Submitted by the Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards has added another achievement to its list of successes. Its Metrology Laboratory, responsible for measurements, has been issued an international accreditation certificate to ISO 17025 in the field of calibration. ISO 17025 specifies the general requirements...
Trinidad and Tobago Receives International Recognition for Mass and Related Quantities
Submitted by the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards Trinidad and Tobago has achieved international recognition of its first Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC) in the area of Mass and Related Quantities. The CMC was published on the International Bureau of Weights and Measures’ (BIPM) Key Comparison Database (KCDB) on...
The Bahamas Signs Cooperative Agreement with Underwriters Laboratories
Submitted by The Bahamas Bureau of Standards & Quality A memorandum of Understanding (MOU), was signed between the Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global safety certification company based in Northwood, Illinois, during a commemorative virtual signing ceremony, February 5, 2021. In attendance were:...
Dominica Bureau of Standards Conducts Training on Labelling Standards Requirements
Submitted by the Dominica Bureau of Standards Twenty (20) Dominicans are now trained in the requirements of the Compulsory Dominica National Standards for Labelling, thanks to the Standards Compliance-Inspection Unit of the Dominica Bureau of Standards. The training, held at the Dominica Public Service Union on April 20, 2021, was...
Guyana Expands Services to Oil and Gas Sector
Submitted by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) can now measure and certify crude oil for its national oil and gas sector. This milestone comes pursuant of Article 6 of the Petroleum Agreement, where the GNBS has been delegated to perform the functions...