Antigua Breaking News

Day: September 6, 2020

  • Dogs and Cats of Antigua Flew 58 Antiguan Dogs and Puppies to their ‘Furever’ Homes in Canada by Chartered Cargo Jet

    Dogs and Cats of Antigua Flew 58 Antiguan Dogs and Puppies to their ‘Furever’ Homes in Canada by Chartered Cargo Jet

    COVID-19 brought the world to its feet and changed lives forever. Animals and many rescue groups that help them were hard hit like Dogs and Cats of Antigua (DACOA), a non-profit group that rehomes rescue dogs overseas to places like the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Antigua’s closed borders meant no flights or passengers…

  • Back-to-school preparation at Liberta Primary School

    Back-to-school preparation at Liberta Primary School

    From MP EP ‘Chet’ Greene: Today 26 members of my team and I responded to a call from the Liberta Primary School and assisted in final preparations for back to school 2020-2021. Everything is pretty much in place and ready to welcome our students back to the classroom. It was a clear demonstration of selflessness…

  • Cuba shuts some schools after a week of classes

    Cuba shuts some schools after a week of classes

    A small outbreak of COVID-19 cases has prompted authorities to re-close schools in a central Cuban province only a week after they opened. Ciego de Avila schools director Bárbara Rodríguez said 75 of the province’s 90 schools would return to televised teaching on Monday. Students had returned to classrooms only on September 1 after a…

  • PM says he’s aware of farmers involved in ‘water theft’

    PM says he’s aware of farmers involved in ‘water theft’

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he’s aware that there are farmers in the country involved in the stealing of water by tampering with APUA’s equipment. “I’m aware that there’s some farmers, what they do is that they get government water but they screw off the metre and by so doing, they’re able to reduce the…

  • PM says there’s no conflict of interest as he ventures into commercial farming

    PM says there’s no conflict of interest as he ventures into commercial farming

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne is challenging his political opponents who have an issue with him venturing into commercial farming to bring proof of a conflict of interest. According to Prime Minister Browne, for him it is a matter of food security and leading by example. “I’m now looking at developing a commercial farm that has…

  • Union in the dark about LIAT

    Union in the dark about LIAT

    The Waterfront and Allied Workers Union (WAWU) in Dominica says its members expressed concern at being kept in the dark regarding the restructuring of the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT. In July, a high court in Antigua and Barbuda granted a petition allowing for the reorganisation of the airline, the appointment of an administrator as well…

  • PM to meet with banks this week to seek 6-month extension of moratorium on loans

    PM to meet with banks this week to seek 6-month extension of moratorium on loans

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne will be meeting with local banks early this week to seek an extension of the moratorium on loans. currently in place for individuals. The Prime Minister said contact has already been made with the Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and efforts are now underway to finalize the meeting with…

  • Jamaican woman is new COVID-19 patient in Barbados

    Jamaican woman is new COVID-19 patient in Barbados

    There was one positive case of COVID-19 among the 259 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory in Barbados yesterday. The 26-year-old Jamaican woman arrived from Jamaica aboard Caribbean Airlines yesterday. Her case brings the number in isolation at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, to 18, and the total number of cases recorded in…

  • Rihanna shocks fans with face injuries following e-scooter accident

    Rihanna shocks fans with face injuries following e-scooter accident

    Rihanna is recovering after injuries to her face following a recent electric scooter accident. The singer and skin-care mogul, 32, was spotted outside of a restaurant in Los Angeles with noticeable swelling on her face as well as a black eye. After TMZ shared the images of Rihanna, who appeared to be keeping a low…

  • UPDATED: Shermain Jeremy likely replacement if Asot is charged criminally

    UPDATED: Shermain Jeremy likely replacement if Asot is charged criminally

    Prime Minister Browne says while no formal discussions have been held, his son, Gaston Browne III about entering politics, he mas many positive attributes, which make him good candidate material. On the Browne and Browne Show on Pointe FM on Saturday, a caller asked the Prime Minister if his son or ABS Television Anchor Shermain…

  • Disgusted with ABLP’s policies, car dealers throw support behind opposition

    Disgusted with ABLP’s policies, car dealers throw support behind opposition

    A number of car dealers have pledged their support to the opposition, as a mark of protest over policies introduced by the Gaston Browne administration since it took office in 2014. “I can tell you, for example, that our car policy has created some consternation for some of the car dealers,” Browne said Saturday on…

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]