Antigua Breaking News

Day: January 8, 2021

  • Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump’s account

    Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump’s account

    TO RECEIVE NEWS NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATS APP PLEASE SAVE OUR NUMBER AND SEND US A MESSAGE AT 268-721-5402 AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO OUR LIST Twitter permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s account, the social media company announced Friday. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them…

  • Carlson Mathew Jr escapes police custody

    Carlson Mathew Jr escapes police custody

    TO RECEIVE NEWS NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATS APP PLEASE SAVE OUR NUMBER AND SEND US A MESSAGE AT 268-721-5402 AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO OUR LIST Mere hours after police charged Carlson Mathew Jr of Upper Fort Road with Breaking and Larceny, they now say he is on the run again. Police say Matthew escaped…

  • 2 more cases of COVID-19 in Antigua

    2 more cases of COVID-19 in Antigua

    TO RECEIVE NEWS NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATS APP PLEASE SAVE OUR NUMBER AND SEND US A MESSAGE AT 268-721-5402 AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO OUR LIST The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s Medical Center (MSJMC) has revealed two new laboratory confirmed COVID-19…

  • Police report overall reduction in crime for 2020, but 3 times as many murders and a spike in robberies

    Police report overall reduction in crime for 2020, but 3 times as many murders and a spike in robberies

    TO RECEIVE NEWS NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATS APP PLEASE SAVE OUR NUMBER AND SEND US A MESSAGE AT 268-721-5402 AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO OUR LIST While there was an increase in certain crimes in 2020 when compared to the previous year, the police are reporting that there was an overall reduction in criminal activity…

  • Trinidad PM taken to hospital with ‘cardiac issue’

    Trinidad PM taken to hospital with ‘cardiac issue’

    TO RECEIVE NEWS NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATS APP PLEASE SAVE OUR NUMBER AND SEND US A MESSAGE AT 268-721-5402 AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO OUR LIST Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and has been admitted to West Shore Medical Hospital, to be treated for a cardiac issue. He was brought to the private hospital in…

  • St Vincent records 55 new cases of COVID-19

    St Vincent records 55 new cases of COVID-19

    TO RECEIVE NEWS NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATS APP PLEASE SAVE OUR NUMBER AND SEND US A MESSAGE AT 268-721-5402 AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO OUR LIST St Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday confirmed 55 new COVID-19  cases of which three are imported and 52 are nationals without a recent history of travel. A news…

  • Carlson Mathew Jr charged with breaking and larceny

    Carlson Mathew Jr charged with breaking and larceny

    TO RECEIVE NEWS NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATS APP PLEASE SAVE OUR NUMBER AND SEND US A MESSAGE AT 268-721-5402 AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO OUR LIST Police have charged Carlson Mathew Jr of Upper Fort Road with Breaking and Larceny. He is accused of breaking into a dwelling house on Upper St. Georges Street on…

  • Dominica moves Barbados to HIGH-RISK COVID classification

    Dominica moves Barbados to HIGH-RISK COVID classification

    TO RECEIVE NEWS NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATS APP PLEASE SAVE OUR NUMBER AND SEND US A MESSAGE AT 268-721-5402 AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO OUR LIST The Government of Dominica has taken a responsible decision to revise the COVID-19 Country Risk Classifications for travel from the CARICOM Travel Bubble, Low, Medium and High-Risk Countries. Effective…

  • Mexico supports Antigua and Barbuda in the fight against COVID-19

    Mexico supports Antigua and Barbuda in the fight against COVID-19

    TO RECEIVE NEWS NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATS APP PLEASE SAVE OUR NUMBER AND SEND US A MESSAGE AT 268-721-5402 AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO OUR LIST Today, the Government of Mexico handed over two medical ventilators made in Mexico to Antigua and Barbuda, as a gesture of friendship, solidarity and support to strengthen its health…

  • Royal Caribbean, Global Ports to move forward with major projects

    Royal Caribbean, Global Ports to move forward with major projects

    TO RECEIVE NEWS NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATS APP PLEASE SAVE OUR NUMBER AND SEND US A MESSAGE AT 268-721-5402 AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO OUR LIST Cabinet notes: The Minister of Tourism informed that the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line will move forward on its investment at Fort James; drawings are being completed that will be…

  • COVID-19 Vaccination National Technical Working Group established

    COVID-19 Vaccination National Technical Working Group established

    TO RECEIVE NEWS NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATS APP PLEASE SAVE OUR NUMBER AND SEND US A MESSAGE AT 268-721-5402 AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO OUR LIST The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, led by the Minister, Sir Molwyn Joseph officially launched the National Technical Working Group (NTWG) on Tuesday with the assistance 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]