SLBS issues Standards for Public Comment The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards [SLBS] is soliciting feedback from the public on a series of standards to be adopted as Saint Lucia National Standards. The standards are concerned with requirements in the areas of Labelling of Commodities, Short Term vehicle rentals,...
21 trained in CALIDENA Train the Trainer workshop
Twenty-one (21) persons in the region are now qualified to administer the CALIDENA methodology on value chains. This is through a CALIDENA “Train the Trainer” workshop held at the Barcelo Hotel in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic in December. The objective was to train local facilitators to administer the methodology...
21 trained in CALIDENA Train the Trainer workshop
Twenty-one (21) persons in the region are now qualified to administer the CALIDENA methodology on value chains. This is through a CALIDENA “Train the Trainer” workshop held at the Barcelo Hotel in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic in December. The objective was to train local facilitators to administer the methodology...
Antigua Hosts National Quality Infrastructure Dialogue on Agriculture
The second national dialogue on quality infrastructure (QI) came off in Antigua last month, providing the Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards (ABBS) and local officials with a clear picture of the state of the agriculture sector as relates quality and standards. Held at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium...
COTED approves two new standards for the region
The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) has adopted two regional standards – both of which have been in development for a number of years. The region now has a common Specification for Cement, and a Code of Practice for Organic Production and Processes, both of which have been...
