Antigua Breaking News

Day: November 28, 2020

  • Man, 51, charged with sexually assaulting boy, 13

    Man, 51, charged with sexually assaulting boy, 13

    A 51-year-old Gasparillo man will today appear before a San Fernando Magistrate in Trinidad charged with a series of offences involving a boy on August 22. The suspect was charged by WPC Romilly of the Southern Division Child Protection Unit (CPU) on November 26th with two counts of sexual penetration, one count of sexual touching,…

  • Some tourists using fake negative COVID-19 tests to get around travel restrictions, authorities say

    Some tourists using fake negative COVID-19 tests to get around travel restrictions, authorities say

    TORONTO — With most countries making a negative COVID-19 test mandatory for passengers travelling by air, some tourists are reportedly obtaining fake test results to get around entry requirements. Instead of securing a negative PCR test, which may be difficult in time for departure, some travellers are buying counterfeit test results at the airport or…

  • 14-year-old girl gives birth after allegedly raped by stepfather

    14-year-old girl gives birth after allegedly raped by stepfather

    A 14-year-old girl from Guyana’s Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) gave birth this morning after she was earlier this year raped by her stepfather. The girl, who has a hearing disability, lived with her mother, her stepfather and six siblings. However, the mother would have taken the young girl to stay by a relative for some…

  • OPINION: By Sir Richie Richardson

    OPINION: By Sir Richie Richardson

    I understand that our beaches will be closed over the Christmas and New Year holidays. As a precaution to protect our people, I believe we should make that sacrifice. COVID will become under control at some stage, and our 365 beautiful beaches will always be there for us to enjoy. We have learned a lot…

  • Woman allegedly assaulted, killed in bedroom by ‘drug addict’ son in Guyana

    Woman allegedly assaulted, killed in bedroom by ‘drug addict’ son in Guyana

    A 62-year-old woman in Guyana was beaten then murdered while her four-year-old granddaughter sustained injuries about her body reportedly inflicted by one of the now dead woman’s sons. Dead is Jennifer Anderson also known as “Judith” of Goed Intent village, West Bank Demerara (WBD). She is said to have been killed between midnight and noon…

  • Humanitarian service award for COVID-19 front-line workers in Barbados

    Humanitarian service award for COVID-19 front-line workers in Barbados

    The Barbados Cabinet has agreed that front-line workers should be recognised for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic and will honour them with a new national award called the Humanitarian Service Award. This award, which will be granted for meritorious humanitarian service to the nation, acknowledges the dedication of these workers who provide essential and…

  • Dominican airline Sky resumes flights to Antigua and 7 Caribbean destinations

    Dominican airline Sky resumes flights to Antigua and 7 Caribbean destinations

    The Dominican airline Sky High Aviation Services announced that it will resume operations to eight destinations in the Caribbean since the suspension of flights in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline is now taking bookings for flights to eight destinations from Santo Domingo’s Las Americas Airport to Curacao, Aruba, St. Maarten, Bonaire, Anguilla,…

  • West Indies name “A” Team to face New Zealand “A” in four-day matches

    West Indies name “A” Team to face New Zealand “A” in four-day matches

    Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the West Indies ”A” squad to play a two-match series against New Zealand “A” Team next month. The four-day matches will be on December 3-6 at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui and on December 11-14 at Saxton Oval in Nelson. The 14-member squad includes the six reserve players…

  • Imhoff commits to working closely with Fitches Creek community

    Imhoff commits to working closely with Fitches Creek community

    Today, political hopeful, Chaneil Imhoff, and a small team of young volunteers assisted the Fitches Creek Residents Association (FCRA) in their clean-up campaign initiative. Imhoff, a resident of Gunthorpes, has pledged to support the association’s activities for the remainder of the year, through 2021 and beyond. The clean-up campaign is just one of the initiatives…

  • 400 years of rape

    400 years of rape

    By Makeda Mikael RAPE, That is what it was! And for those who want to just hide it behind and within Slavery, they need to own it, for it is our history and our ancestors whom we can only celebrate with real knowledge of what they were forced to live through, no matter how cruel…

  • Antiguan cultural icon Joseph ‘Calypso Joe’ Hunte dies

    Antiguan cultural icon Joseph ‘Calypso Joe’ Hunte dies

    Antigua and Barbuda has lost another cultural icon.  Joseph ‘Calypso Joe’ Hunte has died. Known for his signature guitar and straw hat, Joe’s calypso ‘Bum Bum’ won the road march in 1970. Decades on, the song remains popular, locally, regionally and internationally. He will also be remembered for his contributions to the tourism industry, entertaining…

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]