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‘Christmas rush’ for barrels at Laparkan

Dec 11, 2013 News

– Company reports 500% increase

The flow of gift packages and barrels from the diaspora in North America to families and friends in Guyana has increased to about 500 percent for the festive season when compared to the other months of this year.
This is according to Rohan Beekhoo, Deputy General Manager of Laparkan during a brief interview with this publication yesterday.
Beekhoo said that Laparkan has two flights per week that are bringing in cargo, particularly flat rate boxes. The service offered includes a combination of barrels and gift packages coming out of New York, Miami and Toronto.
Beekhoo disclosed that Laparkan has experienced an increase of customers due to the inflow of gift packages since early December. The company handles several thousand transactions daily and has extended its opening hours.
He noted that Laparkan opens to business at 07:30hrs daily and sometimes operates until 19:00hrs to satisfy customers who travel long distances. In addition, the company has employed temporary staff to help process documents in a timely manner.
Beekhoo said that last year the shipping of cargo from the United States of America started late because of Hurricane Sandy. However, this year business is pretty good, he said.

 

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