KINGSTON, JAMAICA: Senator Matthew Samuda, Chairman of the Standards Council has announced that Hopeton Heron, a former Deputy Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), has been appointed Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), effective 01 March 2019. Heron’s appointment follows a competitive selection process which was initiated in September 2018 in accordance with the guidelines outlined by the Public Services Commission.
Heron, an engineer, has also had stints at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), the National Environmental and...