Antigua Breaking News

Day: November 13, 2020

  • Health Ministry outlines details on 4th COVID-19 death

    Health Ministry outlines details on 4th COVID-19 death

    The Health Ministry says the fourth individual to die from COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda is suspected to have suffered cardiac arrest. The 58 year old male visitor arrived in Antigua on November 6 to carry out maintenance work at the Antigua Power Company. He tested positive for COVID-19 after a nasopharyngeal swab was taken…

  • Armed robbery in Bendals

    Armed robbery in Bendals

    Police are probing an armed robbery at TJ’s One Stop in Bendals Friday evening. Three masked hoodlums barged into the establishment and stole the cash register. Eyewitnesses say the men, who were dressed in dark clothing, entered the neighborhood shop and held the cashier at gunpoint. They then fired into the air, sending people in…

  • UPDATED: Antigua records 4th COVID-19 death

    UPDATED: Antigua records 4th COVID-19 death

    9 p.m. UPDATE Antigua and Barbuda has recorded a fourth death from COVID-19. A 58-year-old non-national arrived in the country recently to carry out work with a Power Company. He tested positive for COVID-19 days ago and died at the Mount St John’s Medical Centre on Friday evening. Health officials have not yet released details…

  • Imported worker reportedly tests positive for COVID, spooking local employees at power company

    Imported worker reportedly tests positive for COVID, spooking local employees at power company

    The almost-60 employees of a power company are reported to be panicking since an imported worker is said to have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Reports reaching REAL News say the man arrived on island last Friday, November 6, but was not quarantined, as is required by the health protocols. Instead, a source says,…

  • 2 new COVID cases push total to 133

    2 new COVID cases push total to 133

    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 Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 6 pm. Subsequent to the publication of the…

  • COVID cases on cruise ship in Barbados now up to 7

    COVID cases on cruise ship in Barbados now up to 7

    Barbados has once again come to the aid of a cruise line partner in need of assistance. Owner’s representative for the line, Andreas Brynestad, in a statement released today said, “SeaDream is greatly appreciative of the Government of Barbados’ support and offer of medical resources to help us resolve this unfortunate situation. “In our plans…

  • Man, 38, accused of raping cousin, 15, granted bail

    Man, 38, accused of raping cousin, 15, granted bail

    A 38-year-old man who’s accused of raping his 15-year-old cousin has been granted bail in the sum of $25,000. The accused, who is facing charges of rape and serious indecency, allegedly assaulted the child while she was spending a week at his home in August this year. The visit was cut short following the alleged…

  • Police constable Kasroy Simon to face trial in High Court for murder

    Police constable Kasroy Simon to face trial in High Court for murder

    A Magistrate this morning declared that there is enough evidence against a police constable accused of murder, to have the matter sent up to the High Court for trial. Kasroy Simon appeared before Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel-Edwards in the All Saints Magistrate’s court today and his case was committed to the High Court’s January assizes. Simon…

  • Tropical depression forms in the Caribbean Sea

    Tropical depression forms in the Caribbean Sea

    A tropical depression has formed in the Caribbean Sea. Forecasters say it is expected to strengthen and become record-breaking Hurricane Iota before hitting Central America, which was just devastated by Hurricane Eta. Tropical depression 31 is expected to bring up to 30 inches of rain to parts of Honduras and Nicaragua.

  • Abby Phillip Is Next-Gen CNN

    Abby Phillip Is Next-Gen CNN

    By Katherine Rosman – The New York Times “Black women did that,” said Abby Phillip, a CNN political correspondent. It was Friday, Nov. 6, and Ms. Phillip, 31, was sitting screen-left of Jake Tapper, CNN’s chief Washington correspondent, and Dana Bash, the network’s chief political correspondent, narrating for America what the vote tallies coming in…

  • Unilateral approach to COVID in the C’bean sets a dangerous precedent, PM warns

    Unilateral approach to COVID in the C’bean sets a dangerous precedent, PM warns

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne, warning that the COVID-19 risk classification system in the Caribbean is “arbitrary and incredibly flawed”, says it also sets a “very dangerous precedent, which serves no useful purpose”. Browne was commenting after his government again criticised the decision by Barbados to place the island on “medium risk” status that St John’s…

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]