The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) has begun active engagement with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) through an EU funded project and with the consultant assigned to the Project for the establishment of a Food Safety Management System (FSMS) Certification Programme within the NCBJ. More specifically, the NCBJ,...
Intensive Capacity Building at The Bahamas Bureau of Standards & Quality
The newest bureau in the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) network, The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ), recently held a week of intensive activities aimed at updating legislation, devising a strategic plan and increasing the capacity within the institution. Drawing on its own national resources,...
Standards Officers Convene Meetings in Montserrat
Standards officers from across the region are gathering in Montserrat this week, from 21-24 September, 2015, to participate in three meetings hoping to move the standards process forward and ease some of the hurdles islands have been experiencing in development procedures. Technical Officer, Standards, with the CARICOM Regional Organisation for...
BSJ Deepens Partnership With JMA in the BSJ Business Partnership Programme
After a successful initial 2-year period the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) signed a renewal of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in support of the BSJ’s Business Partnership Programme on Tuesday August 25, in the BSJ’s Board Room. The programme is designed to provide...
Suriname tackles its Yard Long Beans Sector for CALIDENA Intervention
Farmers, buyers, sellers and other stakeholders in the production and export of yard long beans will come together in a major workshop from September 1 to 3, 2015, aimed at strengthening that agricultural sector and increasing exports. The CALIDENA workshop is a collaboration of the Suriname Standards Bureau (SSB), the...
