Nekuda kwezvinetso zvinounzwa ne sargassum pabelize indasitiri yevashanyi, Belize Tourism Board yakawana rubatsiro kune vanobata pekugara munzvimbo dzesargassum dzakakanganiswa muBelize. Izvi zvinouya mushure mekushanya kwenzvimbo dzinoverengeka kwakaitwa mwedzi wapfuura neboka reBTB revatariri vakuru, kuti vaongorore nzvimbo dzakakanganiswa zvakanyanya uye kubvunza varidzi vezvinhu zvakakanganiswa mumahombekombe (kumahombekombe egungwa) uye nhengo dzeSargassum Task Force (STF), netariro yekugadzira zano rakabatana kugadzirisa mamiriro acho ezvinhu.
Chikwata cheBTB chaisanganisira Hon. Manuel Heredia, Gurukota Rezvekushanya & Civil Aviation, VaEiner Gomez, Sachigaro weBhodi revatungamiriri, BTB naMai Karen Bevans, Director we Tourism.
Pakupera kwekushanya uku, rubatsiro runotevera rwakatambirwa uye rwuchazoitwa nekukasira, kubatsira izvo zvivakwa zvakave zvakakanganiswa zvakanyanya nesargassum.
• 2% kubva pa9% mutero wehotera wakakodzera, unova iwo 22.2% kudzikiswa pamitero yekugara yemwedzi yekugara yezvivakwa zvepamhenderekedzo yegungwa zvakakanganiswa nesargassum, munzvimbo ina dzakakanganiswa dzeSan Pedro, Caye Caulker, Placencia neHopkins. Uku kudzikiswa kwemutero wepamwedzi wekugara unoshanda kwemwedzi mina yakateedzana inova Gumiguru, Mbudzi, Zvita 2018 uye Ndira 2019.
• Pamusoro pezvo, pazano reBTB, Hurumende yeBelize yakabvuma kuti zvivakwa zvemahombekombe egungwa munzvimbo ina dzakakanganiswa dzinoda kuunza kunze sargassum zvishandiso nemidziyo / michina, zvinokwanisa kunyorera kuregererwa pabasa kubva kubazi rezveMari kuburikidza neBTB.
Hurumende yeBelize yakabvuma kupa 1.5 miriyoni emadhora kuti BTB ibatsire mitumbi yemasipanati muSan Pedro, Caulker, Placencia neHopkins mumudziyo nekutonga kwesargassum.
Iyo BTB inozivisa nezve izvo zvakakanganisa zvivakwa uye nzvimbo dzakatarisana nekuwedzera mari yekushanda mukuedza kwavo kwekuchenesa, kurasa sargasssum, kuisa zvipingamupinyi uye mukuyedza kumahombekombe emahombekombe. Saka BTB inogamuchira matanho ari pamusoro, ayo anobatsira zvivakwa zvakakanganiswa kunyanya mukugadzirira mwaka wepamusoro wekushanya.
Bato reBTB rinokurudzira vese vane chekuita nenhau pamwe neveruzhinji kuti vagare vakamirira nhau dzinobva kuSTF pane zvitsva zviri kuitika maererano nesargassum. Basa iri rinoumbwa neNEMO, Dhipatimendi reHove, Ministry of Tourism, BTB, Coastal Zone Management Authority, Ministry of Health, Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA), Belize Hotel Association (BHA), vanobata uye vamiriri. iyo San Pedro, Caye Caulker, Hopkins uye Placencia Village Makanzuru. Iyo STF inoenderera mberi nekutsvaga nekubvunzana kwemhinduro yenguva refu yemamiriro esargassum.
BTB inodzokorodza kuzvipira kwayo kusingazungunuke kunhaurirano dzinoramba dzichiitika nevanokoshesa vanokoshesa nyaya yesargassum uye kuona kuti indasitiri yedu ine simba yekushanya inogara yakachengetedzwa zvizere.
ZVOKUBVA MUNYAYA INO:
- This comes on the heels of several site visits conducted last month by a BTB team of senior officials, to assess the areas severely impacted and to consult with owners of affected coastline properties (beachfront properties) and members of the Sargassum Task Force (STF), with the hope of designing a concerted strategy to address the situation.
- The task force is comprised of NEMO, the Fisheries Department, Ministry of Tourism, the BTB, the Coastal Zone Management Authority, Ministry of Health, the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA), the Belize Hotel Association (BHA), stakeholders and representatives of the San Pedro, Caye Caulker, Hopkins and Placencia Village Councils.
- • In addition, on BTB's advice, the Government of Belize has agreed that coastline properties in the four affected destinations wishing to import sargassum materials and equipment/machinery, can apply for duty exemption from the Ministry of Finance through the BTB.
