Online courses in quality infrastructure will soon be offered by the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ). The Secretariat, under the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Component of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Programme, is currently in the process of developing five new...
Suriname Bureau Scores Big with Inaugural National Quality Awards
The Suriname Standards Bureau (SSB) is celebrating the successes of several local companies after it hosted the country’s inaugural National Quality Awards on July 15th. Funded by the European Union, through its Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Component of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Programme,...
Jamaica Bureau Celebrates Four More Laboratory Accreditations
Submitted by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) FOUR more laboratories of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) are now accredited. The four – Concrete and Masonry Laboratory; Aggregates Laboratory and Cement Laboratory in the Testing and Industrial Services Branch and the Energy Efficiency Laboratory in the Electrical and Electronics...
Podcasts Series Taking Regional Quality Infrastructure Global
The promotion of Caribbean Regional Quality Infrastructure (RQI) has gone global. A podcast series, entitled The Quality Link, was launched in late July and will be featuring the network of national standards bodies, that are part of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ). The first episode in...
GNBS Boosts Capacity to Verify Electric Meters
Submitted by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has increased its capacity to verify electricity meters.This is made possible with the acquisition of a modern Electricity Test Bench capable of verifying five (5) meters simultaneously, and the requisite training for GNBS Legal...
