Technicians In St. Kitts-Nevis Equipped With Needed Skills And Knowledge To Identify Genetically Modified Events
Technicians in St. Kitts-Nevis Equipped with Needed Skills and Knowledge to Identify Genetically Modified Events
SKNBS EXTENDS BUILDING AND INNOVATES WITH SOLAR ENERGY
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…
Constant Evolution of the International System of Units (SI) – World Metrology Day 2018
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…
CARIBBEAN SUB-REGIONAL PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE 2017 MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE MINAMATA CONVENTION (COP 1) AND INTRODUCTORY MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATION TRAINING
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,…
World Accreditation Day 2017
9 June 2017 marks World Accreditation Day as a global initiative, jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation. This year’s theme focuses on delivering confidence in construction and the built environment. To help explain the use of accredited conformity…
The 50-ratification milestone required for the Minamata Convention on Mercury to enter into force was reached on 18 May 2017!
The EU and seven of its member States – Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Romania and Sweden – deposited their instruments of ratification at the UN Headquarters in New York, bringing to 51 the current number of future Parties. As a result on 16 August 2017, the Convention, which aims at protecting human health…
NOTICE
THE ST.KITTS AND NEVIS BUREAU OF STANDARDS OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY 16TH MARCH, 2017 DUE TO THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF OUR LATE PERMANENT SECRETARY CHARLETON EDWARDS. NORMAL OPERATIONS WILL RESUME ON FRIDAY. 17TH MARCH, 2017. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE
Sabra Dipping Company Issues Voluntary Recall Of Certain Hummus Products Because Of Possible Health Risks
Colonial Heights, VA – Sabra Dipping Co., LLC is voluntarily recalling certain hummus products made prior to November 8, 2016 due to concerns over Listeria monocytogenes, which was identified at the manufacturing facility but not in tested finished product. The recall includes the products listed below; these were distributed to retail outlets, including food service…
Oriental Packing Co. Inc. Issues Alert On Lead In Curry Powder
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food Safety Alerts Oriental Packing Co. Inc. Issues Alert On Lead In Curry Powder 08/18/2016 08:12 PM EDT Oriental Packing Co., Inc., Miami, Florida is recalling approximately 377,000 lbs. of the following blended seasoning curry products because it is contaminated with lead. Lead…
