UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha wase-Jamaica, uMhlonishwa. Edmund Bartlett, uthi uMnyango wakhe uhola phambili ekuthuthukiseni uhlelo lweCarnival eJamaica, ukuqinisa ukuncintisana kweJamaica njengendawo yokuzijabulisa. Uncome lolu hlelo ngokubaluleka kwalo kwezomnotho ezweni njengoba lungenise amarekhodi ngonyaka wezi-2017, wanxusa ukuthi kutshalwe imali enkulu, ukuze kuthuthukiswe le mboni.
Ekhuluma emcimbini wokwethulwa komkhankaso ka-Ministry's Carnival e-Jamaica ngo-2019 ehhotela laseSpain Court namuhla, uNgqongqoshe uthe: “Kufanele simeme abatshalizimali ukuthi bathuthukise futhi basebenzise ama-dollar amahle, emikhiqizweni ezoletha inzuzo ekutshalweni kwezimali. Siyazi ukuthi lokhu ukuzijabulisa, kodwa futhi ibhizinisi — ibhizinisi elikhulu! Abatshalizimali bazoba nentshisekelo yokwakha imikhiqizo esimeme. ”
UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha wase-Jamaica, uMhlonishwa. Edmund Bartlett kanye noNgqongqoshe Wezamasiko, Ubulili, Ezokuzijabulisa Nezemidlalo, uMhlonishwa. U-Olivia Grange wabelana ngengxoxo elula ngenkathi egqoke amaphakethe e-Carnival e-Jamaica enziwe inkampani yase-Jamaica i-Breshe Bags.
Uqhube wathi: “Abantu bafika bevela emhlabeni wonke bezokhokhela i-carnival e-Jamaica. Lapho bezikhokhela, kufanele siqinisekise ukuthi bathola umkhiqizo obalulekile. Ngifuna i-carnival yaseJamaica ibe nemibono, ukuze ihlale ezindebeni zabantu iminyaka ezayo. Lesi yisizathu esidale ukuthi sihlangane nezinkampani zikahulumeni nezizimele ukuthuthukisa nokumaketha umkhiqizo emhlabeni wonke.”
I-Tourism Linkages Network yethule uhlelo lwe-Carnival in Jamaica ngo-2016, ngokubambisana noMnyango Wezamasiko, Ubulili, Ezokuzijabulisa Nezemidlalo; uMnyango Wezokuphepha Kuzwelonke kanye nezinhlangano ezibalulekile zemboni ezimele ezihilelekile ekuhlangenwe nakho kwe-carnival yase-Jamaica.
Idatha evela ku-Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) ibonisa ukuthi izivakashi zichithe isilinganiso sama-US$236 umuntu ngamunye ngosuku ngesizini yokugcina ye-Carnival, ngokwesilinganiso sezinsuku ezinhlanu. Amaphesenti angamashumi amathathu nane alezi zindleko ayemayelana nezindawo zokuhlala.
I-Carnival nayo ibe negalelo elikhulu ezibalweni zokufika kanye nezinzuzo, kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya ku-August 2018 okubonisa inani eliphelele labafikayo abangaba izigidi ezingu-2.9 bakhuphuke ngo-4.8% esikhathini esifanayo ngonyaka odlule; kanye nemali etholwayo yokuhwebelana kwamanye amazwe ngesikhathi esifanayo ibe ngamabhiliyoni a-US$2.2, ikhuphuke ngo-7.4% ngesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2017.
“Uma usuphindaphinde isilinganiso semali esetshenziswe izivakashi kanye nenani lezinsuku ezichithiwe, uzobona uhlobo lomthelela ezinawo emnothweni. Sijabule ngokukhulisa lo mkhakha, oheha izivakashi zethu eziningi. Uma sebefikile, kusho imali eyengeziwe esetshenziswa ezweni.
I-Carnival idinga ukuba umsebenzi ojikelezayo - uphele ngesikhathi sePhasika - kodwa kufanele kube nemisebenzi ye-carnival mayelana nomsebenzi wokulungiselela kanye nezinhlelo zengqalasizinda unyaka wonke okwenza imboni isimeme," kusho uNgqongqoshe.
Uphinde waphawula ukuthi lo mbukiso ukhule usuka kubantu abangaphezu kuka-2000 ngo-2016 wafinyelela kubantu abangu-6000 ngo-2018. Izivakashi ezifika ngesikhumulo sezindiza i-Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) ngezikhathi zePhasika/zeCarnival phakathi kuka-2016 no-2018 zinyuke ngo-19.7% zisuka ku-14,186 zaya ku-16,982 izivakashi.
Iningi lezivakashi belivela e-USA (72%), cishe uhhafu waseNew York no-22% waseFlorida. Iminyaka eyinkulungwane (67%) ibale iningi lalabo abavakashele i-carnival. Okunye okuqaphelekayo ukuthi u-34% ubevakashele eJamaica okokuqala, iningi (61%) bekungokokuqala ngqa ukuya eCarnival eJamaica.
“I-Carnival empeleni ivusa injabulo yabasha. Lonke uguquko lwedijithali okwenzekayo njengamanje kwezokuvakasha lumayelana nokufinyelela eminyakeni eyinkulungwane. Okuqukethwe esizokwakha kuzobe kuqondise ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka. Okubaluleke nakakhulu, sihlakulela umkhiqizo ongafinyeleleka eminyakeni eyinkulungwane,” kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
I-JTB ihlinzeka ngosekelo lokumaketha lweCarnival e-Jamaica. Ingqikithi yemibono yemidiya ye-JTB kusukela ekukhululweni kwe-carnival yango-2017 ibe yimibono eyi-12,886,666. Baphinde benza iwebhusayithi (www.carnivalinjamaica.com) ebala yonke imicimbi enetimu ye-soca, izindawo zokuhlala, okumele ukwenze, nokuthi ubani okufanele alandelwe.
Isizini yeCarnival izoqala ngokusemthethweni ngomhla zingama-23 kuMbasa, 2019, kanti ukwethulwa kwebhendi kuhlelelwe ukuqala kwenyanga ezayo.
