Antigua Breaking News

Day: October 18, 2020

  • New COVID patients include a 4-year-old child

    New COVID patients include a 4-year-old child

    A four-year-old child is among the country’s latest six COVID-19 patients, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas said. Of the six recent cases, five are females while the other is a male. They range in age from four years old to 57 years, Sealey-Thomas revealed Sunday evening. “Five of them were identified from contact from…

  • British Airways resumes London Heathrow to Barbados

    British Airways resumes London Heathrow to Barbados

    Barbados welcomed the inaugural British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Barbados on October 17, as it resumed its year-round direct daily service to the island, after a hiatus of more than 15 years. Barbados will now have enhanced domestic connectivity from all regions of the U.K., including cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle,…

  • CXC to moderate all School Based Assessments

    CXC to moderate all School Based Assessments

    Starting next year, the Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says the body will be conducting 100 per cent moderation of all School Based Assessments (SBAs) based on an independent review of the administration of the July/August 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency examinations. This was revealed on Sunday during a news…

  • Saint Lucia confirms 3 new cases of COVID-19

    Saint Lucia confirms 3 new cases of COVID-19

    Today, Sunday Oct. 18, the Ministry of Health received confirmation of three new cases of COVID-19; cases 34, 35 and 36 for St. Lucia. Case 34 is a 21-year-old man, the son of COVID-19 case number 31, the 47-year-old man from Castries who was diagnosed on Oct. 14. The second case, case number 35, is…

  • Heat Warning in effect

    Heat Warning in effect

    An Excessive Heat Warning is in Effect for Antigua and Barbuda from 8 am to 4 pm Sunday to Friday this week. Synopsis: The combination of high temperatures, relatively high humidity and light winds will result in dangerously hot conditions. The threat of health problems, for mainly sensitive people, is forecast to be high. An…

  • CXC urgently addressing reviews for students entering college

    CXC urgently addressing reviews for students entering college

    Chairman of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles says the management of the regional body has been urged to swiftly address review requests made by students entering college. To date, CXC says it has received 2,353 requests for review of CAPE results, and  2,550 for CSEC. Additionally, requests were received from right…

  • CXC extends deadline for submitting review requests, reduces fees

    CXC extends deadline for submitting review requests, reduces fees

    The Caribbean Examinations Council has announced an extension of the deadline to submit requests for reviews as well as a reduction of the associated fees. This was among recommendations made by an Independent Review panel convened by Chairman of the CXC, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, earlier this month. Dr. Wayne Wesley, Registrar and Chief Executive…

  • CXC, education ministers to meet Monday to discuss findings of Independent Review Team

    CXC, education ministers to meet Monday to discuss findings of Independent Review Team

    The management of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and education ministers from across the region will meet on Monday to discuss the findings of an Independent Review Team  into the 2020 examinations. Chairman of the CXC, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, convened the team earlier this month. It was given a mandate to review the modified…

  • Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu — study

    Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu — study

    The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The pathogen that causes the flu survives on human skin for about 1.8 hours by comparison, said the study published this month in the…

  • Cabinet wants you to re-set your lives; change diet and exercise

    Cabinet wants you to re-set your lives; change diet and exercise

    Cabinet Notes: The Cabinet agreed that the time is ripe for many citizens and residents to engage in re-setting several aspects of our lives. More attention ought to be paid to the non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which afflict a significant portion of the adult population. There is a need to change diets by consuming more vegetables…

  • Chadwick Boseman’s wife files probate case after actor dies without will

    Chadwick Boseman’s wife files probate case after actor dies without will

    Chadwick Boseman’s widow Taylor Simone Ledward is asking the courts to make her an administrator with limited authority over her late husband’s estate. According to court documents obtained by E! News, Ledward filed the probate case in Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 15. The documents, which also list Boseman’s parents Leroy and Carolyn Boseman, note…

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]