Achievements 1989 - 1998

1989 

• Passage of Standards Act #6 of 1989 allowing for the creation of the Grenada Bureau of Standards (GDBS);  
• The first Standards Council appointed, with Mr. Albert Xavier as Chairman; 
• Dr. Peter Radix is seconded from the Produce Chemist Laboratory to the Bureau of Standards as Director; 
• The new GDBS logo is unveiled. The logo was designed by Mr. Gordon Lashley of Woodlands, St. George’s; 
• The Bureau is temporarily based in the Science & Technology Building, Tanteen, St. George’s. 

1990 

• The Bureau begins to recruit technical staff with the appointment of Mr. Simeon Collins as Technical Manager; 
• The national standards development process begins with the establishment of five (5) technical committees; 
• Mr. Vaughn Renwick is appointed as Chairman of the Standards Council; 
• The Bureau’s office is re-located to rented properties on H.A. Blaize Street. 

1991 

• The first set of national standards are developed. These standards cover labelling, packaging and consumer products; 
• Grenada becomes a member of the Caribbean Common Market Standards Council, a forum through which regional standards are developed and harmonized. 

1992 

• Ms. Lucia Andall is appointed as Chairperson of the Standards Council; 
• The Bureau begins to provide assistance in the field of  standardization, quality assurance and Metrology to public and private sector organizations. 

1993 

• Grenada joins the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as a subscriber member; 
• Interest in ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems begins to take root locally with the hosting of the first ever ISO 9000 workshop. This workshop was facilitated by Mr. Lionel Stebbing of the United Kingdom. 

1994 

• GDBS Library and Resource Centre opens; 
• CFTC Metrology Consultant, Dr. De Silva, prepares a new Metrology Act for Grenada, together with a complete set of weights and measures regulations; 
• National Survey of Weighing and Measuring equipment carried out. 

1995 

• Grenada joins the World Trade Organization (WTO) and GDBS is appointed as the official WTO Notification and National Enquiry Point for all matters relating to standards and technical barriers to trade; 
• GDBS becomes a member of the Inter-American Metrology System (SIM). This body is responsible for Inter-American and regional co-operation in Metrology (Weights and Measures) and the implementation of a Global Measurement System within the Americas; 
• Dr. Guido Marcelle is appointed as Chairman of the Standards Council. 

1996 

• Grenada Bureau of Standards becomes the Codex Contact Point for the International Food Standards Commission of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO); 
• Grenada signs the International Code of Good Practice for the Development, Adaptation and Implementation of standards; 
• A Directory of Food Processing Establishments in Grenada is developed. 

1997 

• A survey is conducted on the technological, hygienic and sanitary conditions at the four fish exporting establishments and plans for the implementation of the HACCP at these plant commences; 
• A national standard for the Assessment, Licensing and Registration of the Accommodation Sector is developed to guide the  development of the local tourism sector;  
• GDBS commences surveillance of compulsory standards for labelling and wheat flour; 
• GDBS becomes a member of the Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT); 
• The Metrology Act is enacted, giving the Bureau responsibility for regulating all weighing and measuring devices used in trade. 

1998 

• The Weights & Measures Regulations are promulgated; 
• Verification of scales, gas pumps and fuel dispensers under the Metrology Act commences. Stickers are affixed to these equipment indicating whether they have passed the inspection or have been rejected.