Nassau - Post Report Question and Answers

How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?

DPO/Pouch Be forewarned that shipping here, while faster than many other posts, has the worst handling of any of our previous posts. I am not sure whether it is Miami, Atlanta, or Nassau which is mishandling the boxes, but rarely do we receive a shipment which hasn't been damaged. It doesn't matter the vendor -- Amazon, Walmart, Target. - Nov 2015


We use pouch and DPO, but FedEx and DHL are also available. - Jun 2015


The embassy has DPO. It takes an average of two weeks each direction. - May 2015


We have pouch and recently added a DPO. Neither is particularly quick though. Expect 2-3 weeks. Hopefully the DPO will get better with time though. - Jan 2011


Through diplomatic pouch. It can take 3-4 weeks each way. - Mar 2010


We use the pouch. Even though we are next to the US it still take about 2 weeks each way. In an emergency you can FedEx an envelope to the U.S. for about US$30. - Feb 2009


Pouch. Their is local mail service but it is slow and not always reliable. - Dec 2008


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