If the same can probably not be said for some state agencies charged with providing important, often critical services to local consumers, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) would appear to be doing its best to be an exception.
Recently released information on services which the Bureau provided in 2023 pertaining to service provider adherence to standards expected by consumers across the various sectors of the country’s economy suggests that the work of the state-run agency is making a pleasing impact. In a recent release the GNBS said that it executed “several certifications in 2023 its task being to provide assurances to consumers regarding the quality of the goods and services that they consume.” Certification, the agency says in its release, provides “confirmation by a third party that requirements of standards and guidelines are met… based on conformity assessment in which the fulfillment of the requirements is checked before a certificate is granted.”
