{"id":17874,"date":"2024-04-03T15:10:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17874"},"modified":"2024-04-03T15:10:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:10:29","slug":"new-shipping-company-west-tech-shipping-enters-guyana-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/new-shipping-company-west-tech-shipping-enters-guyana-market\/","title":{"rendered":"New Shipping Company, West Tech Shipping, Enters Guyana Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia<\/em> <em>Janniere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new player has entered the local market as Guyana&#8217;s economy continues to expand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West Tech Shipping, a St. Lucian-owned shopping company, is making its mark in Guyana by offering hassle-free services to the business community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operations Supervisor Aminata Austin shared insights about the company&#8217;s offerings in a recent interview sponsored by Republic Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West Tech Shipping provides shipping services both by air and sea, with rates of $700 per lb locally and $1500 per cubic ft via sea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the company offers purchasing services at a rate of GY $213 to each US dollar, aiming to make online shopping more accessible to Guyanese consumers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These services have garnered support from various sectors, including government agencies and the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin emphasized that West Tech Shipping&#8217;s services are currently concentrated in and around the capital city but expressed intentions to expand operations to other regions, particularly Linden and Berbice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company&#8217;s goal is to provide reliable and hassle-free services to its customers, leveraging technology to enhance efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the key features of West Tech Shipping&#8217;s service is its tracking system, which provides real-time updates to customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This system ensures transparency and allows customers to stay informed about the status of their packages from the moment they are shipped until they reach their destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With offices in various Caribbean countries, including St. Lucia, St. Kitts &amp; Nevis, Grenada, St. Maarten, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, and Antigua and Barbuda, West Tech Shipping has established a strong regional presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the company continues to expand its operations in Guyana, it aims to provide efficient and reliable shipping solutions to meet the growing demand in the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janniere A new player has entered the local market as Guyana&#8217;s economy continues to expand. West Tech Shipping, a St. Lucian-owned shopping company, is making its mark in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17875,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,366,350,364],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-local-development","category-news","category-technology"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17874"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17876,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17874\/revisions\/17876"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}