Postal mail service between Cuba and the Dominican Republic restarts

HeDominican Postal Institute (Imposdom) announced that starting in May it will be possible to send correspondence andparcel to Cuba by postal mail from the Dominican Republic.

Both countries restarted their commercial relations through postal mail services after having suspended them for health reasons and "logistical" difficulties, according to what was indicated.Free Diary.

Erick Guzmán, director of Imposdom, pointed out that the restart of relations was organized under a Transformation and Relaunch Plan to promote projects that strengthen the services of his institution.

"The agreement seeks to connect our communities throughinternational postal service. This step in the normalization of postal relations with Cuba is due to an arduous effort to reconnect with an airline that could assure us the best prices for our users," said Guzmán.

The official did not specify which airline will operate these flights with correspondence andparcel to Cuba. He said that the postal mail service was requested by both countries to give way to commercial exchange in a responsible manner.

In Guzmás' opinion, a new stage of commercial relations between the Dominican Republic and Cuba begins, in which Imposdom will have a fundamental role by offering alternatives with benefits for users.

The opening of the service responds to requests from Cubans residing in the Dominican Republic to send correspondence andparcel to Cuba, whether to family members, entrepreneurs or to attract investors.

HeCuban postal mail does not have an efficient service. Complaints are continually received about the delay in the delivery of letters and theparcel delivery in Cuba.

In March, a person reported that he had towait three months for a letter in the Matanzas municipality of Colón. The document was certified and was sent to them in November of last year from Mariel, in Artemisa and arrived at its destination in January 2023.

The general director of the Post Office company in Matanzas said thatthere were no violations in procedures. He assured that the times for transferring, classifying and transferring the letter were respected.

On several occasions, users have reported that theparcel delivery in Cuba It is delivered with delays and cases of theft are even reported, such as what happened to a Cuban mother residing in Peru who in November sent her packages to the island and they were delivered a month later, opened and without part of the content.