REGIONAL WEBINAR ON DRAFT CARICOM REGIONAL STANDARDS FOR COCOA BEANS

The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) in collaboration with the Trinidad & Tobago Bureau of Standards – TTBS is hosting a Regional Webinar on the Draft Regional Standards for Cocoa, which are currently out for public enquiry. Date: Friday June 13, 2025 Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (Barbados Time). The two (2) Draft CARICOM Regional Standards for discussion...

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For Public Comment: Draft CARICOM Regional Standards For Cocoa Beans

The CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality has issued two (2) voluntary draft CARICOM Regional Standards for public comment: DCRS 82:202X, Cocoa bean quality – Sampling requirements DCRS 83:202X, Cocoa bean quality – Specifications These Draft CARICOM Regional Standards can be viewed using the link: https://tinyurl.com/2DCRSCOCOA Members of the public are invited to share your views on the standards using the...

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International Building Safety Day – May 22, 2025

The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards has developed the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Efficiency Building Code, which supports sustainable use of energy in buildings by establishing minimum energy efficiency requirements for residential and commercial structures. This code is derived from the CARICOM Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code, which in turn is adapted from the ICC International Energy Conservation Code. Visit our...

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International Building Safety Day – May 22, 2025

The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards is developing a Trinidad and Tobago Plumbing Code, which is based on the ICC 2021 International Plumbing Code, When completed, the Trinidad and Tobago Plumbing Code is intended to be used by the relevant national authority to ensure safe drinking water and hygienic disposal of domestic liquid waste.

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Withdrawal of TLA Standards

The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is in the process of withdrawing the following two voluntary national standards for Trinidad Lake Asphalt: TTS/ASTM D6626:2002, Standard specification for graded Trinidad Lake Modified Asphalt binder TTS/ASTM D5710:2012, Standard specification for Trinidad Lake Modified Asphalt Please contact the Standards Information Centre at TTBS (ttbs@ttbs.org.tt ) to view the aforementioned standards. Please feel free...

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