Submitted by the Grenada Bureau of Standards Greater quality assurance and increasing the export potential of Grenada’s fresh produce is the goal of a recently launched ‘Agri-Food Sector Development & Strengthening of the National Food Safety System in Grenada’ Project. This launch makes Grenada the sixth beneficiary of the CARIFORUM-European Union...
Laboratories Get In-Depth Quality Training
The competencies of lab technicians in Barbados, Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis were given a boost when a cadre of them undertook training in the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard which delves into the specifics for laboratories. The training in the standard which examines the general requirements for the competence, impartiality...
Barbados Must Play Part to Ensure Quality of Life on World Standards Day, says Minister
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...