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Former PM Spencer’s mom dies
The mother of the former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Baldwin Spencer has died, State Media has reported. According to ABS, Alexandrina Joyce Martin passed away at the family home of the former Prime Minister in Cooks New Extension at the age of 94. Spencer said he was at home at the time but…
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Antiguan man charged with murder in Canada
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Canada’s finance minister resigns, will seek to head up OECD
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$3K bail for New Thriving boss Raymond Yhap
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Willfully stalling
The Police Service Commission (PSC) is willfully stalling an ongoing court matter involving Wendell Robinson, the former police commissioner is alleging. Both parties were to meet in court today but the PSC instead went to the Court of Appeal to seek leave to appeal a preliminary point made by the judge earlier this year. A…
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Daren Sammy could return to T20I
Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy has not ‘closed the door’ on his international return, media reports say. According to the reports, he plans to make a comeback to the national team ahead of 2021 T20 World Cup in India with a good show in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Sammy will lead St Lucia…
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‘The Wehby Report’ distributed to CWI stakeholders
Cricket West Indies (CWI) President, Ricky Skerritt, has communicated directly with several key partners and stakeholders, including Government leaders, to share the contents of the recently received report on Governance Reform of CWI. And the report is also now available to the public on the CWI Website. In his letter to stakeholders, the CWI President stated…
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Concerned Citizens to hold 3rd picket to demand action in Nigel Christian’s murder investigation
Members of the Concerned Citizens group will on Tuesday hold their third picket as they continue to call for further action in the murder investigation of Customs Inspector Nigel Christian. The picket — set to begin at 9 a.m. — will be held outside the Attorney General’s Office. The Concerned Citizens will present a third…
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Attowa Francis, 42, found dead in Point
The body of a man found in the Point area this morning has been identified as Attowa Francis, 42, also known as “Smoke“. According to reports, the body was found face down in a gutter. Police say there were no visible signs of violence on the body.
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Baby bump visible as First Lady is seen in public for 1st time in months
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Gonsalves ridicules US over travel restrictions because of COVID
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has described as “hilarious… like it’s Comedy Central”, the recent travel advisory by the United States advising its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and a number of other CARICOM nations. “What is laughable though, is that the United States put out an advisory, the thing…
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]