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CARICOM Businesses Demanding Accreditation

Businesses in the Caribbean region now have easier and more affordable access to accreditation services in part due to the hard work of the Caribbean Cooperation for Accreditation Committee, a technical committee of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ). So said Acting Director of the Barbados National...

Suriname Bureau Scores Big with Inaugural National Quality Awards

The Suriname Standards Bureau (SSB) is celebrating the successes of several local companies after it hosted the country’s inaugural National Quality Awards on July 15th. Funded by the European Union, through its Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Component of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Programme,...

Guyana Media Get Up Close with Quality

Journalists in Guyana got a bird’s eye view of quality infrastructure, when the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), and the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) hosted a recent media session at the Cara Lodge in Georgetown. More than 15 journalists, from both private and state media,...

Pandemic Not Stopping Quality Progress in the Region

CROSQ is determined that despite the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, that quality services and systems will be improved in the Caribbean before the end of the 11th European Development Fund Economic Partnership Agreement Programme. The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) component of that programme is being implemented in the...

Bahamas Standards Bureau at Forefront of National Quality Enhancements

The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) has made significant progress in its quest to develop an enviable quality infrastructure framework in the country. And, said Director Dr. Renae Ferguson-Bufford to media recently in a national online forum, their focus is on the best practices of the region and...