Antigua Breaking News

Day: November 14, 2020

  • Young woman killed on Tanner Street; throat slashed

    Young woman killed on Tanner Street; throat slashed

    A young woman was killed on Tanner Street in St. John’s tonight. According to reports her throat was slashed with a sharp object during an attack. Police are on the scene of the country’s latest homicide. Unconfirmed reports are that the victim has been identified only as “Simone,” a Jamaican national. Police are said to…

  • Antigua records another case of COVID-19

    Antigua records another case 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 one new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 case in Antigua and Barbuda as of Friday, Nov. 13 at 6 pm. Subsequent to the publication of the…

  • ‘Special dispensation’ was granted for Venezuelan, who died of COVID, to work days after arrival in Antigua

    ‘Special dispensation’ was granted for Venezuelan, who died of COVID, to work days after arrival in Antigua

    The Venezuelan national who died of COVID-19 on Friday evening was granted “special dispensation” to work days after his arrival in Antigua. Prime Minister Gaston Browne said the man, who lived in El Salvador, travelled to Antigua a week ago “to provide urgent technical maintenance work at the Antigua Power Company.” “So a special dispensation…

  • MISSING: 13-year-old Kiara Simmons

    MISSING: 13-year-old Kiara Simmons

    The police and family of 13yr old Kiara Simmons of Potter’s Village is seeking the assistance of the public in knowing her whereabouts. She was last seen around 7:30 pm on Friday 13th November, in the company of a male in the vicinity of the ALP Branch Office in Potters. She was dressed in a…

  • MISSING: 15-year-old Kerez Jackson

    MISSING: 15-year-old Kerez Jackson

    The police and family of 15yr old Kerez Jackson of Christians Street is seeking the assistance of the public in knowing here whereabouts. She was last seen around 7:15 am on Thursday 12th November, dressed in her Princess Margaret School uniform. Anyone with information is asked to contact family members at 717- 1671, or the…

  • Trinidad police officer gets ticket for not wearing a mask

    Trinidad police officer gets ticket for not wearing a mask

    Police Commissioner Gary Griffith has directed that a police officer be issued with a ticket for breaching the Public Health Ordinance Regulations by not wearing a mask in public. The officer, who works at the Port-of-Spain CID, was on duty in downtown Port-of-Spain Friday with other officers and was seen not wearing a mask. “We…

  • Man dies after being washed away by floodwaters in Barbados

    Man dies after being washed away by floodwaters in Barbados

    A man has died after a car in which he was travelling was washed away by floodwaters in St. Lucy, Barbados, this afternoon. Shortly before 2:30, two men were travelling in a car when it was swept over an embankment. One of the men died while the other managed to escape. The body of the…

  • Mom, baby die in Trinidad crash

    Mom, baby die in Trinidad crash

    A woman and her infant daughter were killed instantly in a car crash along the Manzanilla stretch yesterday. The victims were identified as Sacha Surujbally, 21, and her three-month baby Syriah, of Coalmine in Sangre Grande. Surujbally was the driver of the vehicle. Baby Syriah was strapped in a car seat in the middle of…

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]