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"Post offices could close due to decreasing demand"

Some post offices could close following a review of the Bermuda Post Office (BPO) now under way. The review is to determine how the organisation can move forward with less physical mail being delivered due to the convenience of the internet. Consulta...
Dec 09, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"Mystified by the mail service "

November 25, 2011 Dear Sir, In the last four months I have sent three packages to Bermuda. In each one I have enclosed receipts and Customs declaration forms. Why is it, that only one of these packages has reached its final destination? To make matte...
Dec 06, 2011
Editorials

"Postal U-turn"

There was good news in the House of Assembly on Friday when Economy Minister Patrice Minors announced that one of the worst decisions made in the last ten years was being “relaxed”. This was the “return to sender” rule for minor address mistakes. De...
Dec 05, 2011
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"Post Office scales back ‘return to sender’ policy"

The Post Office’s practice of sending incorrectly addressed mail back to the sender has been reduced in scope, Economy Minister Patrice Minors announced yesterday. And over the past three years, the amount of mail being processed by the Post Office h...
Dec 03, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"Now is the time for Paget"

November 29, 2011 Dear Sir, Since postal improvements have been made, it would be beneficial to move the Paget Post Office to another location. At present, it is very dangerous to park a vehicle with only two parking bays so close to the main road an...
Dec 02, 2011
Other

"Ministry regrets Post Office flyer’s conflicting message"

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has expressed regret over a Post Office flyer encouraging residents to mail home items purchased overseas. The flyers, mailed to homes across the Island, explains how mailing goods bought abroad to the Isla...
Nov 15, 2011
Other

"BPO launches marketing campaign"

Bermuda Post Office has launched a marketing campaign encouraging residents to send overseas purchases home via the mail, using language previously denounced by the Progressive Labour Party. Flyers have been sent to homes across the Island advising p...
Nov 12, 2011
Other

"eBay purchase arrives seven years after it was mailed"

In an age when we expect instant results, Richard Lee has learned that some things still take their time. On October 3, Mr Lee was surprised to receive an envelope of black and white postcards almost seven years after they were mailed to him from New...
Oct 14, 2011
Local Business

"Demand picks up for US mailing address service"

Mailboxes Unlimited boss Steve Thomson expects a surge in online shopping and buying locally over the next few months as residents put off overseas holiday shopping trips. He said in the economic downturn people can’t afford to fly away to shop like ...
Oct 12, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"Revise this schedule "

October 5, 2011 Dear Sir, Maybe the Post Office would like to deliver a Recycling Collection schedule to those who are meant to pick the stuff up, as they clearly don’t have one. Bags put out for Friday, September 16, were collected on Tuesday, Septe...
Oct 10, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"Editorials got it right"

August 19, 2011 Dear Sir, The twin editorials in The Royal Gazette of August 18 on the bus drivers strike and the post office, were absolutely spot on. Good work Mr Editor! You hit the proverbial nail on the head ... POLLY Southampton
Aug 23, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"Junk mail"

August 17, 2011 Dear Sir, Recently there have been numerous letters regarding the Post Office not delivering correctly addressed mail (complete name and address). Yesterday I went to my Post Office box and upon opening it I found mail addressed to T...
Aug 19, 2011
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