GRA commissions state-of-the-art container scanner

Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) staffers monitoring scanner operation from the control room of the mobile scanner (GINA photo)

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday formally commissioned a new state-of-the-art mobile container scanner and Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said it is another high value addition to Guyana’s port security hardware to ensure the country is compliant with international laws.

Speaking at a demonstration of the scanner, Singh said that some of the major trading capitals of the world and nations such as the United States now require universal scanning of incoming containers. According to a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA), the Minister said that the scanner “now enables us to be in compliance with those international obligations.”

According to GINA, the scanner will ensure the accuracy of declarations with respect to imports and exports, along with the