Two Jamaican service providers, Showfa Express Limited and Paymaster Jamaica, have joined forces to roll out a new fixed-price parcel delivery initiative, designed to deliver more dependable and budget-friendly shipping options for domestic customers across the island.
The new offering, branded Showfa One, made its official debut Thursday at Paymaster’s corporate headquarters located on Molynes Road in St Andrew. Under the terms of the new service, customers can send and receive documents and small goods that fit into a standard-sized shipping envelope for a fixed flat fee of JMD $690, with drop-off and pick-up available at four carefully selected Paymaster locations to start: the Molynes Road headquarters, the Burke Road branch in Spanish Town, and outlets in Mandeville and May Pen.
Jamie Hall, Chief Executive Officer of Mandeville-based Showfa Express, explained that the collaborative service is built to deliver maximum value for Jamaican shippers. “For many people, arranging reliable transport to send or pick up parcels is either out of reach or carries prohibitive costs and time commitments,” Hall said. “Paymaster has built its reputation on seamless, accessible money movement, while Showfa specializes in efficient goods delivery. This partnership brings our two strengths together to create a far more efficient option for people across Jamaica.”
Founded only in 2023, Showfa Express already operates across five Jamaican parishes: Manchester, St Elizabeth, Clarendon, St Catherine, and Kingston and St Andrew’s Corporate Area. According to Hall, the firm has aggressive expansion plans: it will roll out Showfa One to St Ann and St James in the coming months, with a target of full islandwide coverage by the end of the calendar year.
Athinia Campbell, acting general manager of Paymaster, noted that the partnership aligns perfectly with the company’s core mission of expanding accessible, convenient services for its customer base. “Moving documents and small goods between locations is a widespread unmet need for our clients,” Campbell explained. “This new service adds another key offering to our portfolio, allowing customers to handle all their tasks in a single stop at Paymaster. It also gives shippers access to more drop-off and pick-up points, plus extended operating hours that work far better for most people’s schedules.”
Angeline Barrett-Stewart, Paymaster’s head of sales, emphasized that the flat-rate model will deliver particular benefits for small and micro entrepreneurs across Jamaica. “As Jamaica’s economy evolves, demand for affordable, reliable courier services has grown dramatically,” Barrett-Stewart said. “People need to connect with family members across the country, and small business owners need to get products to their customers. This service fills that gap, offering an easier, more convenient, and lower-cost way to get these tasks done.”
Hall added that early testing of the service through a pilot program has already drawn overwhelmingly positive feedback from the company’s long-standing clients. “Small business owners are particularly excited about the predictability of the flat rate,” he said. “Unexpectedly high distance-based delivery fees can often be the factor that kills a sale. With a fixed, low $690 rate, that variable is removed, giving small businesses more room to grow instead of staying stuck at their current size.”