MONTEGO BAY, St James — There is strong support among tourism-dependent workers for the mid-June reopening of the industry, which has been on lockdown for more than two months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Yesterday, Haughton's views were echoed by Trelawny craft vendor Elisha Cummings, who is among many tourism-dependent workers eagerly awaiting the reopening of the sector.
Cummings, who sells finished craft items to tourists who stop at his roadside carving stand along Salt Marsh main road in Trelawny, was at pains to reveal how his earnings came to an abrupt end roughly two months ago after the industry ground to a halt due to the global spread of the coronavirus.
“I am very excited for the reopening of the hotels as it has been many months all tourism workers have been home and missing their jobs,” she stressed, adding “this makes us appreciate the visitors even more, and I am looking forward to welcoming them back into the island.”
“The closure very rough for mi, because mi have mi daughter deh a law school and mi son a go Cornwall College, and because mi nah work now everyting jus close dung pon mi,” he told the Observer yesterday.
