(Barbados Today) Barbados has earned a seat on the Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), placing it in a position to have a voice at the decision-making level in the multi-billion-dollar postal industry.
This country will serve on the Council for the next four-year term.
The Postal Operations Council is one of four bodies of the UPU, and is the technical, operational, economic and commercial arm, which deals with rates and the setting of specific regulations relating to the flow of mail between each member country.
It also assists postal operators in modernising and upgrading postal products and services.
