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Standard on energy labelling being developed by BNSI
MINISTER of Commerce and Trade, Senator Haynesley Benn has taken the label of ‘exorbitant’ off of some medication prices and says that his concerns as it relates to the prices of certain pharmaceuticals being sold by some retailers in this country have been allayed.
Reasons for seemingly high mark-ups explained
MINISTER of Commerce and Trade, Senator Haynesley Benn has taken the label of ‘exorbitant’ off of some medication prices and says that his concerns as it relates to the prices of certain pharmaceuticals being sold by some retailers in this country have been allayed.
Bigger Basket
This announcement was made by Senator Haynesley Benn, Minister of Commerce and Trade. His comments came in an interview with the media after speaking yesterday at the opening of the Regional Conformity Assessment Workshop on Management Systems Certification Practices held at the Courtyard by Marriot.
Pushing food self-sufficiency in CARICOM
That is the view of Minister of Commerce and Trade, Senator Haynesley Benn. He made the call while addressing a group that included regional exporters, as well as officials of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ). They, together with representatives of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the UKAID CARTFund, launched the 'Strengthening the Capabilities of Testing Laboratories in theCaribbean to Reduce Technical Barriers to Trade' project at the CDB yesterday morning.
ICT survey coming
Government will be moving later this year to determine both access and use of Information Communication Technolo-gies (ICTs) in Barbadian households, as the current administration recognises the critical role ICTs play in social and economic development of the country.
Quality control
Minister of Commerce and Trade, Senator Haynesley Benn, has told a group of regional exporters thatBarbados recognises the importance of standards and conformity assessment to trade, especially within this era of globalisation and trade liberalisation. To this end, he said that Government is committed to firmly establishing a national quality infrastructure through the implementation of the 'Modernisation of Barbados National Standards System' project.
Push towards effective record keeping
Minister of Commerce and Trade, Senator Haynesley Benn, outlined the importance of record keeping, pointing out that it is necessary for companies to access many Government incentives. He was speaking at the Barbados Association of Records and Information Management (BARIM) 2011 Business Symposium held at Savannah Hotel yesterday.
New lab on the way
A NEW laboratory and administrative headquarters for the Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) is still on the cards, and if all goes well, construction could start before the end of the year. Minister of Commerce and Trade, Senator Haynesley Benn, told The Barbados Advocate that a site has been earmarked and the funds have also been identified for what will be a state-of-the-art lab.
Co-operation needed to protect health and safety of consumers
THE Government of Barbados will continue to be vigilant as the many products offered on the island increasingly evolve. That is according to Minister of Commerce and Trade, Senator Haynesley Benn, as he delivered the feature address at the opening ceremony of CARICOM's "Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Goods".
Too much VAT owed to Government
IN the first sitting of the Senate this year, an Amendment to the Customs Act which is aimed at strengthening the existing provision for the recovery of duty owed to the Customs Department by a corporation was passed.