SEVERAL ACTIVITIES UNDERWAY TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS)

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 11, 2021 (SKNBS): The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRB-Caribbean), in collaboration with SEN Consulting, is conducting several activities as part of the communications and awareness component of the ongoing 5-year regional project GEF 5558 – Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Management Mechanism…

SKNBS JOINS THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY IN CELEBRATING WORLD STANDARDS DAY

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 14, 2021 (SKNBS): Today, the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS), has joined the rest of the global community to celebrate World Standards Day. Every year on October 14th, World Standards Day (or International Standards Day) is observed across the world. The day recognizes the efforts of thousands of…

EU Labelling Requirements Workshop Postponed

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Notice The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) would like to inform the general public that the Nevis session of the European Union (EU) Labelling Requirements workshop has been postponed until September 02, 2021. The information-sharing session will be held at the Department of Agriculture Conference Room at 1:30 p.m. on the mentioned…

EU Labelling Requirements Workshop

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The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) is inviting interested persons to attend a sensitization workshop on the European Union (EU) Labelling Requirements. The workshop’s goal is to teach the European Union’s stated and implied regulations, as well as the strategic importance of product labelling, information, and packaging. This information-sharing session would be…

THE TABLING OF THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS BILL, 2021 IS SIGNIFICANT

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 04, 2021 (SKNBS):  At a sitting of National Assembly, which will be held on August 05, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., the Minister of International Trade, Industry, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Labour, the Honourable Wendy Phipps, will seek leave to introduce and have read a first time the Bureau of Standards Bill,…

NATIONAL QUALITY POLICY HAS A LOT TO OFFER MSMES

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2021 (SKNBS): The development of a National Quality Policy (NQP) will have a lot to offer the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Sector in St. Kitts and Nevis, says Permanent Secretary, Ministry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Labour Jasemin Weekes. The Permanent Secretary was at the…

World Metrology Day 2021

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May 20 is World Metrology Day, commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875. This treaty provides the basis for a worldwide coherent measurement system that underpins scientific discovery and innovation, industrial manufacturing and international trade, as well as the improvement of the quality of life and the protection of the…

COVID-19 RESPONSE: FREELY AVAILABLE ISO STANDARDS

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The below list has been compiled to support global efforts in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. They are freely available in read-only format. ISO 374-5:2016, Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms – Part 5: Terminology and performance requirements for micro-organisms risk ISO 10651-3:1997, Lung ventilators for medical use — Part 3: Particular requirements for emergency…