BVI Post Office marred by problems

If you have seen little mail in your mail box lately it’s because since Easter the BVI Post Office has been experiencing problems with the flow of incoming mail from overseas. However, this newspaper has learned that during the last two days the sorting room and store room at the old and visibly inadequate premises of the General Post Office in Road Town have been flooded by mail that is finally arriving. But the staff is overwhelmed by this sudden and erratic inflow of mail and the new Postmaster General, Kevin Smith has seen this new development added to the list of urgent issues that need his prompt attention.

The sorting room staff and supervisor have been very apologetic and reassured members of the public of their best efforts to remedy the situation “post haste”, but the problem is not the BVI Post Office, the problem stems from other postal administrations, namely the Royal Mail for mail to and from Europe and the US Postal Service for mail to and from North America. On page 2 we begin a series of in-depth articles about the postal communications problems affecting the BVI. More information and articles about the Royal Mail’ role in causing the BVI Post Office problems can be found on page 38 of the hard copy edition.