Bridging Borders: Positioning CARICOM for the EU's Digital Trade Era The “Supporting CARICOM’s Engagement with the EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) and Beyond” initiative — referred to as the CARICOM Digital Trade Readiness (DTR) Project — is being implemented by the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ). The...
Bureau Staff Recognised for Commitment to Development
The commitment of staff members at three bureaux was brought into the spotlight recently, as the “Strengthening of the Regional Quality Infrastructure in Barbados, Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis” Project drew to a close. Metrology staff at the Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI), the Dominica Bureau of Standards (DBOS),...
TTBS Certification Division Accredited
Submitted by the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) The Certification Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is now accredited to the international standard ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 for its ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Certification Program. The accreditation was granted by the Jamaica National Agency for...
Pandemic Not Stopping Quality Progress in the Region
CROSQ is determined that despite the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, that quality services and systems will be improved in the Caribbean before the end of the 11th European Development Fund Economic Partnership Agreement Programme. The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) component of that programme is being implemented in the...
Quality Needed Now, Says Barbados’ Trade and Business Development Minister
Quality tools and techniques, such as those that guarantee the accuracy of measurements, are needed even more now in the current global environment, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Business Development, Hon. Sandra Husbands. The minister was speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the Barbados...