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What Building the RQI Looks Like
Part 1 Development of Regional Quality Infrastructure, or RQI, is the mandate of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards & Quality (CROSQ). Over the next several months, we will try to bring you an in-depth look at what that means in not just technical jargon, but in practical terms. CROSQ, which is really a network […]
Read MoreSuite of Standards Out for Regional Discussion
A suite of standards for the tourism industry, ranging from environmental management to food safety and sanitation, as well as sewerage treatment management, are currently under development in CARICOM. The Tourism Suite of Standards The seven standards currently being circulated for public comment by the National Standards Bureaux in all 15 CARICOM Member States, are […]
Read MoreThe 11th EDF-EPA TBT Project & What It Can Do
On January 16, 2020, CROSQ hosted the launch of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Programme. This TBT component of the programme is being managed by the German National Metrology Institute (PTB), but is implemented in the CARIFORUM region by CROSQ and the Dominican Republic’s quality […]
Read MoreLearning Together – The ACP-TradeComII Experience
If there’s one thing the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)-TradeComII Programme initiative, implemented by CROSQ and funded through the European Union, has taught us, it is that we can learn so much from each other – if we are willing to share and listen. The project, which came about as a result of a proposal […]
Read MoreStrategies for Developing Metrology in SIDS – The CARICOM Experience
Part 3 of “Developing Metrology In Small Island Developing States” by David Tomlinson 3. STRATEGIES Considering the aforementioned challenges, the CARIMET NMIs have taken a position to strengthen metrology by using the following strategies: 3.1 Regional Support Mechanisms As a response from CARICOM to promote sustainable production and trade of goods and services in the […]
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