Minister Shaw speaking at the 2018 Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) General Assembly
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the 2018 Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) General Assembly in Jamaica, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, on Monday, April 16. The Government of Jamaica through the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, in collaboration with COPANT, is hosting the 2018 Annual General Assembly during the period April 15-20.The Assembly is a forum where representatives from over 30 COPANT member countries and representatives from other standards and quality organizations from across the world are meeting to discuss strategies through which they can improve standards development. Seated (from left) are Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Stephen Wedderburn; President, Ricardo Fragaso and Vice-President, Jesús Lucatero, both of COPANT.
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