Antigua Breaking News

Day: January 9, 2020

  • Iran plane crash: Evidence suggests missile downed jet – Trudeau

    Iran plane crash: Evidence suggests missile downed jet – Trudeau

    Evidence suggests an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran, possibly in error, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has said. Mr Trudeau called for a full and thorough investigation into the crash, which killed all 176 people on board. Iran has ruled out a missile strike by its air defences. The…

  • Guyana says no to flag carrier status to CAL

    Guyana says no to flag carrier status to CAL

    The Guyanese government yesterday said it is not contemplating granting flag carrier status to Caribbean Airlines even though the entity has been servicing the route for several years. Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson told a news conference that the issue is a complicated matter for Guyana. Under the previous government, Caribbean Airlines was granted flag…

  • Another homophobic attack in Jamaica

    Another homophobic attack in Jamaica

    Montego Bay Pride is calling on the Jamaican authorities to thoroughly investigate a homophobic attack on a young gay man on January 7. Jason Williams is a young 21-year old Jamaican who is gender non-conforming. Like several of his peers from Kingston he annually travels to Montego Bay for our Pride festival because it is…

  • Antigua records decrease in homicides in 2019

    Antigua records decrease in homicides in 2019

    The year 2019 has set a record for the least number of homicides committed in Antigua and Barbuda in a single year since 1999. With just three murders on record, a 75 per cent decrease from 2018, acting Commissioner of Police, Atlee Rodney suggests that it may be the lowest in any independent state in…

  • Iran says Ukrainian plane was on fire, tried to turn back

    Iran says Ukrainian plane was on fire, tried to turn back

    The crew of a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people on board, never made a radio call for help and was trying to turn back for the airport when the burning plane went down, an initial Iranian investigative report said Thursday. Ukraine, meanwhile, said it considered a missile strike as one…

  • Glasgow-UWI Reparations Project begins

    Glasgow-UWI Reparations Project begins

    The historic Glasgow-Caribbean Centre for Development Research, a joint initiative of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and the University of Glasgow, has begun its work. It is the first institution within British University history, dedicated to the slavery reparations policy framework. The Centre’s Board of Directors met at The UWI Cave Hill…

  • Extreme events are reversing development goals

    Extreme events are reversing development goals

    By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Cyclones in the Caribbean and Pacific, devastating bushfires in Australia, recurrent floods and droughts in Asia and Africa, increasingly bring tragic loss of life to our nations and communities, inflicting physical and mental trauma on survivors, and causing irreparable damage to centuries old ways of life and undermining prospects for…

  • China, the Caribbean and the West: serving whose interest?

    China, the Caribbean and the West: serving whose interest?

    By Sir Ronald Sanders Caribbean countries are being warned by the government of the United States of America (U.S.) and U.S. writers that they should limit their dealings with China.  In the course of these warnings, several allegations are made, suggesting sinister Chinese motives and even corrupt relations between Chinese institutions and local politicians who…

  • Koffee to perform at Super Bowl weekend

    Koffee to perform at Super Bowl weekend

    Jamaica’s rising reggae-singing sensation Koffee is to perform at Marlins Park, Miami in the United States of America (USA) during Super Bowl weekend, January 31 to February 1. She was added to the list of performers for the weekend show and is to join dancehall acts Shenseesa and Squash as Jamaicans who have been drafted…

  • Christ the King wins Halo Christmas Art Competition

    Christ the King wins Halo Christmas Art Competition

    Tiffany Dunnah of The Christ The King High School emerged as the overall winner of the Halo Christmas Art Competition 2019. The competition which usually attracts hundreds of entries from public and private schools across Antigua and Barbuda saw students participating in four age categories, ages 7-9, 10-12, 13-15 &16-18. Their Excellencies Sir Rodney and…

  • MSJMC denies reports of industrial action by doctors

    MSJMC denies reports of industrial action by doctors

    The Mount St. John’s Medical Centre is denying reports that doctors were not paid December salaries. “All salaries were paid on time by the hospital,” MSJMC said in a statement. “Further, at no time during the period stated was there any industrial action being taken by hospital physicians.” MSJMC said it places a high value…

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]