Women are widely under-represented in shaping the standards that affect so many areas of our lives. Many standards do not account for the ways in which they may impact women and men differently. This hampers progress towards gender equality (Sustainable Development goal 5) and also undermines the potential of standards as powerful tools to support…
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 coherent measurement system worldwide 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…
Technicians in St. Kitts-Nevis Equipped with Needed Skills and Knowledge to Identify Genetically Modified Events
Mondelēz Global LLC announced today a voluntary recall in the United States, including Puerto Rico & the U.S. Virgin Islands, of certain Ritz Cracker Sandwiches and Ritz Bits product. These products contain whey powder as an ingredient, which the whey powder supplier has recalled due to the potential presence of Salmonella. Salmonella is a microorganism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal…
https://sknis.kn/sknbs-extends-building-and-innovates-with-solar-energy/ Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 05, 2018 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS), today, June 05, commemorated the successful completion of its capital project of extending its building and installing a Roof-top Solar/PV System. Speaking at the brief ceremony, Jasemin Weekes, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry…
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 coherent measurement system worldwide 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 global…
Please see the media coverage by ZIZ News below featuring opening remarks from the Director, BCRC-Caribbean, Dr. Ahmad Khan and the Ag. Director, St. Kitts & Nevis Bureau of Standards, Mr. Hiram Williams.
In recognition of World Standards Day 2017, which is celebrated on October 14th, this is a message from Mr. Fulgence St. Prix – Technical Officer, Standards, at the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) about how the theme “Standards Make Cities Smarter” applies to us in the CARICOM Region.
The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean Region (BCRC-Caribbean) held a three (3) day workshop during the period September 12-14, 2017 in Trinidad. The meeting was attended by delegates from 13 countries in the Caribbean Region, including Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis,…
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