This week at the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, ASTM International President Mr. James Thomas announced the signing of the organization’s 100th Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU program supports use of ASTM International standards while also encouraging global participation in the ASTM standards development process. “This program has...
New Bahamas Bureau An Opportunity to Increase Exports
With a primary focus on increasing exports out of The Bahamas, the Government there has just launched the newest standards organisation in the region – The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ). As the country rang in its 43rd anniversary of Independence, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr....
Key Experts at Energy Efficiency Workshop in Grenada
Energy security and the efficiency of use of energy in the buildings of CARICOM is the focus of a three-day workshop in Grenada from July 13-15, 2016. The regional workshop on Energy Efficiency Standards and Regulations brought together over 40 experts from the 15 Member States of CARICOM to examine...
Service Standards for Open Global Markets
Services are the largest component of both developed and developing country economies and constitute major inputs into the production of most “tangible” goods. This wasn’t the case only a few decades ago, when a proposal to bring services into the multilateral trading system was met with opposition, with many countries...
Regional Quality Policy A Focus for National Standards Bureaux
The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) is on a thrust to make quality a way of life in the region. CEO of CROSQ, Mr. Deryck Omar made this clear as he addressed media yesterday during a break at a forum of directors of standards bureaux in...