhinga njengePhepha leNgcaciso yoMgaqo-nkqubo ukuba lithiwe thaca ePalamente kulo nyaka-mali umiyo. Somlomo, uthethathethwano nabachaphazelekayo lugqityiwe ngama-95% neentlanganiso zeeholo zedolophu ezintandathu esele zibanjiwe eNegril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Treasure Beach, Mandeville naseKingston. Baya kuqhubeka kamva kule veki ngokubonisana ePortland naseSt.
• Somlomo, iqela lokuqala kwiphulo leTourism Enhancement Fund's (TEF) Tourism Innovation Incubator lishiyekelwe ziinyanga kuphela ukuba inkqubo yalo iphele. Abathathi-nxaxheba abangamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe abamele amaqela e-11 aneengcamango ze-11 ezizodwa zoshishino ngoku bathatha inxaxheba kwilinge.
• Inkqubo yeenyanga ezili-10 iza kuphela ngomsitho olindelweyo apho abathabathi-nxaxheba baya kuthi baye kwiqela labanokuba ngamaqabane oshishino, abatyali-mali kunye nee-arhente ezixhasa ngemali. Injongo yalo msitho kukufumana inzala eyaneleyo kwaba bachaphazelekayo baphambili, nto leyo eyakuthi, ngethemba, ibe nesiphumo kumalungiselelo oshishino. Umsitho wePitch kulindeleke ukuba ube ngoSeptemba wama-2023.
• Ekupheleni kwenkqubo, abathathi-nxaxheba baya kuba beziqinisekisile izimvo zabo zoshishino, bagqibe ukuba baqhube njengoko bekucwangcisiwe okanye bejikeleza, kwaye, kwezinye iimeko, baphuhlise amashishini abo ukuze asebenze ngokupheleleyo. Okwangoku, Somlomo, abathathi-nxaxheba baya kuba nokufikelela kwelinye okanye kwindibaniselwano yala malungiselelo enkxaso-mali alandelayo:
1. Intsebenziswano yoBulungisa
2. Ukufumana (ishishini lithengwa kubathathi-nxaxheba)
3. Ukufikelela kwinkxaso-mali ngeTourism Innovation Facility
• Somlomo, ukususela ekubhengezeni ulwabiwo lwe-100 lezigidi zeerandi ukulungiselela abathathi-nxaxheba abalugqibe ngempumelelo uMngeni we-Tourism Innovation Challenge, iqela le-TEF belisebenza ngokuzimisela ukuze liqinisekise ubambiswano oluyimfuneko kunye nolwamkelo ukuze kuqhutywe la malungiselelo. Oku kuya kuba yimali-mboleko kunye nendibaniselwano yesibonelelo. Icandelo lemali-mboleko liya kuba kwinqanaba lenzala ephantsi kakhulu.
• I-MOU efunekayo sele iyiliwe kwaye iza kungeniswa kwiKhabhinethi ukuze yamkelwe okokugqibela. Eli ziko liza kuqalisa ukusebenza kwikota yesithathu yalo nyaka-mali.
Uphononongo lweMpembelelo yezoQoqosho kuKhenketho
Somlomo, ufumene amava okulawula ishishini lezokhenketho ngobhubhane, uRhulumente uza kuba nobuchule obungakumbi bokuqokelela ubungqina bokwenza izigqibo malunga nendlela yokwandisa inzuzo yoqoqosho, yezentlalo, yokusingqongileyo kunye neziseko zophuhliso kutyalo-mali kwezokhenketho.
Kulo nyaka uzayo, uMphathiswa wam uya kuqhuba uPhononongo lweMpembelelo yezoQoqosho kwezoKhenketho, olujonge ukuchonga ifuthe lezoqoqosho, lezemali, lezentlalo nezokusingqongileyo kuphuhliso lwamagumbi awongezelelweyo angama-15,000 ukuya kwangama-20,000 ukuze kwandiswe isitokhwe samagumbi akhoyo eJamaica.
Somlomo, iinjongo ezithe ngqo zezi:
• Ukuchonga nokuvavanya ifuthe elinokubakho lophuhliso olucetywayo kwiSambuku seMveliso yeLizwe, uMvuzo woTshintsho lwaNgaphandle, uTyalo-mali, kunye neNgeniso kaRhulumente kunye neNkcitho;
• Ukuchonga nokuvavanya ifuthe elinokubakho lophuhliso olucetywayo kwingeniso nakwingqesho (ngokuthe ngqo nangokungathanga ngqo);
• Ukuchonga nokuvavanya impembelelo enokubakho yophuhliso olucetywayo kumacandelo angundoqo anxulumeneyo afana nezolimo, ulwakhiwo, ukuvelisa kunye nolonwabo;
• Ukuchonga nokuvavanya impembelelo enokubakho yophuhliso olucetywayo kwiimfuno zeziseko ezingundoqo, okusingqongileyo kunye nabantu (ingakumbi izindlu, ezothutho nolonwabo);
• Ukubonelela ngezindululo zokuthomalalisa iimpembelelo ezingalunganga ezinokuthi zibe kho ngeli lixa usebenzisa iimpembelelo ezilungileyo; kwaye
• Ukubonelela ngesiseko sobungqina obuthembekileyo, obungqongqo ukwazisa ulwazi loluntu ngexabiso leshishini lezokhenketho eJamaica.
Somlomo, olu lolona lwando lukhulu lwesitokhwe samagumbi, ngexeshana elifutshane kwimbali yaseJamaica. Imele umzuzu wokutshintsha ngokukodwa. Kufuneka sithabathe ixesha lokufumana eyona nzuzo iphezulu kwezentlalo nezoqoqosho.
Ukomeleza amakhonkco
Somlomo, uThungelwano loQhagamshelwano loKhenketho, phantsi kweNgxowa-mali yokuPhucula uKhenketho, iye yanda yaquka amashishini ahlukeneyo anegalelo ekukhuleni kwecandelo lethu. Ezolimo zidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuxhaseni ukhenketho. Ngesicelo sethu se-Agri-Linkages Exchange (ALEX), amafama amancinci aqhagamshelwe ngokuthe ngqo nabathengi kushishino lwezokhenketho, anceda uluntu lwezolimo lwengingqi.
Kwiinyanga ezintlanu zokuqala zalo nyaka, amafama aphumeze inqanaba elimangalisayo ngokwenza ingeniso emalunga nama-325 ezigidi zeerandi ngeqonga le-ALEX. Le mpumelelo ibalulekileyo ibonisa ukusebenza kweqonga ekudibaniseni amafama nabo banokuba ngabathengi nokudala amathuba anempumelelo. Ngaphaya koko, kunyaka owandulelayo ka-2022, i-ALEX portal iququzelele ukuthengiswa kwemveliso yezolimo exabisa ngaphezulu kwe-330 yezigidi zeedola. Le mpumelelo ayiqaqambisi nje kuphela impumelelo yeli qonga kodwa ikwagxininisa impembelelo entle eliye laba nayo kubomi bamafama ali-1,733 kunye nabathengi ababhalisiweyo abangama-671.
Somlomo, siphuhlise iManyuwali yoKhuseleko lokutya kweZolimo saze saqhuba iiseshini zokwazisa ngamafama angaphezu kwama-400. Ngothungelwano loThungelwano loKhenketho, ukunqongophala kwamanzi kunye namaxesha embalela achongiwe njengemiqobo kumafama asekuhlaleni abonelela icandelo lezokhenketho. Ukuhlangabezana noku, sanikela ngamatanki amanzi kumafama aseSt. Elizabeth, eSt. James, eSt. Ann, naseTrelawny. Kwinqanaba lokuqala, iitanki ezingama-50 zanikwa amafama eSt. Elizabeth kunye nama-20 kumafama eSt. Kwinqanaba lesibini, kwanikezelwa ngamatanki angama-200 kumafama aseSt. Ann naseTrelawny. Siza kuqhuba eli phulo ngo-2023 lokuxhasa amafama amancinci amaninzi, ngelixa sisasaza inzuzo evela kukhenketho.
Inkqubo yokuLungela umsebenzi kuKhenketho
Somlomo, icandelo lezokhenketho lisaqhubeka nokuphazanyiswa yimiceli-mngeni yabasebenzi.
Isebe loqeqesho loMphathiswa, iJamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), ekuphenduleni le meko, iphakamisa isicwangciso-qhinga sokutsala abantu abatsha nokubanceda balungiselele imisebenzi ekhoyo. Somlomo, ngenkxaso yamahlakani, i-JCTI iqhubela phambili ifuna amalungu eqela phakathi kwabafundi abaphumelele kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo ngoJuni nangoJulayi 2023. Injongo kukutsala ama-2,000 ukuya kuma-3,000 abafundi.
INgxowa-mali yoPhuculo loKhenketho, i-JCTI elicandelo layo, ngoko ke icele i-HEART NSTA Trust ukuba iphuhlise iNkqubo yokuLungela iMisebenzi elungiselelwe abo baqala ukungena kwicandelo lezokhenketho. Abaviwa abaphumeleleyo baya kufumana iSatifikethi seNCTVET.
Somlomo, ukongeza kula manyathelo ayimpumelelo, inkqubo yoLawulo lwezoKhenketho noKhenketho (Hospitality & Tourism Management) (HTM) yenye inkalo ebalulekileyo yenkqubo kaRhulumente yoPhuhliso lweZakhono zoLuntu. NgoJuni walo nyaka uphelileyo abafundi besikolo samabanga aphakamileyo abangama-99 bagqibe inkqubo yeminyaka emibini baza bafumana izatifikethi zabo kwiAmerican Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. Omnye waba bantwana besikolo samabanga aphakamileyo i-Anchovy e-St. James wayenamanqaku agqibeleleyo- i-100 kwi-100! Bonke ngoku banemisebenzi kwicandelo.
Iqela lesi-3 linabafundi abangama-303 kwizikolo eziphakamileyo ezili-14 kwilizwe liphela. I-150 yaba bafundi, abaneminyaka eyi-18 nangaphezulu, benza i-internship kwiSandals, iNkundla yaseAltamont, i-AC Marriott kunye ne-Golf View Hotel. Abaphathi beehotele bakuchulumancile ukudibana nolu lutsha kwaye bonke babekwe kwisebe abalikhethileyo. Siqinisekile ukuba xa aba bafundi begqiba uqeqesho, baya kujoyina iinkqubo zophuhliso lwabaqeqeshwayo okanye bathathe imisebenzi kwezi ndawo.
Imitsalane yoLuntu – i-Trench Town's Vin Lawrence Park
Somlomo, iNkampani yoPhuhliso lweMveliso yezoKhenketho (TPDCo) izibophelele kukhenketho loluntu, oludlulela ngaphaya kweendawo ezithandwa kakhulu ngabakhenkethi kwaye lungene kumbindi weendawo ezininzi zokuhlala. Ngokwenza utyalo-mali kuphuhliso lokhenketho olusekelwe kuluntu, i-TPDCo iqonda amandla okukhula koqoqosho oluzinzileyo, ukudalwa kwamathuba emisebenzi, kunye nokugcinwa kwelifa lenkcubeko.
Ngoku Somlomo, njengoko siqhubeka nokusebenza noluntu ukwandisa ukuthatha kwabo inxaxheba kwezokhenketho, ndinovuyo ukwabelana nawe ngophuhliso olumangalisayo oluthembisa ukutshintsha inkcubeko yeTrench Town kwaye lutsale abakhenkethi abasuka kufutshane nakude. IPaki yaseVin Lawrence, eyakha yayindawo engasetyenziswa kakuhle, iye yahlaziywa ukuze ibe liziko lokuntywiliselwa kwenkcubeko kunye nokufumanisa. Olu tshintsho ludlulela ngaphaya kwezincedisi zomzimba; imele umbhiyozo wembali yeDolophu yaseTrench, ukuyila, kunye nokomelela. Iindwendwe ziya kuba nethuba lokungena entliziyweni kunye nomphefumlo wolu luntu, luzibonele ngokwalo umculo, ubugcisa, ukutya kunye namabali anika umdla. Njengoko abakhenkethi bezulazula kwiindledlana zepaki, baya kunyangwa kwimizobo eseludongeni ebonisa imifanekiso ethe yavela kwidolophu yaseTrench, efana noBob Marley noPeter Tosh. Le mizobo mikhulu kunobomi inika imbeko kwilifa lomculo elityebileyo elazalelwa kolu luntu.
Somlomo, ukuthontelana kwabatyeleli kuya kutsala izithembiso zokufaka ubomi kuqoqosho lwengingqi, kuxhaswe amashishini amancinci, kukhuthaze ukuzingca kuluntu.
Ikamva loKhenketho
Somlomo, ndikwashwankathela nditsalela ingqalelo ekudibaneni kobuchwepheshe nokhenketho. Inkqubela phambili yezobuchwephesha iguqula ishishini lohambo. Njengabenzi bomgaqo-nkqubo, kufuneka silwamkele olu tshintsho ukuze siphucule amava omhambi. Ikamva lomsebenzi kukhenketho liya kuguqulwa kubukrelekrele bomatshini kunye ne-Intanethi yeZinto. Ngentsebenziswano neBhanki yeHlabathi, siza kuqhuba uphando lwengingqi “kwiKamva loKhenketho kwiCaribbean.” Olu phononongo luya kusikhokela ekudaleni indawo yokhenketho ezinzileyo nedibeneyo yeCaribbean.
Ukuvala
Ekuvaleni, u-Hon. UMphathiswa uBartlett uthe: Somlomo, umbono wethu ngeJamaica yinkqubela phambili, impumelelo, kunye nobandakanyo. Sihlala sizibophelele ekuqinisekiseni ukuba akukho mntu ushiyekayo, ukuba wonke ummi waseJamaican uyafikelela kumathuba, kwaye isizwe sethu siyaphumelela kukhuphiswano lwehlabathi. Sikunye, masiwonge imingeni engaphambili, simanyene kwisigqibo sethu sokwakha ikamva eliqaqambileyo leJamaica.
Ndidlulisa umbulelo wam kuwo onke amalungu ale ndlu ibekekileyo, abasebenzi bakarhulumente, kunye nabantu baseJamaican ngenkxaso yabo engagungqiyo kunye nokuzinikela kwiinjongo zethu ekwabelwana ngazo. Ngeenzame zethu ezihlangeneyo, ndiqinisekile ukuba siya kuzuza impumelelo enkulu kulo nyaka uzayo.
