UMLANDO WETHU

'PARAMOUNT': UMAMA WETHU LOMKHAYA usuka ku-1944

Umlando we-Paramount Coaches udaba olugxilwe ekugqaliseni. Yayisungulwa ukuhlakanipha komuntu oyedwa kanye nokubekezela okwakuthola ithuba futhi waliholela ekuphumeleleni. Ifa leParamount Coaches lonke libizo labo kanye nomsebenzi onzima okwenzayo ukuze uphile kuyo.

UMnu. Joseph Grech akayena kuphela umsunguli weParadise Coaches kodwa futhi iphayona eliguqule uhlelo lokuthutha lwezwe. Igama elinikeze elinye lamabhasi akhe okuqala lishintshe igama lesiteketiso lomndeni wakhe wonke futhi limele umsebenzi wakhe oyinhloko nalokho yenkampani eyakhayo.

Njengomlandeli oqotho wedili lasendaweni yaseMosta, wayevamise ukubiza amabhasi akhe, “I-Assumption”, kepha isiphakamiso esenziwa ngo-1944, yisihlobo lapho ebona iloli lakhe elisha lanamuhla, saguqula umqondo kaMnu Grech lapho abiza khona ibhizinisi lakhe ngokuthi 'Okubalulekile'.

Umuntu Owesifazane Omncane Uzalwa

UMnuz Joseph Grech wangena kwezamabhizinisi esemncane eneminyaka engu-18. Ubaba wakhe wayenesitolo sezimpahla kodwa wayenqena ukuvumela isitolo sakhe siwele esandleni sendodana yakhe ekuqaleni. Kwakungenxa yalesi sizathu ukuthi uMnu Grech wayosebenza njengomqhubi webhasi nomfowabo.

Ekugcineni, ubaba wavumela indodana ukuba igijime esitolo, futhi insizwa encane yaqala ukwandisa ibhizinisi ngokuthola izinto ezihlukahlukene zokuthengisa. Lapho kuqubuka impi waqokwa njengomthengisi wezimpahla ezilinganiselwe esakhiweni sekhomishana e-Mosta, futhi kamuva waba ngummemezeli osemthethweni wemizi eminingi. Babenempahla ye-32 esukela ku-Thermos flasks kuya kwensipho.

Umnikazi oziqhenyayo weBhasi

Ukuhlangana kwakhe okokuqala nebhizinisi eliphethe amabhasi kwenzeka ngesikhathi ekhuthazwa ukuba athenge ibhasi elalisebenza kuCospicua-Valletta Route. “Inombolo yayo yokubhalisa ibingama-3217 kanti ibiza u- £ 1,900. Unqume ukuyithenga futhi wayidayisa futhi kungakapheli amasonto ayisithupha, wenza inzuzo eyi- £ 500.

Wabe esenza esinye isivumelwano, kulokhu ethenga imvume yokusebenzisa ibhasi emzileni waseBirkirkara-Mosta. Inani lezimvume lalivinjelwe ngawo-1930 ukuze usebenzise ibhasi kwakudingeka uthenge imvume noma ibhasi elinemvume. Wathenga imvume engu-2806 waguqula iloli lamasosha analo walifaka ebhasini. Kwakungaleli bhasi elinesiphetho sikanokusho esaholela egameni lenkampani.

Isiqalo Sesevisi Yesikole

UMnu Grech akazange abuke emuva ngemuva kwalokho futhi kamuva wabuzwa ukuba asebenze inkonzo yansuku zonke izingane ezifunda esikoleni ngaphandle kweMgarr. Lokhu kwakuyisithuthi sokuqala esikoleni okufanele sinikezwe. Khona-ke ezinye izikole zaqala ukucela ukuthi izinsizakalo nezithenda zinikezwe. Njengoba yedwa okwazi ukunikeza inkonzo, uMnu Grech wayevame ukuthola amathenda.
Njengoba inani lezingcweti ezenza izingqungquthela ukuqoqa izingane zesikole zakhula, wahlela uhlelo lokubala ngezintambo ukuze izingane zikwazi ukubona ukuthi iyiphi i-van eya esikolweni. Loluhlelo lwamukelwa kamuva emigwaqeni yebhasi lapho amabhasi ayeka ukufakwa komshini wokufaka ikhodi, ukuze akhombise umzila wabo, futhi wonke aqoshiwe.

Ukuphumelela Nezingcupheni Zokukhula

UMnu. Grech uqinisekise ukuthi iParamount Service ihlala ifika ngesikhathi futhi ayikaze ishiye izingane zisenkingeni, Ngawo-1960 wayesehlinzeka ngezinsizakalo kuzo zonke izikole ezizimele kanjalo nezikole eziphethwe amabutho aseBrithani eMalta. IRoyal Navy ayisazikhiphi izingcingo zamathenda kepha yaqhubeka, ivuselela inkontileka yakhe yokuhambisa isikebhe iRoyal Marines.

Nakuba i-Paramount yayinezimoto ezithile ze-27 nama-vans, uMnu Grech kwakudingeka enze isivumelwano esithile sokugcina ibhizinisi ligijima. Lokhu kunikeze izinselelo nabanye abanikazi bamabhasi kanye neziphathimandla zendawo kusukela lokho uMnu Grech ayekwenza okwakungakaze kubonwe esiqhingini futhi kungaqondakali noma kumhawu.

Ukusungula Ibhizinisi Lomqeqeshi

Ngesikhathi u-Agatha Barbara, owayenguNgqongqoshe obhekene nezokuthutha, wabeka umthamo ngamunye ngezindleko ezenziwe, uMnu. Grech washintsha isimo sebhizinisi lakhe emabhasi kuya kubaqeqeshi. UMnu Grech ukhumbula ukusebenza isikhathi eside, amahora azima. Uzoqala ngesonto e-6 ngishayela abantu abavela e-Mosta baya eCospicua ukuthi bazothatha abasebenzi abashayeli ngoMsombuluko.

Ngemuva kwalokho wayethatha uhambo olulandelanayo nezingane zesikole kuthi emini athathe isikebhe esithuthele abasebenzi aye eTa 'Qali. Lo msebenzi onzima wakhokha njengoba idumela, insizakalo ebucayi nosayizi webhizinisi lakhula eminyakeni edlule.

Inkampani Ebaluleke Kakhulu Neyesimanje

UMnu. Leo Grech, indodana kaMnu. Joseph Grech, manje usephethe ibhizinisi lomndeni. Uye waqhubeka nokwandisa ibhizinisi futhi manje ulawula enye yezimoto ezinkulu nezanamuhla zokuhamba eziseMaltese. Ukutshalwa kwezimali kwakhe kwakamuva kwakusezingeni lomqeqeshi wezobuciko iDepot kanye nesiteshi somqeqeshi enikeza amandla anwetshiwe namanje kwenkampani. Esebenza ezinyathelweni zikayise, uMnu. Grech uyaqhubeka nokuzimisela ekukhuliseni leli bhizinisi futhi eqinisekisa ukuthi igama lezohwebo lise 'Paramount'.

UMnu. Leo Grech - umsunguli weParamount Coaches Limited.