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A call has been made to TTPost to protect its customers data at all cost. It's coming from the Public Utilities Minister who has revealed that the company did fall victim to hackers.


He was speaking at the Commissioning Ceremony for the newly refurbished Tacarigua Delivery Office and Records Management Facility.


Reporter Alicia Boucher and cameraman Brandon Benoit bring you the highlights.
Transcript
00:00 Chairman of TTPost Michael Seals says the company has managed to reach another significant
00:11 milestone with its most recent developments, which he refers to as historic.
00:16 The launch of this state-of-the-art records management facility and the return of the
00:22 Tagarigua delivery office after a four-year hiatus from the people, all the people of
00:28 the Tagarigua community.
00:30 Minister of Public Utilities Marvin Gonzalez says after not having a records office for
00:34 four years, around 30,000 people stand to benefit from its refurbishment, which came
00:41 to fruition under the Public Sector Investment Program.
00:45 The minister states that postal services would improve for people in surrounding areas like
00:50 Aruka and Tunapuna.
00:52 In addition to that, your acting general manager indicated to me that because this project
00:58 was successfully executed, brought within time and within budget, we were able to take
01:04 the savings from this project and to bring about improvement in the Tagarigua delivery
01:11 office.
01:13 The minister says it shows what can be achieved with proper management and holding managers
01:18 accountable.
01:20 My understanding is that with this Tagarigua records office, most of your files and records
01:28 will now be digitized and therefore there will be less dependency on paper.
01:34 You will now have the ability to bring about new digital services to provide to all your
01:39 customers, et cetera, because no longer for TTPoS to survive, as I've been saying on numerous
01:45 occasions in the past, for TTPoS to survive, TTPoS must delve deeper into the digital landscape.
01:54 Gonzalez notes that it doesn't come without risk, citing the hacking of companies with
01:59 ransomware, including TSTT.
02:02 In giving an advice to TTPoS, he says this is not limited to TNT, but rather it's a serious
02:09 international problem.
02:11 Observe what is taking place on the digital landscape and ensure that your systems are
02:19 hardened and robust enough.
02:21 If we were to be honest, that TTPoS itself was the victim of hacking not too long ago.
02:28 Thankfully, it was managed and it was managed in such a way that your customers and their
02:34 data were not compromised.
02:37 The minister has called on TTPoS to do whatever must be done to protect its customers' data.
02:43 An intention to refurbish other abandoned TTPoS buildings has been signaled by the minister,
02:49 but on another note, TTPoS reveals that there would soon be a motor scooter upgrade.
02:56 Universal Postal Union has funded 30th motor scooters.
03:00 If you look, that will be to your right, you will see scooters similar to that is on its
03:04 way.
03:05 The management has successfully lobbied for this funding.
03:09 Citizens can expect a delivery of mail in at least 35 communities nationwide.
03:15 A great improvement.
03:22 Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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