Examiner.com Deer Harbor on Orcas Island fights to save its Post OfficeExaminer.comThe US Postal Service, in an effort to cut expenses has been closing rural post offices across the US. For many small communities, like Deer Harbor, Washington, the post office is the heart of the community. So when the USPS placed the Deer Harbor…
Gordon Brown’s actions on plans to part privatise the Royal Mail will test the strength of his new cabinet, says Ken Clarke. More: continued here
PHOENIX (AP) – The U.S. Postal Service is reconsidering its decision to cut all funding to a Phoenix post office that serves homeless clientele. The post office at Lodestar Day Resource Center, a 12-acre More: continued here
Members of the public and journalists will be banned from seeing the contents of secret documents on the Cabinet and Royal Family under measures quietly announced by Gordon Brown last week. More: continued here
Pencil him as Winnipeg’s punter of both the present and future. More: continued here
Book Review: “The ebay Business Answer Book” by Cliff EnnicoBlogger News NetworkWritten by lawyer and faculty member of ebay University, Cliff Ennico, this book aims to answer “The 350 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Making Big Money On ebay.” Written in a question and answer format through twenty one chapters the book is … More:…
Japan Post Privatization Takes Fresh HitWall Street JournalIn Japan, post offices have traditionally served as providers of financial services, gathering deposits and selling low-cost insurance products. This is particularly true in rural areas, where the post office is often the last establishment left in … More: continued here
Post office savings may gain if bank rates declineLivemint, IndiaNew Delhi: When the choppy stock markets turned consumers to safer fixed-income products last year, India's multiple post office saving schemes did not gain popularity as was anticipated. But financial planners say post office schemes may turn … More: continued here
TCS, Wipro eye $200 mn BPO dealEconomic Times, IndiaBANGALORE: India's top tech firms TCS and Wipro, apart from several multinational rivals, are preparing to bid for a $200-million outsourcing contract being considered by Britain's public postal service Royal Mail Group (RMG). … More: continued here
GM brand is tainted with bailouts, bankruptcy, so is it time for a …msnbc.comPost Office Group to Consignia to Royal Mail— The government-run company that runs Britain's mail service changed its name to Consignia in 2001. It lasted a little more than a year before the company switched over to Royal Mail Group PLC. ……