Antigua Breaking News

Day: October 24, 2020

  • Antigua records 2 more cases of COVID-19

    Antigua records 2 more cases of COVID-19

    The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s Medical Center (MSJMC) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have revealed two new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Friday, October 23 at 6 pm. Subsequent to the publication of the…

  • Jamaican Ex-Pastor gets 30-year sentence for repeatedly raping girl

    Jamaican Ex-Pastor gets 30-year sentence for repeatedly raping girl

    The former minister of a Connecticut church who was convicted of repeatedly raping a girl beginning when she was 6 has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Orane Cole, 45, continued to maintain his innocence during the sentencing hearing Friday in Bridgeport Superior Court, the Connecticut Post reported. But Judge Eugene Calistro said Cole…

  • Antigua imports 50 million pounds of meat annually

    Antigua imports 50 million pounds of meat annually

    Cabinet Notes: Five officials from the Ministry of Agriculture were invited to Cabinet to address the steps required to strengthen farming of both food crops and animal husbandry. The Director of Agriculture, the Deputy Director, the two experts on livestock farming including the Chief Veterinary Officer and his Deputy, and a Consultant, brought the Cabinet up-to-date…

  • Baby’s hand burnt by IV line at hospital

    Baby’s hand burnt by IV line at hospital

    A 32-year-old woman in Trinidad is contemplating legal action against the Sangre Grande hospital after her two-month-old daughter’s hand was burnt by intravenous (IV) fluids while the child was receiving treatment at the hospital. Christina Leanna Flores said she took her daughter to the Rio Claro Health Centre last Sunday and she was then transferred…

  • Police will not charge 2 gay men seen in video having sex

    Police will not charge 2 gay men seen in video having sex

    Police in Grenada will not charge two men who were engaged in sex in a video circulated on social media recently, despite laws against homosexuality. The matter was brought to the attention of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Christopher Nelson by the police after the video went viral and attracted widespread public condemnation. Under Grenada’s…

  • Trinidad report: Oil tanker is ‘not tilting’

    Trinidad report: Oil tanker is ‘not tilting’

    The Trinidad and Tobago government Thursday expressed satisfaction with a report by a team of its own experts that had found that the Venezuelan oil storage vessel, the FSO Nabarima, was not tilting in the Gulf of Paria as had been reported earlier. Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Frankling Khan, speaking at a virtual…

  • Skills training school to get attention from government

    Skills training school to get attention from government

    Cabinet Notes: The Chairperson of the Board of the Antigua and Barbuda Institute of Continuing Education (ABICE: formerly Youth Skills Training) and four senior managers of the learning institute were invited to Cabinet in order to examine ABICE’s successes and the ways by which the ABICE can deliver a better product. The ABICE moved a part…

  • Free annual health checkups with amendments to MBS Act

    Free annual health checkups with amendments to MBS Act

    The Minister, with Cabinet’s approval, is planning to amend the Medical Benefits Scheme Act that will enable every member of the scheme to engage in cost-free annual medical check-ups. Meanwhile, the outdoor gyms which were planned, will go ahead in the months to come. Funding will be provided, as promised, to enable those who are…

  • American Airlines plane crash lands at Grand Bahama airport

    American Airlines plane crash lands at Grand Bahama airport

    An American Airlines plane with 25 on board had a runway excursion at Grand Bahama International Airport on Saturday. According to initial information, the aircraft’s landing gear collapsed upon landing. There were no reported injuries. Investigators will travel to the island tomorrow morning to review the incident, according to the Air Accident Investigation Authority.

  • Review team says CXC remarking justified

    Review team says CXC remarking justified

    The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has released the report of an Independent Review Team (IRT) which investigated this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE). According to the report, fraudulent School Based Assessment (SBA) submissions from teachers and leaked examination questions were among a number of potentially damning infractions…

  • 600-pound man seeks help for surgery

    600-pound man seeks help for surgery

    “I didn’t eat myself to this. I am not a glutton.” Trinidadian Marrion Rogers, 48, is fighting for his life. He weighs over 600 pounds and is desperately trying to fund the gastric bypass surgery he believes will save his life. After a lifetime spent fighting his weight, he believes this is his last chance.…

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]