The St Vincent and the Grenadines Postal Corporation, says it joins more than 200 Postal Administrations around the world in recognizing World Post Day on Wednesday, October 9th.
In a press release, the Postal Corporation said this event was declared by the 1969 Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo as a means to mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) creation in 1874.
The purpose of World Post Day is to bring awareness to the Post’s role in the everyday lives of people and businesses, as well as its contribution to global,social and economic development.
Today, October 9, marks the 150th anniversary of the UPH’s existence with the theme: 150 years of enabling communications and plllempowrjng peoples across nations.
According to Mrs. Jacqueline Adams Ollivierre, Director of Postal Services: “SVG Post continues to evolve to align with the changing demands of our customers. Many new products and services are offered at its head office in Kingstown and at the twenty two district post offices which compliment the existing traditional letter mail and Parcel Post products.
She said high demand non- traditional services include MoneyGram Money Transfers, US Mail Box freight forwarding, Utility Bill Payments, US and Canadian Visa application, and Lotto sales.
The SVG Postal Corporation said it prides itself in delivering first-class customer satisfaction in a reliable secure manner through well trained motivated staff”
The hours of operations at the Kingstown office are: 7.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. and at the district offices the hours are 8.30 a.m. to 3.30 pm.
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