Antigua Breaking News

Day: January 10, 2021

  • SLP says Chastanet betrayed CARICOM for trump

    SLP says Chastanet betrayed CARICOM for trump

    The opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) has posted a video on its official Facebook page that accuses Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, of betraying the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for US President, Donald Trump. President Trump met Chastanet and the leaders of the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica in March 2019. “What did Saint…

  • West Indies women start training camp in Antigua

    West Indies women start training camp 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 Twenty-four leading West Indies women cricketers will gather in Antigua from this weekend for a training camp at The Coolidge Cricket Ground. The camp will be the first face-to-face assignment…

  • PM Browne’s Keynote Address at UWI Five Islands graduation

    PM Browne’s Keynote Address at UWI Five Islands graduation

    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 Keynote Address at the Inaugural Graduation Ceremony of the Five Islands Campus of the University of the West Indies on 10th January 2021 by the Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime…

  • Antigua records 7 cases of COVID-19; Active cases up to 19

    Antigua records 7 cases of COVID-19; Active cases up to 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 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)…

  • Barbados seeking to make amends for delays in COVID test results

    Barbados seeking to make amends for delays in COVID test results

    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 In an effort to “make the wrongs that have been done right,” the government of Barbados, through the Ministry of Finance, will be offering refunds to those visitors and…

  • Multiple charges for Carson Mathew Jr

    Multiple charges for Carson Mathew Jr

    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 Police have preferred additional charges against 24yr old Carson Matthew Jr of Fort Road. He is now charged for allegedly breaking into the dwelling house of female resident…

  • Friend recounts moment when 5-year-old drowned at Royalton Antigua

    Friend recounts moment when 5-year-old drowned at Royalton 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 by Ming Meet Izabela Nikolovski. God gave Izabela her wings on 12/20/20 at the age of 5. Here is the story of how I met Izabela & her family.…

  • Caroline ‘O’line’ Wynter celebrates 101st birthday today

    Caroline ‘O’line’ Wynter celebrates 101st birthday today

    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 Ms. Caroline “O’line” Wynter was born on January 10, 1920 in a section of the village of Willikies called “Saltar” to her parents, Mr. William and Mrs. Marie Wynter.…

  • Hermena Joseph Goodwin is 100 years old today

    Hermena Joseph Goodwin is 100 years old today

    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 Hermena Joseph Goodwin also known as Winifred or Winnie was born December 28th, 1920 as told to her by her mother.  However officially her birth has been recorded as…

  • Bob Marley’s Daughter Dismisses Reports Rita Marley Is Dead

    Bob Marley’s Daughter Dismisses Reports Rita Marley Is Dead

    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 Rita Marley is NOT dead. Sometimes the internet can be a friend, and other times it can be a foe used by others for clickbait as it spreads misinformation.…

  • Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

    Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

    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 Authorities said they determined the location of the crash site and black boxes of a Boeing 737-500 on Sunday, a day after the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea…

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]