…for safe and timely delivery of mail

THREE lucky citizens in Georgetown received the first three of 100 free mailboxes to mount on their premises as the Guyana Post Office Corporation’s (GPOC) mailbox sensitisation campaign moves into high gear. The three citizens reside in District ‘A’ which includes the city, and they were randomly selected.

It is part of a mailbox campaign which was launched by the GPOC in February during which 100 free mailboxes will be given to citizen’s countrywide. Those who were presented a free mailbox each are Cicely Clarke, Simone Sooknanan and Virgil Moore.

At the event on Wednesday at the Kitty Post Office, Minister of Public Telecommunications Catherine Hughes said too often we take public servants for granted, noting that postal workers have been serving the community for decades quietly.

She stated that the GPOC has been around for more than 225 years and they are changing the way they operate to make their services efficient, as such, at their 64 post offices countrywide, they have launched their mailbox campaign.

With that, Hughes added that citizens’ cooperation and participation is needed in order to make the delivery of mails safe, efficient and for the safety of the postmen and women who deliver mails.
In retrospect, the minister told the gathering that the mailbox campaign will also reduce the large volume of return mails since many houses are without mailboxes.

Hughes added that return mails are re-sorted up to five times, noting that many bills do not get to the citizens on time because there is no mailbox on the residences.
She pointed out too that they have included the local tinsmiths in the GPOC mailbox campaigns in which their creative innovations will be on display and they are also willing to assist in marketing their products.

Hughes, however, encouraged all to participate in the GPOC mailbox campaign.
She explained that GPOC has had their postal workers attacked by dogs numerous times and they want to ensure their safety and at the same time have an efficient service.
She, however, commended some citizens for their very creative mailboxes that they have mounted on their premises and the mailbox campaign is geared towards giving back to citizens for their patronage throughout the year.

So far, Brown said 1704 mailboxes have been distributed countrywide and is of the hope more will be given.

The corporation’s country operations are divided into six (6) districts–Areas ‘A’ to ‘F’– and the managers in all districts will randomly select recipients in coming weeks to receive free mailboxes.

The GPOC’s mailbox initiative was launched last February in response to the increasing number of returned mails to post offices all over the country.