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,...
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...
