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A customer asks ...
Published: 27 November 2006, The Gleaner
Why did the postmaster tell
me that I cannot buy a postal
order in pounds sterling? I
want to send it back to get
my birth certificate so that I
can renew my British
passport and they only use
pounds.
Hampden PO now open
Published: 13 November 2006, The
Gleaner
THE HAMPDEN Post
Office is now open for
service. Located in the
community of Bounty Hall in
Trelawny, the post office serves
both communities as well as surrounding areas. Member
of Parliament for
Northern Trelawny, Dr Patrick
Harris, had established the major
components of the building, and
COMPLANT, the Chinese construction
firm responsible for erecting the nearby Trelawny multi-purpose
stadium, completed
the structure and did all finishing work as a gift to
the community.
Inside
the Carib
Postal
Union
Published: 6 November 2006, The Gleaner
THE CARIBBEAN Postal Union (CPU), which was established in St. Lucia on
September 5, 1996, is a restricted
union of the Universal Postal
Union (UPU). It was developed by Caribbean nations to promote
international
postal cooperation in the spirit and observance of the acts
of the UPU;
improve the response to
customers’ requirements for postal
facilities of all kinds; facilitate the
improvement and security of
postal services; and coordinate postal training arrangements
and postal operational services.
Cruise sector will sail
away with Cup benefits
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC):
A LEADING Barbadian hotelier has warned that Caribbean countries
will
lose out on the benefits from the
2007 Cricket World Cup to the
cruise shipping industry.
Ralph Taylor, chairman of the
Barbados hotel chain, Almond Resorts, said that the cruise
sector was positioned to sail away with
the benefits from the event with the announcement that regional
organisers
will be chartering 14 cruise ships to accommodate some 20,000 visitors.
Celebrating World
Post Week 2006
Published: 2 October 2006,
The Gleaner
WORLD POSTWeek is upon us again.
Another year has passed quickly, hasn’t it?
Each parish will have its own series of
events, but these events below will be undertaken by the
corporate office
Postal chief confirmed
The Gleaner September 25, 2006 Pg. B6
Michael Gentles is now Jamaica's postmaster general.
His appointment took effect on August 1, and he will also serve as chief executive
officer (CEO) of the Postal Corporation of Jamaica (Post Corp), a private company
owned by the Government created to advance the pace of postal service modernisation.
Christmas
mail plans under way
Published: 18 September 2006, The
Gleaner
JAMAICA, A member-state of
the Caribbean Postal Union
(CPU), will once again be integrated into the Christmas airmail
initiative coordinated with
the United States Postal Service
(USPS). The pro-active approach is
in reference to the anticipated
increase in mail volume during the
holiday season.
Postmaster General/CEO Michael
Gentles is scheduled to attend the preliminary round of negotiations
in Miami this week. Last year, CPU
officials were deployed overseas to accelerate the processing
and transfer
between airlines, as well as to effectively resolve irregularities
that may
have arisen.
Postal service website provides teaching aids
Published: 11 Septemeber
2006, The Gleaner
IT’S BACK-TO-SCHOOL time!
Teachers are reminded that
instructional content and items
that support the primary-level
social studies curriculum, as well as information for a
variety of projects at the CSEC and CAPE levels,
may be found on the Postal
Corporation website www.jamaicapost.gov.jm
Additional teaching aids such as
historic stamps are available from the Philatelic Bureau
at the Central Sorting Office in Kingston:
Contact us at telephone: 922-9430-
8, or fax: 922-9439.
Additionally,
links to other websites such as the Jamaica Information
Service will assist in data exploration.
Post office Smart Card deals
Published: 4 September
2006, The Gleaner
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
commuters can reap rich
rewards with Smart Card purchases
at select post offices.
In a special promotion starting
today and running until September
30, Jamaica Urban Transit Company
(JUTC) Smart Card customers
can get 10 per cent extra on
purchases between $500 and
$2,500.
Come into a post office and get
your Smart Card now and start
saving!
The Postal Corporation of
Jamaica recently began to sell the
JUTC Smart Card. It is a ‘swipe
card’ similar in operation to an
automated banking machine card,
otherwise called a debit card.
Post
office Smart Card deals
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION commuters can reap rich rewards with Smart Card purchases
at select post offices.
Postal
Coop serving members
Published: 16 October
2006, The Gleaner
JAMAICA’S CREDIT unions have long been the financial bastion of the masses.
They serve a diverse array of societal groups and the Postal Coop Credit Union
is no different. It is dedicated to providing financial support to Jamaica’s
postal service employees and their families.
Postal
Service Chief presented with Award
Michael Gentles, Postmaster General/CEO,
beams with pride as he holds aloft the award presented
to him by the Knox Past Students’ Association at
their awards luncheon held at the Pegasus hotel, Kingston,
recently.
MichaelGentles
Appointed
Postmaster General
The Chairman of the Board
of the Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Mr Lance Hylton,
is pleased to announce the appointment by the Public
Service Commission of Mr. Michael Gentles as Postmaster
General of Jamaica, with effect from August 1, 2006.
Mr. Gentles will also serve as Chief Executive Officer
of The Postal Corporation of Jamaica.
Check
a stamp dealer today
Published: 13 February 2006, The Gleaner
Stamp Dealers are business entities that sells the most frequently used range
of stamp denominations as an addition to its primary business operations. This
allows customers to purchase stamps as well as the main product lines of the
business establishment at one location.
Cool
Card & Paymaster services available at new Grants
Pen PO
Published: 27 February 2006, The Gleaner
Phone
cards and bill payment services are now available at
the recently opened Grant’s Pen post office. This
new postal outlet is part of the Community Policing and
Service Centre, located at 35 Grant’s Pen Road.
The
postmaster at Grant’s Pen post office, Ms Gweneth
Edwards, welcomes customers when they come to top-up
their cellular phone credit or access other phone calling
card systems using Cool Card’s e-card voucher system.
Also available is the Paymaster bill payment facility
to ensure that services are not disconnected.
Community
Health Fair a success
Published: 9 January 2006,
The Gleaner
The large turnout of citizens to the Central Sorting
Office’s
health fair is a credit to its success.
The event, held last December in the car park at the
postal service’s headquarters, was sponsored by
private sector entities.
It established how appreciative community members were
of efforts to encourage harmony among persons from different
areas, as everyone enjoyed the displays, entertainment
and the jovial vibe.
Credit card accepted at select
post offices
Published: 24 July 2006, The Gleaner
Jamaica
Post now has a credit card payment facility. It is designed
to expedite the payment process for Corporate Mailroom Service
customers whose postage payments have either been in cash
or Manager’s Cheque. Naturally,
it also provides an easier alternative for other customers
to make faster postage stamp payments.
Damaged
Mail: Causes & Solutions
Published: 13 March 2006, The Gleaner
Mail items do at times get damaged in transit. This happens for a variety of
reasons, the primary causes being unsuitable encasement and inadequate packaging.
New Grants Pen
Post Office
Grants Pen gets new post office
The Grants Pen Post Office established
as part of the new civic centre comprising the ‘Model Community Policing and Services Centre’ and ‘Edna
Manley Health Centre’ at 35 Grants Pen Road, is to be opened on January
24, 2006, as part of the official ceremony for the complex.
Here’s
Postman Marlene
Published: 18 December, 2006, The Gleaner
So you watched ‘The Susan
Show’ on CVM TV last week in which two
Postmen were interviewed about their job, and the Postmaster General, Michael
Gentles, praised his team of Postmen islandwide for their diligence. We now
highlight the other Postman, Ms Marlene Dawson, who was
on the programme but did not appear in last week’s
Gleaner-sponsored Jamaica Post feature.
Liguanea ‘Best
Post Office'
Published:
12 June 2006, The Gleaner
The recent 2005-6 Public Sector
Customer Service Awards delighted persons who work within
the public sector. The staging of such a promotion was
significant since morale across the public service has
been boosted, as not only those public servants whose
organisation was able to attain the prestige of an award
celebrated. This has resulted in an apparent renewal
of the commitment to provide customer service excellence.
Mail regulation revision
looms
Published: 28 August, 2006, The Gleaner
Acting Postmaster General/CEO, Michael Gentles, is of
the view that the current security threat level experienced
in the United Kingdom (UK) may eventually create changes
in mail regulations regarding content and packaging.
Mobile
postal service planned for rural areas
Published:
5 June 2006, The Gleaner
On Monday May 29, Acting
Postmaster General/CEO (PMG), Michael Gentles, toured
Eastern Portland with the Member of Parliament (MP),
Dr Donald Rhodd, as well as the recently appointed
Junior Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce,
Science and Technology, Senator Kern Spencer.
MP
donates bicycles to Portmore post office
Published: 14 August, 2006, The
Gleaner
Based on discussions with the community
citizens’ action
group in the Greater Portmore area, Member of Parliament
Fitz Jackson took the initiative to purchase bicycles
for the Post Office that serves a major section of his
South St Catherine constituency.
Postal service boss elected to
top Carib post
Published: 10 July 2006,
The Gleaner
Following the election at the recently
concluded 10th Annual Conference of the Caribbean Postal
Union (CPU) held in St Vincent from June 12 to 16, Jamaica’s
Acting Postmaster General/CEO, Michael Gentles, was elected
to the chair of Secretary General of the CPU. He will
continue to be based in Jamaica for the duration of the
two year term of office.
Postal
Service gets IT boost -
Computers from UK to bolster staff training
Published:
12 June 2006, The Gleaner
“Tremendously
grateful!” That was the sentiment
expressed by the Acting Postmaster General, Michael Gentles,
upon having been recently presented with 104 complete reconditioned
computers for the use of the Post and Telecommunications
Department (P&T).
Release
of Battle of Trafalgar Stamps
Six postage stamps and a souvenir sheet will be released on Wednesday June 23,
2005, as part 1 of a 2 part series, by the Government of Jamaica through the
Postmaster General, to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
The series
is released in Jamaican dollar denominations of
$20, $30, $50, $60, $70 and $90. Sheetlets will
be sold for $200. First Day Covers with stamps
will be sold for $450, and with souvenir sheets
for $330.
For further
details and to place orders, contact the Philatelic
Bureau at the Central Sorting Office, Kingston,
Jamaica.
‘Grants Pen PO opens Wednesday’
Published: 23 January 2006, The Gleaner
‘Advertising mail for Valentine’s Day flyers’
Published: 31 January 2006, The Gleaner
‘Postal service security best ever- Acting head’
Published: 06 February 2006, The Gleaner
‘Xmas card marketing strategy effective’
Published: 20 March 2006, The Gleaner
‘Pt Antonio’s cruise ship ‘post office’ ’
Published: 27 March 2006, The Gleaner
‘Tips for faster mail processing’
‘Acknowledging customer service excellence’
Published: 3 April 2006, The Gleaner
‘CSO workers fêted’
Published: 1 May 2006, The Gleaner
New Definitive (Buildings) Stamp series’
Published: 8 May 2006, The Gleaner
CSO secretaries urged to sharpen skills, knowledge’
Published: 22 May 2006, The Gleaner
‘Customers Ask: Can I leave posters in post offices?’
Published: 29 May 2006, The Gleaner
‘Nine Westmoreland postmasters now JPs’
Published: 3 July 2006, The Gleaner
‘Choose postal orders for safe money transfer’
Published: 17 July 2006, The Gleaner
‘Nation-building via postal service transformation’
Published: 9 October, 2006, The Gleaner
‘Postage rate specials on Christmas cards’
Published: 20 November, 2006, The Gleaner
‘Christmas 2006 postage stamps released’
Published: 4 December, 2006, The Gleaner
‘‘Susan’ show to feature postmen’
Published: 11 December, 2006, The Gleaner
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