Antigua Breaking News

Day: May 6, 2020

  • Member of Cuban Medical Brigade dies in Dominica

    Member of Cuban Medical Brigade dies in Dominica

    Dominica’s Health Minister Dr. Irving McIntyre has confirmed the death of a member of the “Henry Reeve” Cuban Medical Brigade, which arrived on the island on March 29 to help in the fight against the COVID-19 disease. Dr. McIntyre announced, on Wednesday evening, at a COVID-19 press briefing that the 42-year-old male collapsed and died…

  • UPDATED: Ex police officer Cpl. Raymond DeBellotte found dead at home

    UPDATED: Ex police officer Cpl. Raymond DeBellotte found dead at home

    Ex police officer Cpl. Raymond DeBellotte was found dead at his home in Lightfoot Wednesday afternoon. The retired traffic police was reportedly a diabetic and had lost a leg to the disease. The exact cause of death has not yet been determined.

  • UPDATED: Gov’t to remove restriction on church gatherings; Beaches closed Saturdays and Sundays

    UPDATED: Gov’t to remove restriction on church gatherings; Beaches closed Saturdays and Sundays

    UPDATED: The government today gave clarification on three items appearing in the weekly Cabinet Notes circulated to members of the media. The first was in relation to barbershops and beauty salons etc, which the notes said would open “immediately.” In a later statement the government said it won’t be until Monday after operating procedures are…

  • 3rd Russian doctor plunges from coronavirus hospital window

    3rd Russian doctor plunges from coronavirus hospital window

    A third Russian doctor has plunged from a hospital window after complaining about medics facing intolerable pressures. Alexander Shulepov, 37, is fighting for his life with head injuries. He claimed he was ordered to work despite testing positive for COVID-19. In a video, he and colleagues also warned about PPE shortages in Voronezh city. Later…

  • Gov’t to limit immigration

    Gov’t to limit immigration

    Foreign Affairs Minister, E.P Chet Greene, says he plans to meet with the Chief Immigration Officer and her team shortly to discuss implementing new guidelines on immigration announced by Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, over the weekend. Greene said the meeting will discuss the methodology for implementing the edict as stated by the country’s leader. Antigua…

  • The Wuhan lab at the center of the US-China blame game

    The Wuhan lab at the center of the US-China blame game

    Questions surrounding the origins of the novel coronavirus have sparked a war of words between Washington and Beijing — and threatens to worsen already strained relations.In recent days, US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have doubled down on the assertion that the virus originated from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of…

  • Sandals offers $500,000 to each MP in Jamaica for COVID-19 response

    Sandals offers $500,000 to each MP in Jamaica for COVID-19 response

    Sandals Resorts International (SRI), through its chairman Gordon “Butch” Stewart has donated $500,000 to each of the 63 Members of Parliament currently serving in the House of Representatives. The announcement was made in Tuesday’s sitting of Parliament by Prime Minister Andrew Holness. “I want to announce that the SRI, through its chairman Mr Gordon “Butch”…

  • PAHO Director calls on each country to analyze trends of the pandemic before relaxing social distancing measures

    PAHO Director calls on each country to analyze trends of the pandemic before relaxing social distancing measures

    The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne, asked countries to analyze specific trends in the COVID-19 pandemic according to their unique contexts, and warned that reducing social distancing measures “too soon could accelerate the spread of the virus and open the door for a dramatic upsurge or for spread to…

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]