The Postmaster-General has thanked staff at the Bermuda Post Office for their hard work over Christmas.

Wayne Smith said that employees “performed well and went the extra mile to serve our customers” during the festive holidays.

“It was very busy but we managed and, although we had some customer complaints, they were the same type and frequency that we would normally receive during this time of year,” he said.

“The BPO wishes to thank the public for its support over the Christmas period and throughout 2015. We look forward to serving our customers in 2016.”

In the past five years, the service has reduced its staffing by 37 per cent and closed four sub-post offices.

Mr Smith said the move was an effort to “streamline operations and move toward the vision of being a more innovative, customer-focused and sustainable postal service”.

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