THE old wooden building that once housed the Kitty Post Office at Pike and Alexander Streets, Kitty, has been demolished to pave the way for the construction of a new building.

The edifice has been in disrepair for some time and construction is expected to start by this year-end, which will see a spanking new building at a cost of $60M.

The building will house both the Kitty Post Office and the Kitty Health Centre following its completion in 2015.

In the meantime, customers are asked to utilise the Campbellville Post Office since they will be paying out old age pension, but Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD), Dependent’s Pension Fund, Ministry of Finance, Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) pensions will only be paid at the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) head office at Robb Street.

Meanwhile, the Mahaicony Post Office is closed to facilitate construction of a new building and so customers are advised to transact business at the Mahaica Post Office.

The building will soon be demolished and pensions for T&HD, Dependent’s Pension Fund, Ministry of Finance, GPF and GDF will only be paid at Weldaad Post Office.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat(HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon at his weekly press conference last week at Office of the President, explained that the Ministry of Health brought to Cabinet’s attention for its consideration, the relocation of the Kitty Health Centre to the Kitty Post Office building.

TWO SERVICES, ONE ROOF

He said that the move has been supported by both entities and has gained Cabinet’s approval during their weekly meeting last week, since the abandonment of the Kitty Health Centre which was formerly housed at the Kitty market building, which is in a state of disrepair.

The HPS said that both services will be offered under the same roof, making this venture “very accommodating” to all.

Dr. Luncheon noted that, “The cost of the construction of the new building will be met by the Post Office Corporation [and] rental will be met by the Health Ministry to offset the cost.”

The building, he said, has been estimated on completion to cost $60M and construction work will begin in fiscal year 2014 and extend into 2015.

(By Michel Outridge)