Town Centre Mall.
By MORGAN ADDERLEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
madderley@tribunemedia.net
PRESS Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday the General Post Office’s department and staff relocation to the Town Centre Mall will be complete, if not by Christmas, by the end of the year.
Speaking to reporters during his weekly press briefing, Mr Newbold said “several” departments will have moved by Christmas and the rest by the end of December.
He also said new post office boxes have been ordered and added the relocation to a bigger space does mean it’s “quite possible” more jobs could be required.
Mr Newbold also dismissed rumours that there have been layoffs at the Gaming Board and said the government has “no plans” to reduce the public sector during the upcoming year.
When asked if the post office is still projected to open in time for Christmas, the press secretary said: “Not all of the departments. Several of the departments will be there.
“In fact, what has happened is — you know, you’re moving the General Post Office there. Which means the post office boxes must be moved as well… Some of those boxes, they’ve outlived their usefulness.
“And so they’ve had to order some new boxes and that will work for some people who’ve been trying to get boxes at that General Post Office for a while. Because in the process of ordering new boxes they’ve ordered some additional boxes. So that’s something that people who have been trying to get boxes up there will be happy to know.
“But all of the departments won’t be there before Christmas. But they expect that they should have all of them in there by the end of December.”
Mr Newbold added the staff should be moved in and up and running “by the end of December for sure.”
Regarding the likelihood of a new space opening up the avenue for new jobs, Mr Newbold said: “It’s quite possible. We will have to see what’s in there. You know some people would have retired at some point from the post office. But new facilities, it’s quite possible.”
Mr Newbold also responded to reports of layoffs at the Gaming Board, telling reporters: “No, not that I’m aware.”
When asked if the government plans to reduce the public sector in upcoming months or the upcoming year, Mr Newbold said no.
“No plans to reduce the public sector. And if there’s any change in the public sector it will come about through the normal process — people are hired or people reach the retirement age. But there’s no plan to reduce the public service, no.”
Comments
realitycheck242 5 years, 4 months ago
Congrats FNM government. The post office move is what you call Results....wait until all the other plans and policies comes together before 2022...even your critics will be singing your praises.....just needs to get some more money in the small man pocket and every thing will be alright.
TalRussell 5 years, 4 months ago
Just need practice some much promised but missing transparency... likes a must have 'detailed' Financial Disclosure statements ALL comrade members Imperial red shirts cabinet, MP's, Parliamentary Secretaries, government Board Chairman's And Senators be made PeoplePublic - including online... including amendments to assets, liabilities, doing business government - within (30} days incurring of any and all material changes............... And, where are the PM's promised travel expenses disclosures for he self and his traveling caravan MP's and political appoints?
quietone 5 years, 4 months ago
"Mr Newbold added, the staff should be moved in and up and running “by the end of December for sure.”
WOW! If that happens I think that would be something of a miracle, as it seems that most of us love to do a great many things around this time of the year, a time when things usually take at least twice as long to do compared to the time things take to do during January to October..
TalRussell 5 years, 4 months ago
I take it the Imperial red shirts regime no longer leases/rents/occupies property under Minnis's direct/indirect ownership.... nor does occupies - nor have contractual obligations - or does it sit empty tenant(s)...or if occupied, by whom and is this something we comrade Queen, needs know?
sheeprunner12 5 years, 4 months ago
Perfect example of how a PPP can work .......... Govt & the Symonettes make a perfect couple.
tell_it_like_it_is 5 years, 4 months ago
Perfect example of how poor ethics and conflicts of interest are rampant in this country actually.
sheeprunner12 5 years, 4 months ago
Well ......... sit down and eat your sour grapes ....... The People need better postal services ......... Sure cannot build a new GPO by that time.
TheMadHatter 5 years, 4 months ago
March 17th to the earliest. Real talks.
John 5 years, 4 months ago
Don’t forget to put Brent Symnonette on the stamp. And he pa too, ya hear?
John 5 years, 4 months ago
And on the telephone book from bootlegging to the post office... not a bad run.
DWW 5 years, 4 months ago
Meanwhile I recieved a bank statement from June postmarked October. I and most other bahamian dont give a rat's @$& how its done. Just get the thing working. If it means paying for space with a politically connected person. Then so be it. The big elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss is that every single person in the country has a political connection. At least any person with some land or building that could or would be used by govt. So shut up sit small silly pundits
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