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Guyana First in Caribbean to Get Scanning Electron Microscope for Crime Investigation

Guyana First in Caribbean to Get Scanning Electron Microscope for Crime Investigation

By dpi.gov | Photo credit: dpi.gov  -$86 million equipment commissioned Wednesday Guyana has become the first country in the Caribbean to acquire a scanning electron microscope (SEM) for its forensic science laboratory.   The state-of-the-art $86 million equipment will revolutionise forensic analysis and significantly strengthen Guyana’s justice system. The SEM is a tool that is […]

GNBS Urges Importers, Manufacturers to Get Registered

GNBS Urges Importers, Manufacturers to Get Registered

By dpi.gov The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is urging all importers, manufacturers, and dealers to register with the agency. Head of Corporate Communications Lloyd David told the Department of Public Information that registration is a legal requirement and must be renewed annually at the beginning of the year. “If you’re importing any of the products […]

WWF Supports Guyana’s Position as a Global Leader in Biodiversity Conservation

WWF Supports Guyana’s Position as a Global Leader in Biodiversity Conservation

By dpi.gov A team from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) earlier today paid a courtesy call on Mr. Robert M. Persaud, Foreign Secretary and Chairman of the Board of the Protected Areas Commission, to discuss strengthening of Guyana’s Protected Areas Systems by supporting community sustainable livelihoods around biodiversity hotspots. Discussion also centered on the government’s […]

HHS Nominee Robert Kennedy Jr., Would Be a Disaster for Public Health, Predict Experts

HHS Nominee Robert Kennedy Jr., Would Be a Disaster for Public Health, Predict Experts

By Sunita Sohrabji, EthicMediaServices | Editorial credit: Ringo Chiu / shutterstock.com  Critics believe Kennedy is unfit to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, because he will gut funding for public health research. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head up Health and Human Services is likely to gut public health research, […]