Postman Pat and his ilk have been given their marching orders. The Royal Mail is advertising for ‘postpersons’ to deliver the nation’s letters and parcels. The company is using the gender-neutral term to make the point that the job is not just open to first class males. Its new job …
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ROYAL Mail has said long-term staffing vacancies are making postal deliveries in Shetland “challenging”. Shetland News has been contacted by two individuals who have said they have been waiting days for parcels to be delivered, with these marked as being in “Glasgow” for four days at a time. It is …
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A worker carries a large parcel at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility in Boston. [AP Photo/Charles Krupa] On June 3, 2025, Eric Smith, a 59-year-old electronic technician with nearly thirty years of service with the United States Postal Service (USPS), collapsed while on duty at the …
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Ukrposhta received the Rising Star award and entered the top 3 postal operators in the world with the highest growth rates. Ukrposhta received the international Rising Star award from the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a UN agency that unites 192 countries around the world, informs Ministry of Community and Territorial Development …
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The United States on Friday ended tariff exemptions on small packages entering the country from abroad, in a move that has sparked concern among small businesses and warnings of consumer price hikes. President Donald Trump’s administration cited the use of low-value shipments to evade tariffs and smuggle drugs in ending …
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The United States on Friday ended tariff exemptions on small packages entering the country from abroad, in a move that has sparked concern among small businesses and warnings of consumer price hikes. President Donald Trump’s administration cited the use of low-value shipments to evade tariffs and smuggle drugs in ending …
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An approaching US deadline to end tariff exemptions on small parcels has tripped up global deliveries to the world’s biggest economy, with some businesses halting shipments to American consumers and mulling price hikes. Come Friday, President Donald Trump’s administration is abolishing a rule that allows packages valued at $800 or …
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A NEW research project will be launched to explore people’s experiences of the postal service in Scotland’s islands. The project is being led by Consumer Scotland, an organisation established by the Scottish Parliament to advocate on behalf of consumers. Figures released by Consumer Scotland earlier this year showed that 29 …
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The end of an exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages coming into the United States is causing a wide array of postal services to pause shipping as they await for more clarity on the rule.The exemption, known as the “ de minimis ” exemption, allows packages worth less than …
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The end of an exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages coming into the United States is causing a wide array of postal services to pause shipping as they await for more clarity on the rule.The exemption, known as the “ de minimis ” exemption, allows packages worth less than …
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