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...
Laboratories Get In-Depth Quality Training
The competencies of lab technicians in Barbados, Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis were given a boost when a cadre of them undertook training in the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard which delves into the specifics for laboratories. The training in the standard which examines the general requirements for the competence, impartiality...
Dominica Improving Quality of Cocoa Exports
Submitted by Dominica Bureau of Standards (DBOS) Dominica’s cocoa bean and cocoa industry came in for some support recently, to better aid the competitiveness of this national exporting product. The valued intervention came on July 27, 2021, when the Dominica Bureau of Standards and the Dominica Export Import Agency, in...
DBOS Targets Manufacturing Sector for Conformance to Compulsory Labelling Standards
Submitted by the Dominica Bureau of Standards (DBOS) The Dominica Bureau of Standards (DBOS) has targeted its manufacturing sector in an effort to increase conformance to the requirements of eight compulsory national standards for labelling. The Inspection Unit of the DBOS conducted trainings for local manufacturers and agro-processors in two...
