Inkulumbuso yaseBelize Rt. Hon. UDean Barrow ukhuphe le ngxelo ilandelayo namhlanje:
Ndifuna ukukunika uhlaziyo kwimeko yokudlala ngokubhekisele kuthi Covid-19 umzabalazo. Phambi kokuba ndenze njalo, nangona kunjalo, ndinike ithuba lokuba ndivakalise iminqweno yam yokubuyela ngokukhawuleza ku-Ohloniphekileyo u-Said Musa, owayesakuba yi-Nkulumbuso yase-Belize. Ndiyaqonda ukuba ungeniswe esibhedlele phezolo ehlelwe yinto eyachazwa njengesibetho. Ndiqinisekile ukuba ndijoyina bonke abanye abantu baseBelizean ekumnqweneleleni ukuba achache ngokukhawuleza.
Ngoku ngokubhekisele kwinto endiyicebisa ngale ntsasa, ndiza kwenza intetho yam yokuqala emva koko uGqirha uGough olungileyo uya kukunika isishwankathelo soluhlu lwempahla yethu kunye novavanyo lwethu. Emva koko, ewe, sobabini siya kuyithatha imibuzo yemithombo yeendaba.
Ngoku, njengoko uyazi, akukabikho meko intsha iqinisekisiweyo ye-COVID-19 kwaye ngoMvulo iya kuba yi-28th usuku, siya kufikelela kuloo 28th Isiphawuli sosuku, ukubonelela ngesi sikhundla kungekho zinto zintle zibambekayo kule mpelaveki. Ukuba iyakwenza oko, kwaye sifikelela kwinqanaba leentsuku ezingama-28, sinokukuthembisa ukuphumla ngakumbi kweminye imiqobo eseleyo.
IKomiti ejongene noLawulo yeSizwe iza kudibana njengesiqhelo ngoMvulo, ilandelwe yiKhabhinethi ngoLwesibini. Baza kucelwa ngoku ukuba babonelele ngentshukumo enkulu enqamlezileyo, ngakumbi ukulungiselela ukuqhuba kwezokhenketho lwasekhaya. Njengokuba nisazi, iihotele sele zinikwe imvume yokuba ziphinde zivulwe, kodwa ngoku siza kubonelela ngokucacileyo ngeendleko zeendwendwe zalapha kwiihotele zethu ukuze zikwazi ukonwabela izinto eziluncedo, kubandakanya ichibi, kubandakanya ukuhamba elunxwemeni, kubandakanya ukuqubha elwandle. Ewe, iimfuno zokuphambuka ekuhlaleni ziya kuhlala zimile ukuze iqela lokuqubha kunye nokuhambahamba kweqela, ukuba uyafuna, kusaza kuthintelwa.
Olu tyalo lokhenketho lwasekhaya ngokwendalo luphakamisa umba wokuvula kwethu ukhenketho lwangaphandle. Ngokucacileyo asikabikho kwaye uqikelelo lwam olona luqinisekileyo, olona qikelelo lwam, alukho ngaphambi koJulayi. Oko, ndingathanda ukuqaphela, ikwindawo yeCARICOM njengoko kuxoxiwe kwintlanganiso ebonakalayo yeentloko ezenzeke ekuqaleni kwale veki. Ndifuna ukucacisa, nangona kunjalo, ukuba andikaze nditsho ukuba ukuvulwa kwemida yethu kuya kufuneka kulindwe isitofu sokugonya. Leyo yimeko yamanye amazwe, umanyano lwethu iTaiwan yenye yazo. Ayisiyo eyam indawo nangona. Ngelixa ekugqibeleni kuxhomekeke kwiKomiti yokuJonga yeSizwe nakwiKhabinethi, olwam uluvo yile. Kufuneka sikhumbule ukuba intsholongwane, kwamanye amazwe, inezinga lokufa elinokufikelela kwi-12%. Ngaphambi kokuba siphinde sivule, kufuneka ke ngoko sijonge umkhondo wentsholongwane eMntla Melika iyonke kunye naseMelika ngokukodwa. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, i-US yeyona ntengiso yethu inkulu, inoxanduva lokuya ngaphezulu kwe-75% yokuhamba kwethu kwezokhenketho. Logama nje amaxabiso osulelo e-US engakhange abeke ndawo, singalumka kakuhle. Kwaye sinethemba lokuba, nangona kunganyanzelekanga ukuba silinde, unyango olusebenzayo kwabo bagula kakhulu emva kokosulelwa yintsholongwane. Yintoni enokuthi isivumele ukuba sithintele yomibini imiqobo endikhe ndathetha ngayo kukufumaneka kovavanyo olukhawulezileyo olusebenzayo. Okokugqibela kubonakala ngathi kuya kusondela ngokusondela, kungoko esam isizathu sokuziva sinokuthi kulungile ukuba sihambe kwangoko ngoJulayi. Isakhono sokuvavanya kwangoko abakhenkethi ekufikeni kufuneka ibe sesame evulekileyo. Ayikokungaphumeleli, kodwa ngokucacileyo, njengesiqhelo, kufuneka senze umthwalo wokusindisa ubomi ngokukhusela uqoqosho. Uvavanyo olukhawulezileyo luya kusivumela ukuba singenise kubo bonke abakhenkethi abavavanya ukungabinakho ukufika kwabo. Inyaniso yokuba omnye okanye ababini banokufumana intsholongwane, ngokokubona kwam, ngumngcipheko owamkelekileyo. Ke luvavanyo olukhawulezileyo oluya kuba yeyona nto iphambili ekuvuseleleni ukhenketho.
Kwanangaphambi kokubuya kwabakhenkethi, kufuneka silungiselele ukubuya kwabo bantu baseBelize baxinga phesheya. Ke, sele sizenze zasebenza izicwangciso zokubuyiselwa kwilizwe labo. Ngokuqinisekileyo, kuya kufuneka bangene bodwa. Sinqwenela ukuqala inkqubo yokuvumela abemi bethu ukuba babuyele kwangoko. Iya kuba ngokucacileyo ngaphambi kokuthengisa ngobuninzi kweemvavanyo ezikhawulezayo ezonelisayo. Kungenxa yoko le nto kuyakufuneka silawule ngononophelo ukuhamba kwabo babuyayo kuba asinakho ukuphatha ukwahlulwa kwamanani amakhulu kakhulu ukuba wonke umntu ebefuna ukubuya ngaxeshanye. Kodwa ndilindele ukuba iinkcukacha zokwenza izinto, ekusetyenzwa ngazo nangoku, zaziswe kwangoko emva kweentlanganiso zeveki ezayo.
Inkqubo yoNcedo lwaBangasebenziyo iyaqhubeka kwaye amanani akhoyo ngoku abonisa ukuba ngaphezulu kwabantu abangama-40,000 sele bevunyiwe. Kwangokunjalo, uncedo lokutya luyaqhubeka kwaye amakhaya angama-23,913, okanye abantu abangama-91,052, sele belungiselelwe. Kwelinye icala, akukabikho nanye idola efikileyo ethenjiswe ngamaZiko ezeMali eHlabathi. Bayanyanzelisa, nangona kunjalo, ukuba imali ekugqibeleni iza kuza. Ewe kunjalo, i-IDB ithi ilindele ukuhlawula ukuphela kwenyanga i-12 yezigidi ze-BZ yoMphathiswa Wezempilo. Okwangoku kunjalo sele sichithe i-6.2 yezigidi zeedola ekuthengeni izinto zokulwa i-COVID-19.
Ngoku, okwangoku ndifuna ngelishwa, ukuba ndithethe into malunga nokungavisisani phakathi kukaRhulumente nePSU. Eminye imibutho yabasebenzi emibini ayizichazanga izikhundla zabo ngenxa yoko kufuneka ndigxile ngakumbi kwiPSU. Kukho oku kungavisisani phakathi kwethu malunga nezindululo zethu zokuba amagosa aseburhulumenteni kufuneka anikezele ukunyuswa kulo nyaka-mali ka-2020/2021. Kananjalo, ukuba amagosa aseburhulumenteni aphezulu kufuneka avume ukunciphisa ezinye izibonelelo zabo; kwaye okokugqibela, kuya kubakho ukubanjwa kwenxalenye yesibonelelo kunye nezibonelelo zawo onke amagosa ekhontrakthi kubandakanya, ewe, amagosa aziintloko.
La manyathelo ayimfuneko kodwa enyanisweni awanelanga. Nasi isizathu. Umfanekiso okhawulezileyo womfanekiso wangoku wezezimali ujongeka ngoluhlobo. Kwinyanga ka-Epreli 2020 ingqokelela yerhafu yeshishini kunye ne-GST kunye yayiyi-48% nje yoko kwaqokelelwa ngo-Epreli 2019. Oku kuncipha ukusuka kwi-45.8 yezigidi zeedola ngo-Epreli 2019 ukuya kwi-21.8 yezigidi zeedola ngo-Epreli 2020. Khumbula kwakhona ukuba ezi rhafu zihlawulwa ngasemva, ngokuthetha. Ke ingqokelela ka-Epreli 2020 inxulumene ikakhulu nomsebenzi we-Matshi 2020. Ngomhla kaMatshi, ewe, ngaphambi kokuvalwa. Inqaku kukuba, ingqokelela yale nyanga ka-Meyi ka-2020 inxulumene nomsebenzi weshishini ka-Epreli 2020, xa ukutshixa kusebenza ngokupheleleyo, kuya kubona ukuwa okungxamisekileyo ngakumbi. Uqikelelo, enyanisweni, kukuba ukuhla kuka-Epreli ukuya kwi-21.8 yezigidi zeedola kuya kuqhubeka ukuya kwi-11.2 yezigidi zeedola ngoMeyi. Ngoku jonga ngakumbi ukuba i-Customs kunye ne-Excise nayo yawa ngo-Epreli 2020 ukuya kwi-20 yezigidi zeedola. Leyo yayiyidola yezigidi ezili-10 eyehlileyo ngo-Epreli 2019. Kwakhona, irhafu yengeniso yayijolise kwimpahla e-odolwe ngaphambi kokutshixwa. Ipateni efanayo ke ngoko kwirhafu yeshishini kunye ne-GST, iya kuphindwa ngokunxulumene nengeniso yeRhafu. Ngokunjalo, ukuncitshiswa kwempahla e-odolwe emva kokuqala kokutshixwa kwale nyanga iphelileyo, kuyakubona ukuhla okungaphezulu kwengqokelela yeMpahla ngoMeyi 2020. Cinga okokugqibela ukuba ibhili kaRhulumente yomvuzo wenyanga iyi-45 yezigidi zeedola. Oko kuthetha ukuba i-41.2 yezigidi eqokelelwe kwirhafu yeshishini, i-GST kunye neRhafu kwinyanga ka-Epreli ayinakukwazi ukuhlangabezana neebhiliyoni ezingama-45 zedola yomvuzo ngenyanga. Ibali alikapheleli apho kuba, kunjalo, ezinye iindleko zikaRhulumente zokusebenza. Oku kubandakanya inkonzo yamatyala, izinto ezisetyenziswayo, ukuhanjiswa, ipetroli kunye nenkcitho enkulu kwaye baxabisa enye i-45 yezigidi zeedola kuRhulumente opheleleyo waseBelize ukuphuma ngenyanga kwi-90 yezigidi zeedola. Kodwa, ndiyaphinda, siqokelele kuphela i-41.2 yezigidi zeedola ngo-Epreli kwaye silindele ngaphezulu kwezigidi ezingama-30 zizonke ngoMeyi. Ndikhumbula uMnu. Amagama adumileyo kaMicawber kuDickens kaDavid Copperfield. Kukwimeko apho isindululo seGoB, esifuna awona mancinci amadini kwabo bahlawulwe kwisipaji sikarhulumente, kufuneka sijongwe. Konke esikucelayo kukuba amagosa karhulumente kunye nootitshala banikezele ngokunyuswa konyaka-mali 2020/2021. Kwimeko yeentloko zamasebe kunye namanye amagosa aseburhulumenteni aphezulu, bafikelele encotsheni yezikali zabo kwaye ke abafumani kunyuswa. Ngokuhambelana, bayacelwa ukuba bayeke isiqingatha sesibonelelo sabo sokonwaba. Ii-CEO's kufuneka zibingelele ngeepesenti ezintlanu zesisa sazo kunye nenxalenye yesibonelelo sazo. Kwaye onke amanye amagosa ekhontrakthi ngokufanayo anikezela ngesisa kunye nezinye izibonelelo. Abaphathiswa baxolele umvuzo wenyanga enye kunye ne-800 yeedola ngenyanga kwizibonelelo. Yiyo loo nto iqela elonyusa umkhenkce, ngokweedola, licelwa elona nani lincinci lazo zonke. Ke, amagosa aseburhulumenteni, njengabafundisi-ntsapho, kufuneka banike ubuncinci kubo bonke abasebenzi bakaRhulumente waseBelize. Ngoku undivile ndisitsho esidlangalaleni ukuba ndiza kwenza okona kwam kungaze kuchaphazele imivuzo yootitshala namagosa oluntu. Ke, kukho eso siqinisekiso kwaye kukho isiphumo kuphela kwiminuscule yokucela ukunyuswa kwaye, kubantu abadala, izibonelelo ezithile. Kwiimeko ndibhidekile ngokupheleleyo kukungaziphathi kakuhle kwePSU. Imisebenzi yecandelo labucala ichithwe ngulo bhubhane. Ngaphezulu kwabantu abangama-80,000 kuye kwafuneka benze izicelo zoncedo lwengqesho. Imeko emaxongo yabo bonke abo bangenako nokutya iyothusa. Ke, i-GOB inyanzelekile, nkqu nasebusweni bokuwa kwengeniso, ukuva ukukhala kwabo kunye nokukhupha uncedo kubo. I-IDB iqinisekisile nje ukuba kulo lonke uqoqosho oluxhomekeke kukhenketho kwihlabathi iBelize lelona lizwe lithwaxwe kanobom. Kodwa embindini wale ntlekele isasazekileyo kwezentlalo nakwezoqoqosho, ebusweni babantu abangaphezulu kwama-80,000 abangenamisebenzi kwaye, uRhulumente waseBelize usanyanzelisa ukukhusela imivuzo yamagosa aseburhulumenteni. Nangona kunjalo, bayala ukwenza idini elincinci esilicelayo. Ndithi ngaphandle kokuzibekisa isikhundla sabo asamkelekanga. Banesiko elinekratshi lamadini kodwa bayakujongela phantsi ngoku ngokungabinangqiqo kwabo. Wonke umntu kufuneka ahlupheke, wonke umntu kufuneka azincame, kodwa hayi bona. Kuyinto engaqondakaliyo kwaphela kwaye uRhulumente akazukuba nayo. Xa sisiya kwiBhanki eNkulu yaseBelize ukuboleka imali eninzi eyimfuneko ukuhlawula amagosa aseburhulumenteni, siye kuthi ngandlel 'ithile sigxishe icandelo labucala. Ukanti icandelo labucala alikhalazi. Ke, ukuba i-PSU iyaqhubeka ngokwala igalelo elinemilinganiselo esiyifunayo, andiboni ukuba uluvo loluntu olunoxanduva lunokubavumela njani ukuba bangayi kude nalo. Urhulumente akazukubavumela ukuba babaleke. Oko sibeka kubo kuya kusindisa kuphela i-17 yezigidi zeedola konke okuxeliweyo. Oko kwehla ebhakedeni kunikwe ukuba sijonge ngaphezulu kwe-450 yezigidi zeedola, ukusasazeka okubangelwa yindyikitya yokunqongophala kwengeniso kulo nyaka-mali. Phantse isiqingatha sengqokelela yengeniso eqikelelweyo. Le meko, ndiyaphinda, ayinakubalwa kwaye uRhulumente waseBelize uza kwenza into ekufuneka siyenzile. I-PSU ithetha ngokuya eNkundleni. Ewe, ndiza kubakhumbuza ukuba akukho nkundla inokunyanzela uRhulumente ukuba ahlawule oko angenako.
Makhe, ngokukhululeka emva koko, ndityhile ngoku kwizibhengezo ezibini ezingqala. Iminyhadala yokuzalwa kukaKumkanikazi, ecwangciselwe i-24 kaMeyi, iyarhoxiswa. Kwicala elingaphezulu, silindele ukuba, ngoMvulo, sifumane izindululo zokuphinda kuvulwe iicawe kunye neendawo zethu zonqulo.
Umcimbi wokugqibela. Umbuzo uphakanyisiwe malunga nokuba ngabaqeshi mabaphathe njani abo basebenzi babekwa phantsi okwexesha elifutshane ngokuthe kratya kodwa kwezinye iimeko babuyela emsebenzini. Icandelo loMphathiswa Wezabasebenzi libhengeza ukuba limi lilungele ukucebisa kwimeko nganye. Kodwa njengommiselo ngokubanzi, sinethemba lokuba ingqesho yabo iya kuthathwa njengeqhubeka ngokuqhubekayo ukuze bangacinezeli amalungelo abo xa bethatha umhlala-phantsi okanye ekugqibeleni.
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INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- The hotels, as you know, have already been given permission to reopen, but now we would expressly provide for the ability of local guests at our hotels to be able to enjoy the amenities, including the pool, including walking along the beach, and including swimming in the sea.
- Before we reopen, we therefore must look at the trajectory of the virus in North America as a whole and the US in particular.
- I do want to make clear, though, that I have never said that the opening of our borders will have to wait on a vaccine.
