Bureau of Standards to ensure pack houses are certified
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Share Tweet Banana pack house in Guatemala (Photo: www.bananalink.org.uk)The Bureau of Standards is ensuring that pack houses around the Island are certified.Technical Officer at the Bureau of Standards, Roland Royer, says these pack houses will facilitate the implementation of the Fresh Produce Quality Control Act that the Bureau is directly responsible for.According to Royer, “For the past year or two we have been working closely with the Dominica Export Import Agency(DEXIA), who is responsible for managing the pack houses to ensure that what they do is up to international standards. The act makes provision that packing houses are certified in order for fresh produce to be exported. The Bureau has been working closely with them to facilitate study tours. We have been to Belize where we have understudied certified packing houses to get a first hand appreciation for its operations. Lessons learned from that tour will allow the Bureau to make recommendation to DEXIA to make upgrades.”He says for the pack houses to be successfully ran, three key areas need to be considered.Royer added, “One would be the consistent supply of fresh produce. We are aware that DEXIA has contracted farmers, and we are working with them to upgrade their farms to attain certification. Secondly, there needs to be a proper quality management system at the pack houses. We have developed a generic quality manual which we have handed over to DEXIA to be used as a guide to implement the quality management system. Thirdly, we think the mode of transportation of the packaged commodity needs to be address. We welcomed Government’s idea of investing a proper vessel to transport the packaged produce. That vessel should be directly linked to the packing houses.”Over $745,000 was approved by the Caribbean Development Bank in 2014, to develop two pack houses on Island in Roseau and Portsmouth.
BusinessLocalNews Lucky Digicel Customer Rings in New Year 25K Richer by: – January 4, 2017 25k Winner Orilus Matthias Athanaze represented by Claudie JamesPress ReleaseTuesday 03rd January, 2016: Roseau, Dominica – Orilus Matthias Athanaze of Laplaine has stepped into the New Year in a big way as the grand prize winner in the Digicel ‘Get Gifted’ Christmas promotion. Matthias was among the final group of winners on Friday after picking the gift box with the grand prize. Throughout the promotion, which was launched in December 2016, five customers were gifted each week with cash and prizes simply by topping up their account with $15 or more, activating a data or d’Music plan or activating a new prepaid, postpaid, cable TV or broadband account.“I’m so excited! Doing business with Digicel paid off in a big way for me – I got the $25, 000,” said an overjoyed Athanaze. Orilus, who was unable to attend the handover to accept his winnings in person, was represented by Claudie James.The four other customers in the final week of the promotion include Jennifer Cuffy, who received a hamper of groceries and $100 free credit, Herman Warrington who was gifted with a Samsung headset and shopping voucher (redeemable at HHV Witchurch), Ollison Vidal who received 3 months of free cable and internet service as well as $100 free credit and Merjavin Jno Baptiste who was gifted with a brand new Samsung Galaxy S7. “Seeing the positive reactions from our customers is a great way to end 2016 and head into the New Year,” said Nathalie Walsh, Marketing Manager for Digicel Dominica. “We are always looking for ways to create great experiences for our customers, including gifting them with meaningful and practical prizes and it’s very encouraging and warming to see their responses every time we are able to do this. We look forward to building even stronger relationships with all our customers in the new year,” Walsh continued. Launched in December 2016, Digicel’s ‘Get Gifted’ Christmas promotion meted out over $50,000 to bring the joys and warmth of the season to thousands of people across Dominica in a number of ways – by rewarding customers with cash and prizes in its weekly promotion as well as hosting treats for the elderly, children and other vulnerable persons as part of its ‘Gifted Kids’ philanthropy initiatives.– / 4 Share Share Tweet
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Sistem ini mampu untuk memperingati terjadinya benturan ke depan saat pengereman darurat, kontrol kemudi adaptif dan mendukung pengemudi untuk waspada dengan bus Euro 6. Laurens Downs, Manajer umum Bus Volvo Australia mengatakan, sistem dukungan pengemudi Volvo ini menawakan pada para pelanggannya untuk menghadirkan keamanan tertinggi.“Ini adalah contoh yang sangat baik dari pendekatan proaktif kami yang terus berlanjut terhadap keselamatan di jalan dan dorongan kami untuk mencapai visi keselamatan kami dari kecelakaan nol di Kendaraan Volvo,” ujar Downs.Teknologi DSS terbaru ini menggunakan radar dan kamera depan untuk mendeteksi kendaraan di depan bus saat mengemudi. Sehingga jika kemungkinan kecelakaan ada, pengemudi akan mendapat peringatan baik secara visual maupun suara.Jika pengemudi tidak bisa melakukan apapun saat adanya peringatan, maka pra rem akan diaktifkan secara otomatis dan diikuti pengereman penuh. Sistem ini juga menangani pengeraman saat di tikungan untuk kenyamanan dan keamanan pengemudi serta penumpang.“Tersedia di pelatih Euro 6 Volvo, paket Sistem Dukungan Driver Volvo dirancang untuk membantu pengemudi menghindari situasi kritis dan kecelakaan. Bahkan dalam kasus-kasus ketika teknologi rem otomatis tidak dapat menghindari tabrakan, kecepatan benturan yang diturunkan membantu mengurangi konsekuensi untuk pengemudi dan penumpang yang memungkinkan operator untuk merasa percaya diri dengan Pelatih Volvo dalam armada mereka,” jelas Downs.Baca juga: Volvo 360c, Moda Otonom Bertenaga Listrik yang Punya Empat Desain InteriorPaket dukungan sistem pengemudi lengkap juga termasuk kontrol pelayaran adaptif, yang secara otomatis menyimpan jarak yang ditetapkan ke kendaraan di depan, dan sistem pendukung pemeliharaan jalur, yang memperingatkan pengemudi jika pelatih akan melintasi jalur yang menandai secara tidak sengaja. Selain itu, fungsionalitas dukungan pengemudi-peringatan sistem lebih mengurangi risiko kecelakaan yang disebabkan oleh driver lelah atau terganggu.Sistem ini mencatat perilaku pengemudi dan posisi bus di jalur. Jika pengemudi kehilangan konsentrasi, sistem akan menampilkan pesan pop-up dan memancarkan sinyal yang dapat didengar untuk mendorong mereka untuk memperhatikan jalan di depan, atau untuk beristirahat. Sistem Dukungan pengemudi Volvo tersedia untuk memesan sekarang di bus Volvo Euro 6 terbaru.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading… RelatedVolvo Akan Luncurkan Electric Articulated Bus di Busworld Brussels Oktober 201925/06/2019In “Bus dalam kota”Volvo B8RLE, Bus Low-Deck yang Tawarkan Optimalisasi Biaya Operasional25/03/2019In “Bus AKAP”Volvo Rilis Dynamic Steering, Teknologi yang Ringankan Kinerja Pengemudi20/06/2019In “Bus AKAP” sensor kamera yang ada di depan bus (www.busnews.com.au) Alat keselamatan sangat penting pada moda transportasi, sebab dengan adanya ini, penumpnag bisa merasakan aman dan nyaman. Baru-baru ini Volvo Euro 6 menghadirkan paket sistem keselamatan untuk pengemudi bus.Baca juga: Volvo Rilis Dua Model Bus Terbaru Untuk Wisata dan Perjalanan Jarak JauhKabarPenumpang.com melansir dari laman busnews.com.au (12/10/2018), Driver Support System (DSS) atau sistem dukungan pengemudi Volvo baru ini memperkuat posisi keselamatan dan memperkenalkan sistem dukungan pengemudi baru yang canggih dan dilengkapi dengan berbagai kemampuan.
FacebookTwitterEmailPrintFriendly分享Throughout the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, students and staff are spreading the gift of giving in their local communities in time for the holiday season. Organizer Sharon Hale: “It’s really important to me that not only has a school we help contribute to the community, but that people in our community don’t go hungry.” Owen- 5th grade: “I helped with the wall around the palace.” Students at Redoubt Elementary once again turned their canned food drive into a “Canstruction” competition. Natalie- 3rd grade: “I came in after school and helped our teacher by stacking food and boxes.” 
Mia- 6th grade: “We all kind of thought of ideas as a group, and the architects thought of a castle. But because everyone kept bringing food it turned into a village.” All of the canned food will go to benefit the local Kenai Peninsula Food Bank. According to Hale the students brought in just over 1,300 pounds of food to donate this year. Hale: “I think our school, our students, and families are extremely conscience that there is a need. There are students even at our school who might go to the food bank because they need food.”
FacebookTwitterEmailPrintFriendly分享The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will look at a resolution at their meeting on Tuesday that shows the boroughs support regarding the current laws and regulations of the State of Alaska Regarding Oil Spill Prevention and Response. The resolution is sponsored by Assembly President Kelly Cooper, and Vice President Willy Dunne. In a memo to the assembly, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has participated in both the Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Councils since their inception with borough appointed members to each organizations’ board of directors. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has been soliciting input regarding the regulations that protect our citizens and economic activities which could beharmed by oil spills. The existing regulations have been developed over several decades with participation from industry and the public, according to the companion memo to the resolution. The resolution supports CIRCAC and PWS RCAC in their role as public watchdogs and asks the State of Alaska to retain the existing rigorous rules for oil spill contingency plans and other protections that benefit the citizens of the borough. Cooper and Dunne in the assembly, “We are currently represented by Grace Merkes on the CIRCAC board and Mako Haggerty on the PWS RCAC board.” The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) has recently proposed an overhaul of the state’s oil discharge prevention and contingency plans regulations, something CIRCAC says is unnecessary. Michael Munger the Executive Director of CIRCAC: “We question the DEC’s motivation. They justified this review because it’s unnecessarily burdensome to industry. These laws are working well as written, we vigorously oppose the change in oil spill prevention and response laws, and are recommending the DEC leave them alone.” Photo provided by: oil-and-gas/hot-water-from-high-pressure-hoses-exxon-valdez-oil-spill-trustee-council
Martin led Shreve with 19 points, and McLemore added 15. Benton avenged a 70-61 loss at Shreve on Jan. 10. With about two minutes left, Benton led 55-53. Shreve scored three straight to go up 56-55. But the Lady Tigers closed the game with an 8-3 run. Parkway led 28-25 at the half and 43-41 after three. The Lady Panthers outscored the Lady Cowboys 16-10 in the fourth. The Lady Tigers were No. 1 in the Class 5A power rankings posted on the LHSAA website Tuesday. The Lady Gators were No. 3. Benton ended Shreve’s 26-game district winning streak. At Benton, the Lady Tigers knocked down five 3-pointers in the first quarter, including three by Anderson, and rolled to a 24-11 lead. The Lady Tigers cooled off in the third quarter, scoring just seven points. Jordan McLemore hit two 3-pointers and Shreve sliced the lead to 51-45. Behind Jada Anderson’s 32 points, the Lady Tigers defeated the Lady Gators 63-59. The Benton Lady Tigers handed the defending state champion Captain Shreve Lady Gators their first district loss in two years Tuesday night at Benton. In the other 1-5A games involving parish teams, Parkway defeated Southwood 59-51 at Parkway and Haughton downed Airline 51-33 at Airline. Benton’s Qua Chambers, who finished with 14 points, was 5 of 7 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Anderson was 3 of 4. Alisa Harris had a big two-point basket. Airline led 20-12 at the half. Haughton rallied in the third. Takaiyah Sweeney hit three 3-pointers and the Lady Bucs outscored the Lady Vikings 21-8 to take a 33-28 lead. Anderson scored 12 in the second quarter. The Lady Gators got 10 from Addison Martin. Benton maintained the 13-point lead at the break. Captain Shreve (18-6, 10-1) still leads Benton (21-5, 9-2) by one game in the District 1-5A standings. Each team has three games left. Southwood dropped to 15-8 and 5-6.Top Expat InsuranceExpat Living in Hong Kong without Health Insurance?Top Expat Insurance|SponsoredSponsoredUndoTheTopFiveVPNThe Secret Netflix Doesn’t Want You To Know To Unblock RestrictionsTheTopFiveVPN|SponsoredSponsoredUndoNews gadgetThis watch takes the whole country by storm! it’s price? Ridiculous!News gadget|SponsoredSponsoredUndoPerfect-Dating.comAre You Ready to Meet Cool Guys in Tung Chung?Perfect-Dating.com|SponsoredSponsoredUndoTheTopFiveVPNThe Trick Netflix Doesn’t Want You To Know To Unlock RestrictionsTheTopFiveVPN|SponsoredSponsoredUndoAspireAbove.comRemember Abby from NCIS? Take A Deep Breath Before You See How She Looks NowAspireAbove.com|SponsoredSponsoredUndo Kayla Hampton led Airline (14-15, 2-9) with 13 points. Taaliyah Johnson added 11. At Parkway, Mikaylah Williams scored 17 to lead the Panthers (20-7, 6-5) to the victory. She got help from Sh’Diamond McKnight (13 points), Bianca Oliver (10), Madison Collins (eight) and Jada Hardy (eight). Taralyn Sweeney took over in the fourth, scoring 13. At Airline, Taralyn and Takaiyah Sweeney led the Lady Bucs (13-11, 4-7) with 22 and 17 points, respectively. Williams scored six in the final period. She was 4 of 4 from the free throw line.
… Tourney bounces off tomorrow at the Cliff Anderson Sports HallTHE Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF)-organised International Basketball Foundation (IBF) Under-18 Antilles 3×3 Championships was officially launched yesterday at the SleepIn International Hotel, Brickdam.Set for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, October 20-21, the tournament will see eight countries participate in the championships that will involve both male and female teams.The nations that have confirmed their participation for Boys division are Aruba, Barbados, Dominica, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and St Lucia.Group B comprises Guyana’s male team of Akeem Crandon, Andrew Johnson, Nigel Bowen and Shamar France along with Martinique, French Guiana and Dominica, while Group A consists of Barbados, St Lucia, Guadeloupe and Aruba.In the female division, Annalisa Barclay, Saffiya Greene, Lydia Roberts and Roschelle Campbell were placed in Group A with Barbados, St Lucia and Aruba, while Group B comprises Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda and Martinique.The players will have a chance to showcase their individual skill-set, when they compete in the Skills Challenge, which will only be contested by the females, while males will ‘show off’ in the Dunk Contest. The three-point shootout will be contested by both categories. Speaking at the launching, president of the GABF, Nigel Hinds, believes that the tournament provides a great opportunity for the respective participants especially the local contingent, adding that the programme can be viewed as a platform for educational and athletic progression.Theren Bullock, the IBF representative, stated that the partnership with the GABF to host the championship will help the 3×3 format to grow in the region, especially now, since from 2020 it will be featured at the Olympic Games.
Maurizio Sarri insists David Luiz and Cesc Fabregas should be given new deals by Chelsea but admits negotiations are “difficult” because of their age.The contracts of both players are due to expire at the end of the season.AdChoices广告Luiz, 31, has re-established himself as a first-team regular since Sarri took over at Stamford Bridge.And the Blues boss is also keen to keep Fabregas even though the midfielder is now a fringe player.Fabregas, also 31, has been linked with several clubs, including AC Milan.“I spoke with the club about this one month ago,” Sarri explained.“I know very well that it is not easy, but I think we can do a new deal for both.“They are very important players for us. It is very difficult to find a centre-back for this level and a central midfielder technically like Fabregas. So I think they have to stay with us.”Chelsea have a policy of only offering one-year contracts to players above the age of 30.Sarri said: “The deal is very difficult for this reason, I think, because the club want a short contract and the players want a long contract.“It is difficult for this reason but I think at the end we can find a solution.”He added: “I think David and Cesc are leaders and so I think it is very important for me, the staff and their (team) mates that they stay with us.“I know the difficulties of the new deal. The problem is only one year, two year or three or four years for the new contract.“But I think the club will be able to find the right solution.” See also:Hazard can end uncertainty over his future – Sarri Follow West London Sport on TwitterFind us on Facebook
OXFORD — A sprained ankle is not expected to keep Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace out of this week’s Egg Bowl.Wallace left Saturday’s 30-0 loss to Arkansas for two series in the second quarter after injuring his right ankle. He came back to play through the third quarter, but sat for the fourth quarter (when the game was no longer in doubt).Coach Hugh Freeze said Wallace’s ankle has felt better each of the last two days.“It’ll take a lot more than that,” Freeze said when asked if Wallace could miss Saturday’s game against Mississippi State.Wallace has not missed a start during his three-year career for No. 18 Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3 SEC), battling through consistent shoulder pain for two seasons. The ankle injury happened when he was hit in the pocket by a Razorback defender.Backup quarterbacks Ryan Buchanan and DeVante Kincade are expected to receiver more opportunities in practice this week in case they have to play, Freeze said.