World Water Day is celebrated on March 22, which is an annual UN observance that highlights the importance of freshwater…
17
Mar
World Consumer Rights Day 2020 – A Focus on Sustainable Consumption
As we celebrate World Consumer Rights 2020 today March 15, under the theme: ‘The Sustainable Consumer’, the Guyana National Bureau…
10
Mar
NEW STANDARD FOR CONSUMER WARRANTIES KEEPS EVERYONE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN ON THE SAME PAGE
As we prepared to commemorate Word Consumer Rights on March 15, under the Theme: ‘The Sustainable Consumer’, we must underscore…
03
Mar
MAINTAINING A VIABLE RICE INDUSTRY WITH STANDARDS
The harvesting of the first rice crop for 2020 is about to commence in the various rice-producing regions of Guyana,…
25
Feb
GNBS – PROVIDING CALIBRATION SERVICES TO INDUSTRIES
As industries increase use and demand for traceable and accurate measurements, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) continues to…
17
Feb
GNBS HAS COMMENCED THE MONITORING OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND FITTINGS – IMPORTERS AND DEALERS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE OF PRODUCTS
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) as of February 01, 2020, commenced the monitoring of a number of electrical…
10
Feb
ASK FOR GRAMS AND KILOGRAMS WHEN BUYING YOUR CHANNA, PEAS, RICE AND OTHER SOLID ITEMS
The International System of Metric Units as opposed to the Imperial System of Measurement is the legal system of measurement…
03
Feb
ACCURACY IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY DEPENDS ON ROUTINE VERIFICATION BY THE GNBS
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), which is empowered under the Weights and Measures Act of 1981, has been…
28
Jan
THE GNBS ADVISES CONSUMERS TO GET ALL MEDICAL TESTING DONE AT A CERTIFIED MEDICAL LABORATORY
In Guyana, laboratories are certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to the National Laboratory Standard GYS 170:2009…
