Antigua Breaking News

Day: January 19, 2021

  • Wanted man in custody

    Wanted man in custody

    Ricardo Clarke of Ottos, who was sought by the police in connection with allegations of Breaking and Larceny, is now in custody. He surrendered to the police Tuesday afternoon at Police Headquarters. Further investigations are currently ongoing.

  • Saint Lucia records 57 new cases of COVID-19

    Saint Lucia records 57 new cases of COVID-19

    The Ministry of Health and Wellness in St. Lucia received confirmation of 57 new cases of COVID-19 from a batch of 216 tests conducted at the Ezra Long Laboratory. There were 159 negative tests received from this batch. This brings the total number of cases diagnosed in country to date to 713. All of these…

  • Curfew breakers charged

    Curfew breakers charged

    Glen Strann, 30, of DeSouza Road, and 42-year-old Cemona James of Seaview Farm were stopped by police on Sir George Walter Highway on Monday, outside the curfew period and were arrested and charged. Also, Ita M. King of Golden Grove Village was stopped by members of the COVID-19 Curfew Compliance Joint Task Force on Factory…

  • CAL issues notice after US orders negative COVID test for all travellers

    CAL issues notice after US orders negative COVID test for all travellers

    Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has advised that effective January 26, all passengers travelling into the United States of America, will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test in order to travel. The airline’s announcement follows the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order on January 12, requiring all air passengers arriving to…

  • Woman found dead in Swetes

    Woman found dead in Swetes

    A 61-year-old Guyanese woman was found dead in her home in Swetes Village today. Police have confirmed that investigations are ongoing into the cause of her death. The woman is said to be an employee of Special Security Services. She worked for the company for 22 years. The woman last worked yesterday and was on…

  • Dr. Gene Leon elected President of Caribbean Development Bank

    Dr. Gene Leon elected President of Caribbean Development Bank

    The Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has elected Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon to serve as the next President of the multi-lateral institution. Dr. Leon’s appointment will become effective on May 1, 2021.  He will succeed Dr. Wm Warren Smith who has been at the helm of the regional financial institution for…

  • MoU signed between Government of Antigua and Barbuda, The UWI and Association of Commonwealth Universities

    MoU signed between Government of Antigua and Barbuda, The UWI and Association of Commonwealth Universities

    The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and Chair of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise their collaboration in support of a Centre for Excellence for Oceanography and the Blue Economy at The University of…

  • With the Americas failing to control coronavirus, many hospitals are at or close to capacity, PAHO director says

    With the Americas failing to control coronavirus, many hospitals are at or close to capacity, PAHO director says

    The Region of the Americas must intensify public health interventions on social distancing, limiting gatherings, wearing masks and hand washing to limit exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne said today. “Our region, and our world, is failing to control coronavirus. In far too many places public policies are…

  • Antigua records 1 new case of COVID-19

    Antigua records 1 new case of COVID-19

    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 one new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Monday 18th January 2021 at 6pm. Subsequent to the publication of the dashboard for Sunday 17th January 2021 with…

  • ABBA Recognizes the Country’s Most Recent Junior Basketball Scholarship Recipient

    ABBA Recognizes the Country’s Most Recent Junior Basketball Scholarship Recipient

    The Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA) is pleased to announce the achievement of the country’s most recent Junior Basketball Scholarship recipient, 15-year-old, Shamoi Tonge. Tonge, a member of the Wadadli Elite Basketball Club, accepted a scholarship to attend Olympus Basketball Academy in the United States of America (USA), through a strategic partnership between Wadadli…

  • Antiguans can apply for Climate Change and Health Fellowship

    Antiguans can apply for Climate Change and Health Fellowship

    The European Union (EU) has funded a 5-year project aimed at Strengthening Climate Resilient Health Systems in the Caribbean. The project is being implemented by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and is bringing together five main sub-regional partners (including the University of the West Indies) working across 16 countries. Purpose of the Climate Change…

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]