Five post offices will be rehabilitated and upgraded next year as the government moves toward its vision of having them become Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hubs within the next few years.
The announcement was made on Sunday by Minister of Public Tele-communications Cathy Hughes, during her address at the 21st Triennial Delegates’ Conference of the Guyana Postal and Telecommuni-cations Workers Union (GP&TWU). The conference was held under the theme, “The Preservation of Rights and the Rule of Law from Exploitation.”
The ministry reportedly has plans to demolish all derelict post offices and to replace them with new, computerised, energy-efficient buildings with “proper staff and customer accommodation.” It is expected that the new postal system will allow patrons to access services online.
