By Admin. Updated 6:55 p.m., Friday, November 13, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
A partnership between the St Vincent and the Grenadines Postal Corporation (SVG Post) and a Jamaican technology company could make homes and businesses easier to find. That would help postmen, couriers, delivery drivers and the people who need to reach those homes in an emergency.
SVG Post and Yassuh will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Wednesday, November 18, at the Ministry of National Security, which has responsibility for the Postal Corporation. The time is still to be confirmed. Yassuh specialises in digital addressing, geospatial intelligence and logistics technology.
Digital addressing gives each property a unique code that is tied to its exact location on a map. Many Vincentians still give directions by landmarks, such as a church, a shop or a bend in the road. A system like this would let a home be found accurately even where there is no street name or house number.
Under the MOU, the two parties will explore how this technology can improve government service delivery, support local businesses and e-commerce, and widen access to essential services across the country.
Yassuh has already done this work in Jamaica. Jamaican media report that a pilot with Jamaica Post, launched in October, gave unique digital addresses to about 4,700 buildings and homes in the town of Christiana, Manchester. The company’s platform was also used to help track relief efforts at more than 200 locations after Hurricane Melissa. In 2025 it signed an agreement with the Jamaica Fire Brigade to support emergency response.
Deputy Prime Minister Major the Honourable St Clair Leacock is also Minister of National Security, Disaster Management and Immigration, and the Postal Corporation falls under his ministry. He said the agreement gives the country an opportunity to rethink the role of the Postal Corporation in national development.
“Through digital innovation and strategic partnerships such as this, we create potential new revenue opportunities, improvement in service delivery and support businesses in St Vincent and the Grenadines,” he said.
The arrangement also has a business side. SVG Post and Yassuh will look at new commercial services and possible revenue-sharing arrangements that could give the Postal Corporation a sustainable new source of income.
Marlon Bute, Chairman of the SVG Postal Corporation Board of Directors, said the public should expect results and not just a signing ceremony.
“That means setting clear objectives, establishing timelines and holding ourselves accountable for delivery,” Bute said. “We will work closely with management and our partners to turn this collaboration into better services for the public and new revenue opportunities for the Corporation.”
Andrew Walker, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Yassuh, said the aim is to build “a digital foundation” that government agencies, businesses and communities can use to work more efficiently.
A Yassuh delegation will be in the country from November 16 to 21 to meet stakeholders and demonstrate the technology.
Members of the public can find out more at a stakeholder engagement session on Tuesday, November 17, from 9:00 am to 12 noon at the Kingstown Methodist Church Hall. Organisers say the session is open to both the public and private sectors.
The MOU does not lock either side into a final deal. It is expected to lead to technical assessments, further consultation and commercial talks. SVG Post and Yassuh say any future rollout or revenue-sharing arrangement will depend on mutually agreed terms and the necessary approvals.
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