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Jun 17, 2017 News
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, yesterday disclosed that the action plan for the implementation of a metric system in Guyana has been approved by Cabinet.
The Minister who was briefing media operatives at a post-Cabinet briefing at the Ministry of Presidency, explained that the metrification plan was prepared by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to promote the use of international system of units countrywide.
The metric system is the decimal measuring system based on the metre, litre, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight or mass.
GNBS and the Ministry of Business have been urging relevant stakeholders to use the Metric System, which is the legal system of measurement in Guyana.
The system is said to conform to the Standard International (SI) units including the kilogram (kg) which is used to measure mass. It is also simple to learn and easy to use because of its decimal nature.
The 80s saw a massive push for the metric system to be in full use but there was a relaxation of the campaign, until now.
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