Antigua Breaking News

Day: January 17, 2021

  • Health Ministry confirms 2 new cases of COVID-19

    Health Ministry confirms 2 new cases 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 two new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Saturday 17th January 2021 at 6pm. Subsequent to the publication of the…

  • Talks to continue on the implementation of judge alone trials

    Talks to continue on the implementation of judge alone trials

    SOURCE: Daily Observer — Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs intends to hold further dialogue with the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association (ABBA) and other members of civil society about instituting judge alone trials in the twin island nation. Steadroy Benjamin made the disclosure during the ceremonial opening of the new Law Year 2021.…

  • Betty White turns 99 Sunday: She’s no ‘egomaniac,’ COVID-19 is ‘afraid’ of her

    Betty White turns 99 Sunday: She’s no ‘egomaniac,’ COVID-19 is ‘afraid’ of her

    Sure, Mary Tyler Moore turned the world on with her smile — but her scene-stealing co-star, the legendary Betty White, is the one who stole our hearts for the long haul. America’s badass sweetheart, a cultural touchstone who’s entertained generations with her wit and wisdom, turns 99 years old Sunday. The Illinois-born, Cali-raised teen broke…

  • Glow at Volcano is not an explosive eruption – scientist

    Glow at Volcano is not an explosive eruption – scientist

    SOURCE: iWitness News — The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) said, late Saturday night, that there was no explosive eruption of La Soufriere. Residents of North Leeward have reported seeing “fire” at the volcano, which has been erupting effusively since late December. “The magma continues to flow out of the crater, so that is a…

  • 29 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, 13 were nursing home patients

    29 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, 13 were nursing home patients

    Norway expressed increasing concern about the safety of the Pfizer Inc. vaccine on elderly people with serious underlying health conditions after raising an estimate of the number who died after receiving inoculations to 29. The latest figure adds six to the number of known fatalities in Norway, and lowers the age group thought to be…

  • Cricket Kindness Project donates a quantity of gear and equipment to Antigua

    Cricket Kindness Project donates a quantity of gear and equipment to Antigua

    A generous donation of quality cricket gear and equipment by an England-based charity has begun to roll out across schools and communities in Antigua &Barbuda. Cricket Kindness, the brainchild of Australian Tamara Lowe, who pioneered the Caribbean Children’s Cricket Charity, has sent a number of bats, balls, shoes, pads, gloves, kit, helmets, and other items…

  • Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream

    Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream

    A city government in eastern China says the coronavirus was found on ice cream produced there, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch. The government says employees of the company in Tianjin, adjacent to Beijing, are being tested for the coronavirus. There is no indication anyone has contracted the virus from the ice…

  • Bad Boy Billionaires has aired, no urgency to Mehul Choksi’s pre-screening plea — Delhi HC

    Bad Boy Billionaires has aired, no urgency to Mehul Choksi’s pre-screening plea — Delhi HC

    The Delhi High Court said on Wednesday that with the release of Netflix docuseries ‘Bad Boy Billionaires’, the plea by Mehul Choksi, an accused in the Rs 13,500-crore PNB fraud case, for its pre-screening remained “an academic exercise” as everything was “practically over”. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh…

  • Harris to be sworn in by Justice Sotomayor at inauguration

    Harris to be sworn in by Justice Sotomayor at inauguration

    Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, a history-making event in which the first Black, South Asian and female vice-president will take her oath of office from the first Latina justice. Harris chose Sotomayor for the task, according to a person familiar with the decision. She’ll also…

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]