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...
National Quality Dialogues Targeting Countries’ Priority Sectors
National Standards Bureaux in CARICOM are taking dialogues about the quality measures needed for sustainable improvements, to the priority sectors in the region. The National Quality Dialogues, so termed because the discussions all centre around issues of quality and related services and systems needed to boost competitiveness in the region,...
Dominica Bureau Training Farmers in Agricultural Practices
The Inspection Unit of the Dominica Bureau of Standards (DBOS) has continued training for farmers under the Dominica Good Agricultural Practices (DOM-GAP) Programme. DOM-GAP is a farm certification programme that targets all commercial farmers involved in the cultivation of fresh produce for local and export markets. The goal is to...
BNSI Shows Benefits of Standards in Customer Service
submitted by the Barbados National Standards Institution Standards are a must if businesses are serious about being competitive. This was the thrust of a Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) campaign in late March 2022, when technical officers and staff mounted a booth at the Warrens Business Fair and Expo in...
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...
