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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...

Barbados Businesses Get Ready for International Market

Submitted by the Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) The Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) embarked on a 5-week ISO 9001 training initiative on 15 June, 2022, under the theme “Get Certified – Get Recognised – Get Global Business”. The ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems is an internationally recognised standard which...

Guyana Company Gains ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Metro Office and Computer Supplies, a Guyana-located company, recently became the first company under the 11th EDF - EPA - TBT Programme to gain ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems Certification. The certification was done by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) , and presented in an elegant ceremony at...

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...