The CARICOM Region is harmonizing the way it approaches the application of regulations to technical barriers to trade (TBTs), thanks to an EU-Funded initiative now underway. The project, managed by TradeComII and administered by CROSQ, was launched on July 20th with a virtual kick-off meeting between the region and Brussels,...
TTBS Creating Testing Centre of Excellence
Submitted by the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards’ Laboratory Services Division is being developed as a centre of excellence for testing in energy efficiency of lighting products. The Laboratory came into existence as part of a CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards...
Dominica Improving Quality of Cocoa Exports
Submitted by Dominica Bureau of Standards (DBOS) Dominica’s cocoa bean and cocoa industry came in for some support recently, to better aid the competitiveness of this national exporting product. The valued intervention came on July 27, 2021, when the Dominica Bureau of Standards and the Dominica Export Import Agency, in...
Global Competitiveness and Relevance High on SKNBS Agenda
Submitted by the St Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) To meet its local mandate and stay competitive and relevant globally, the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) has recently completed several physical upgrades to its premises. The bureau is also currently engaged in developing a National...
BSJ Takes It All Online
Submitted by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact face-to-face activities in the quality world, regional bureaux have responded by taking their offerings online. This includes everything from stakeholder engagements to shopping for standards. The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) continues to impact industry...
