Submitted by the Barbados National Standards Institution Message by the Honourable Kerrie Symmonds, M.P. to mark World Standards Day 2021 - Our Shared Vision for a Better World Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Mr. Kerrie Symmonds Fellow Barbadians, each year on 14 October, the members of the International...
Standards Critical to Development Goals, says BNSI Chairman
Submitted by the Barbados National Standards Institution Message by the Barbados National Standards Institution Chairman, Mr. Ryan Brathwaite, to mark World Standards Day 2021 - Our Shared Vision for a Better World As a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI), along with...
Business Continuity and Risk Management Come in Handy for National Standards Bodies
Dozens of executives and officers of national standards bodies and business support organisations across the CARICOM region are now being better equipped to train national firms to produce higher quality products and services and respond to external shocks to their businesses. That is because nearly 40 of them are being...
Safety and Security of LPG Products Under Discussion in Belize
Belize is exploring how to ensure the safety and security of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) products in a full discussion with stakeholders in that sector, which took place in a virtual setting from September 14-17, 2021. The LPG value chain was the subject of recent analyses to determine what quality...
CARICOM Harmonising Approach to TBT Regulations
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,...