Yemen celebrates World Post Day [Archives:2005/885/Local News]

Ismail Al-Ghabiri
SANA'A – Oct. 4 – The World Post Day was celebrated by The Republic of Yemen, represented by the General Authority for Post and Postal Saving (GAPPS), along with other countries all over the world.

Engineer Mohamed Murghem, General Manager of the GAPPS, said that on October 9 they will celebrate the day by reviewing what was achieved during the year and discussing future views. 131 years have passed since the World Post Union was established as a specialized organization for postal transactions.

In 1930, when the Republic of Yemen joined the World Post Union, a lot was done to make enhance the spirit of cooperation among the post employees in the governates all over the country.

Murghem stated that the World Post Day coincides with celebrations of the Yemeni revolutions on the September 26 and October 14. The day will be the starting point for a number of post-related projects in different Yemeni provinces with a total cost of 511 million and 537 thousand riyals. There are already 11 postal projects in the governorates of Amran, al-Dhal'e, Dhamar, Taiz, Aden, Sana'a, Hadramout and the Capital Secretariat cost of 226 million and 901 thousand riyals.

Murghem pointed out that these projects are aimed at expanding the post network in different Yemeni governates. He added: “The GAPPS has scored a distinctive leap in offering services to beneficiaries inside the country. Particularly during this last year where both the postal services and salary distribution has been improved”.

The authority has activated the service of electronic riyal and postal savings. The transactions and sales of electronic riyal for settling the Internet, telephone, water and electricity bills through the Internet totaled 16 million and 459 thousand riyals between January and August of 2005.
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