The CROSQ Secretariat excited to invite members of the public to the 11th European Development Fund, Economic Partnership Agreement, Technical Barriers to Trade Component Programme Closeout Seminar this Thursday. This seminar will feature insightful presentations from our programme partners— the Delegation of the European Union to Barbados, Eastern Caribbean States,...
Jamaica Bureau Celebrates Four More Laboratory Accreditations
Submitted by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) FOUR more laboratories of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) are now accredited. The four – Concrete and Masonry Laboratory; Aggregates Laboratory and Cement Laboratory in the Testing and Industrial Services Branch and the Energy Efficiency Laboratory in the Electrical and Electronics...
Greater Competitiveness Coming for St Kitts and Nevis with New Quality Policy
The business environment in St Kitts and Nevis will be enhanced with the introduction of a National Quality Policy (NQP). This was signaled as Premier of Nevis and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Mark Brantley pledged the country’s support to implementing the NQP for the twin-island. Premier of Nevis, Hon....
Labs Preparing for Equipment Arrivals
Three metrology labs in the region are about ready to begin receiving equipment that will provide their local industry players with measurement-support services. The labs, in Barbados, Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis, have been upgrading their physical plants to be able to adequately house and use the equipment that...
TTBS Enforces Mandatory Requirements for Laundry Detergent
Submitted by the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) Trinidad and Tobago has begun enforcement of a national compulsory standard for laundry detergents following a 60-days moratorium that ended on August 1, 2021. The announcement about the National Compulsory Standard: TTCS 7: 2020 – Laundry Detergent – Compulsory Requirements,...