SVG Postal Corporation was established by an Act of Parliament, No. 17 of 2003 and came into being on 1st October, 2003. SVG Post replaced the General Post Office as the official Postal Administration of the state and effectively commenced operations on 16th October, 2003 with the transfer of the General Post Office from its temporary location at Paul's Avenue to the newly renovated offices on the Ground Floor of the Ministerial Building on Halifax Street, Kingstown.