by Linda Straker
- Chair appointed to serve for a period of 2 years
- According to Standards Act, the Council shall comprise 16 members
- Council meets every quarter and at other times as necessary
As of 1 November 2022, Terrence Smith became the chairman of the Standards Council of the Bureau of Standards and he is appointed to serve for a period of 2 years as outlined in the Grenada Standards Act.
“In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 7 of the Standards Act, Chapter 310 of the Laws of Grenada, the Cabinet of Grenada makes the following appointment to the Standards Council of the Grenada Bureau of Standards with effect 1st November 2022 for a period of three years,” stated a notice in the 25 November edition of the Government Gazette.
Shanta Cox will be the Vice-Chair of the 16-member council which meets once every quarter and at other times as necessary or expedient for transacting the business of the Bureau. The other members are Roxie Mc Leish-Hutchinson, Robert Medford, Ronald Theodore, Petipha Lewis-Smith, Erwin Henry, Nicole Garraway-Forsyth, Thaddeus Peters, Roderick St Clair, Rickey James, Garvin Glasglow, Heida Rahim, Whyme Cox, Dwayne Cenac, and Paula Phillip.
The Council, according to the Standards Act, shall comprise 16 persons:
(a) 2 nominated by the Minister in his or her discretion, one of whom shall be appointed as chairman, and the other as vice-chairman, of the Council;
(b) 5 nominated by the private sector, one each to be nominated by the Grenada Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Grenada Manufacturer’s Association, the Grenada Association of Professional Engineers, the Consumers’ Association, and the Commodities Group (that is to say, the group consisting of the Grenada Co-operative Nutmeg Association, the Grenada Banana Co-operative Society, and the Grenada Cocoa Association);
(c) 4 nominated by the Minister from the public sector, being persons employed in a senior capacity in the Government service, one being an officer employed in the Produce Chemist Laboratory;
(d) 3 having knowledge of industrial and commercial standards, one being a representative of the Trade Union Council, or having knowledge of other matters pertaining to the work of the Bureau and representing major consumers interests, each to be nominated by the Minister;
(e) the Manager of the Grenada Industrial Development Corporation; and
(f) the Director of the Bureau who shall be a member ex officio and who shall be the secretary to the Council.
I am at total loss that Grenada has a bureau of standards yet Grenadians are forced to fend for themselves.
How does the bureau handle complains and what level authority does bureau have?
A few years ago, I bought an oven which came with all the instructions in Spanish. I called and complained about and nothing come of it.
I bought a standup fan, before leaving the store i asked if the fan stops working what will happen. The store owner response was you own it.
No one is ever held accountable. Poor people suffer.