HOME Affairs Minister Clement Rohee yesterday awarded Graphic Artist Keith Bernard for winning in the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) Logo Design competition sponsored by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).

The activity took place in the MoHA’s Boardroom.

Rohee said that with the GFSL logo having been designed, things have moved a step closer to commissioning of the facility, which is almost completed.

He added that there is a timeline for completion of the facility, but there has been a delay in progress, although the basic staff are in place and are waiting to occupy the building and take up their positions.

Rohee disclosed that many entries had been submitted in the GFSL logo design competition, but the panel of judges deemed Keith Bernard’s entry most appropriate and fitting.

In presenting Bernard with his prize, Rohee roundly congratulated him for the effort he had put into his entry.

Responding, Bernard said the concept is very simple, and he came up with the idea after doing much research.

He said the logo design comprises a magnifying glass, a DNA strain and a fingerprint; and he deemed the concept most fitting because it was all about forensic science.

Graphic Artist Keith Bernard owns the company called Pixel Plus Creations.

The logo design competition was advertised in the local media for three weeks, after which entries were received by MoHA, and the winner was selected by a panel of judges drawn from the private sector, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the University of Guyana.

Director of the GFSL, Delon France, expressed gratitude to the competition winner, and to Minister Rohee and others who have supported the initiative.

He noted that the opening of the GFSL will certainly boost the crime-solving capacity of the security sector, and he stressed the importance of forensic science in solving crimes.

(By Michel Outridge)