Jamaica Minisita o Turisi, Afioga Hon. Edmund Bartlett, na faia le faʻaaliga i le taimi o lana folasaga faai'u o felafolafoaiga a le Vaega i le maota o sui ananafi (Iuni 20).
Fai mai le Minisita o Bartlett e uiga i le Poloketi a le Kamupani o Atinae o Tagata Tafafao Maimoa mai Fafo (TPDCo): “O le Vin Lawrence Park, sa avea ma avanoa e le o toe faaaogaina, ua toe faaolaolaina e avea ma nofoaga autu o le faatofuina ma le mauaina o aganuu. O lenei suiga e sili atu nai lo le faʻaleleia o le tino: E fai ma sui o se faʻamanatuga o le talafaasolopito o Trench Town, fatufatuga, ma le maufetuunaʻi. O le a maua e tagata asiasi le avanoa e suʻesuʻe ai le loto ma le agaga o lenei alalafaga, faʻataʻitaʻi muamua i ana musika, faatufugaga, meaʻai, ma tala mataʻina."
I le faaopoopo atu, o le faimalaga Na faasoa mai e le minisita e faapea o le pisinisi mataʻutia, e tusa ma le JM $ 25 miliona, na maeʻa i totonu o le paketi ma le taimi. Na ia faaopoopo mai o le galuega toe faʻaleleia, lea e aofia ai le fausiaina o se nofoaga faʻafiafia e mafai ona faʻaogaina nofoa faʻataʻavalevale ma faʻataʻitaʻiga, e iai le avanoa e faʻatulagaina ai Trench Town o se nofoaga e sili atu le olaola o turisi, tamaoaiga i aganuu ma faʻaaliga tusiata.
Na faaauau e Minisita Bartlett:
"O le paka toe fa'afouina o lo'o fa'aalia ai le tele o mea lelei e aofia ai se fale pu'e pu'e ma se potu fa'ata'ita'i, lea o le a ofoina atu ai se si'osi'omaga fa'apolofesa mo le au faimusika ma tufuga fa'anaunau e fatu ma pu'eina a latou musika - fa'asaoina le talatuu mauoa o musika o le eria."
“A o feoai solo tagata asiasi i ala o le paka, o le a tausia i latou i ata olaola o loo faaalia ai tagata iloga, e pei o Bob Marley ma Peter Tosh. O nei galuega faatufugaga e sili atu nai lo le olaga e faʻaaloalo i le tamaoaiga o musika na fananau mai i lenei lava nuʻu."
E tusa ai ma lea tulaga, na faamamafa ai e le minisita o turisi le taulaiga a le TPDCo i tagata tafafao maimoa i nuu ma afioaga ma le atinaeina o elemene e le masani ai o oloa tau turisi.
Na ia faamamafaina o tupe teufaafaigaluega i tagata tafafao maimoa e i ai se aafiaga mamao ma lelei i le alualu i luma o le tamaoaiga, fausiaina o galuega ma le faasaoina o measina faaleaganuu a Jamaica.
“A o tatou vaavaai atu i le lumanai, tatou te vaai faalemafaufau i le Vin Lawrence Park e avea ma faailoga o le faamoemoe ma suiga mo Trench Town. O le lolofi mai o tagata asiasi o le a tosina mai ai folafolaga e tuʻuina atu le ola i totonu o le tamaoaiga o le atunuʻu, lagolagoina pisinisi laiti, ma faʻaleleia le lagona faʻamaualuga i tagata o le nuʻu," o le saunoaga lea a le Minisita Bartlett.
OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:
- “The renovated park boasts a range of amenities to include a cutting-edge recording studio and rehearsal room, which will offer a professional environment for musicians and aspiring artists to create and record their music – preserving the rich musical legacy of the area.
- He added that the renovation project, which includes the construction of a wheelchair-accessible entertainment centre and performance stage, has the potential to position Trench Town as a more vibrant tourist destination, rich in culture and artistic expression.
- He stressed that investments in community tourism have a far-reaching and positive impact on sustainable economic growth, job creation and the preservation of Jamaica's cultural heritage.
