CARIMET meeting in Guyana -aims at developing Metrology Services across the CARICOM Region

(Department of Public Information Press Release) The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) hosted the First Face-to-face Caribbean Metrology Cooperation (CARIMET) Committee meeting and workshop in Guyana during June 28-29, 2023.

The two-day event, which was sponsored by the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), under the 11th European Development Fund Technical Barriers to Trade Programme, was held to effectively plan for the implementation, monitoring and improvement of the measurement infrastructure within the Region.

The CARIMET Committee, which is a subgroup of the Inter-American Metrology System (SIM), falls under CROSQ and is made up of representatives from the National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) of the fifteen Member States of CARICOM and the Dominican Republic. These NMIs include the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) and the Dominican Institute for Quality (INDOCAL).

During an opening ceremony on Thursday, GNBS Executive Director (Ag.), Mr. Al Fraser welcomed the Caribbean counterparts to Guyana and encouraged them to utilize every opportunity to find workable solutions to strengthen the Metrology Systems across the Region.

Meanwhile, the current CROSQ MIKE Committee Chair and Head of GNBS Marketing, Mr. Syeid Ibrahim expressed how delightful it is for the GNBS to host such an important meeting. He added that hosting of the meeting is another of the many ways in which the GNBS has been supporting National Bureaux of Standards (NSBs) in the region to implement services. Ongoing support has included technical assistance and guidance to countries developing National Quality Awards programmes.

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Source: CARICOM TODAY