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34 THE PUNCH,Thursday, July 14, 2016 Beauty queens visit Dame Marguerite! O MISS Bahamas Beauty Pag- eant 2016 contes- tants called upon Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling at Gov- ernment House. Our photo shows (L-R): Miss Staniel Cay - Shanice Bur- rows; Miss Exuma - Aria Romer; Miss Cat Island - Rota- lya Williams; Miss Acklins - Zoie Han- na; Dame Margue- rite Pindling; Miss Bimini - Bryneeah Gray; Miss Aba- co - Whender LaFrance; Miss Eleuthera - Geena Thompson; Miss New Providence - Andrea Bowleg and Miss Paradise Island - Pischia Adderley. (BIS photo: LETISHA HENDERSON) O THE Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Qual- ity (BBSQ) was officially launched at The Source River Centre, Bacardi Road. The BBSQ is geared towards the maintenance of standards in areas such as agriculture, weights and measures, public and envi- ronmental healthcare, and other aspects of assessment. In February 2013, Dr Renae Ferguson-Bufford spearheaded the development of the BBSQ. While conducting research, Dr Ferguson-Bufford discovered reports highlighting the urgent need for The Bahamas to imple- ment a quality infrastructure sys- Bureau of Standards and Quality officially launched LAUNCH LINE-UP (L-R): Dr Renae Ferguson-Bufford, Director, Bahamas Bureau of Standards & Quality (BBSQ); Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General; Hope Strachan, MP, Minister of Financial Services & Local Government; and Claude Hogan, Minister of Trade, Agriculture, Lands, Housing and the Environment for Montserrat tem for the betterment and lon- gevity of our country. This means creating nation- al standards based on interna- tional requirements, developing a metrology regime to ensure free and fair trade of goods and services, and building conformi- ty assessment services which include testing, market surveil- lance, certification, and accred- itation of our laboratories and other systems of operations. With the help of local and international partners, BBSQ will ensure that The Bahamas sustains quality living stan- dards, advancing further to- wards globalization.
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34 THE PUNCH,Thursday, July 14, 2016
Beauty queens visit Dame Marguerite!OMISS Bahamas
Beauty Pag-eant 2016 contes-tants called upon Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling at Gov-ernment House. Our photo shows (L-R): Miss Staniel Cay - Shanice Bur-rows; Miss Exuma - Aria Romer; Miss Cat Island - Rota-lya Williams; Miss Acklins - Zoie Han-na; Dame Margue-rite Pindling; Miss Bimini - Bryneeah Gray; Miss Aba-c o - W h e n d e r L aFrance; Miss Eleuthera - Geena Thompson; Miss New Providence - Andrea Bowleg and Miss Paradise Island - Pischia Adderley. (BIS photo: LETISHA HENDERSON)
OTHE Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Qual-
ity (BBSQ) was officially launched at The Source River Centre, Bacardi Road.
The BBSQ is geared towards the maintenance of standards in areas such as agriculture, weights and measures, public and envi-ronmental healthcare, and other aspects of assessment.
In February 2013, Dr Renae Ferguson-Bufford spearheaded the development of the BBSQ.
While conducting research, Dr Ferguson-Bufford discovered reports highlighting the urgent need for The Bahamas to imple-ment a quality infrastructure sys-
Bureau of Standards and Quality officially launched
LAUNCH LINE-UP (L-R): Dr Renae Ferguson-Bufford, Director, Bahamas Bureau of Standards & Quality (BBSQ); Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General; Hope Strachan, MP, Minister of Financial Services & Local Government; and Claude Hogan, Minister of Trade, Agriculture, Lands, Housing and the Environment for Montserrat
tem for the betterment and lon-gevity of our country.
This means creating nation-al standards based on interna-tional requirements, developing a metrology regime to ensure free and fair trade of goods and services, and building conformi-ty assessment services which include testing, market surveil-lance, certification, and accred-itation of our laboratories and other systems of operations.
With the help of local and international partners, BBSQ will ensure that The Bahamas sustains quality living stan-dards, advancing further to-wards globalization.
