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18-member squad named for West Indies Rising Stars U19 tour of England

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The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Selection Panel today announced an 18-member West Indies U19 squad for the upcoming tour of England.

The squad will be led Ackeem Auguste with Giovonte Depeiza as vice-captain. Auguste is a left-handed top-order batsman while Depeiza is a right-handed middle-order batsman and left-arm spinner.

Robert Haynes, Lead Selector for U19 Rising Stars said: “This trip to England is part of the preparation for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup next year and will prove valuable experience for these young men. We have a very good combination, and it is really pleasing to see we have quality all-round cricketers in the group, which gives us more options. The conditions in England will be challenging, and they know that, but they have fantastic management support in the set-up, including Sir Curtly Ambrose whose experience and knowledge will be an asset.”

Haynes added: “We started the selection process four weeks ago, with 60 very talented youngsters from all across the region. It wasn’t easy cutting the squad down. But if you look at the balance in the bowling attack we have now selected, with six fast bowlers and three specialist spinners, you can see we have selected a quality attack.  We also have some talented batsmen who we expect to perform well. The work that everyone has put in to get these guys here to this level has been exceptional.”

Rohan Nurse will lead the coaching staff as the Acting Head Coach, as Floyd Reifer is unavailable due to prior contractual arrangements with the Caribbean Premier League.

The tour will feature six Youth One-Day Internationals at The County Ground, Beckenham and The Polo Farm, Canterbury from Saturday, September 4 to Friday, September 17.

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The West Indies Rising Stars U19s squad was selected following an eight-match trials series with 60 players. From there the squad was reduced to 26 players who were then involved in more intensive targeted high performance coaching and simulation sessions.

The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by Cricket West Indies from January 4 to February 3, 2022.

West Indies U19 ‘Rising Stars’ Squad

  • CAPTAIN: Ackeem Auguste Age: 17 (Left-hand bat/right-arm leg-spin)
  • VICE CAPTAIN: Giovonte Depeiza Age: 18 (Right-hand bat/left-arm spin)
  • Onaje Amory Age: 17 (Right-hand bat/right-arm off-spin)
  • Anderson Amurdan Age: 18 (Right-hand opening bat)
  • Justin Beckford Age: 17 (Right-hand bat/right-arm off-spin)
  • Teddy Bishop Age: 18 (Right-hand opening bat)
  • Carlon Bowen-Tuckett Age: 17 (Right-hand bat/wicket-keeper)
  • McKenny Clarke Age: 18 (Right-hand bat/right-arm fast)
  • Rivaldo Clarke Age: 18 (Right-hand bat/wicket-keeper)
  • Nathan Edward Age: 16 (Left-hand bat/left-arm fast-medium)
  • Andel Gordon Age: 18 (Right-hand bat/left-arm medium-pace)
  • Sion Hackett Age: 18 (Right-hand bat/right-arm medium-fast)
  • Justin Jagessar Age: 16 (Right-hand bat)
  • Johann Layne Age: 17 (Right-hand bat/right-arm fast-medium)
  • Anderson Mahase Age: 18 (Left-hand bat/left-arm spin)
  • Matthew Nandu Age:18 (Left-hand bat/right-arm off-spin)
  • Isai Thorne Age: 16 (Right-hand bat/right-arm fast)
  • Vasant Singh Age: 17 (Right-hand bat/right-arm leg-spin)

Team Management

  • Rohan Nurse (Acting Head Coach)
  • Sir Curtly Ambrose (Assistant Coach)
  • Steve Liburd (Assistant Coach)
  • Junie Mitcham (Team Manager)
  • Avenesh Seetaram (Analyst)
  • Alex Forde (Strength & Conditioning Coach)
  • Lyndon Knights (Physiotherapist)

Match schedule

  • Saturday, September 4: 1st Youth ODI – Beckenham
  • Monday, September 6: 2nd Youth – Beckenham
  • Wednesday, September 8: 3rd Youth ODI – Beckenham
  • Friday, September 10: 4th Youth ODI – Canterbury
  • Tuesday, September 14: 5th Youth ODI – Canterbury
  • Friday, September 17: 6th Youth ODI – Canterbury

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)

 

OECS MSME Guarantee Facility Project

Loan No.: IDA-62670, IDA-62660, IDA-62640, IBRD-88830, IDA-62650

Assignment Title: Senior Operating Officer (SOO)

Reference No. KN-ECPCGC-207852-CS-INDV

 

The Governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have received financing in the amount of US$10 million equivalent from the World Bank towards the cost of establishing a partial credit guarantee scheme, and they intend to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, and consulting services to be procured under this project. 

The consultant will serve as the “Senior Operating Officer (SOO)” for the ECPCGC and should possess extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to Micro, small and medium-sized businesses, knowledge of the internal control processes necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk mitigation procedures. The ideal candidate should possess an Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Accounting, Banking or related field, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in lending, inclusive of MSME lending. The initial employment period will be for two years on a contractual basis. Renewal of the contract will be subject to a performance evaluation at the end of the contractual period. The assignment is expected to begin on September 30th, 2021.  The consultant will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the ECPCGC.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be viewed by following the attached link below. 

 

https://bit.ly/3iVannm

 

The Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECPCGC) now invites eligible “Consultants” to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have:

  • An Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Finance, Banking or related field; and
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in MSME lending. Applicants should also have:
  • The ability to design and implement risk management procedures 
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to small and medium-sized businesses
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME banking operations
  • Knowledge of the internal controls necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk management procedures
  • Experience developing and presenting information in public, including responding to questions in real-time
  • Experience lending to MSMEs located in the ECCU
  • Knowledge of marketing and communicating with the MSME sector
  • Ability to draft procedures to be used in a lending operation
  • Familiarity with the mechanics of a loan guarantee program
  • Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite.

The attention of interested Individual Consultants is drawn to Section III, Paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers July 2016, [revised November 2017] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Approved Selection Method for Individual Consultants set out in the clause 7.34 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers. 

 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours:

Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation

Brid Rock, Basseterre,

St. Kitts.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form by e-mail by August 11th, 2021, to [email protected]

 

For further information, please contact:

Carmen Gomez-Trigg                                                            Bernard Thomas

Chief Executive Officer                                                          Chief Financial Officer

Tel: 868-620-8144                                                                  Tel: 869-765-2385

Email: [email protected]                                          [email protected]