Antigua Breaking News

Day: January 29, 2021

  • Reduced seating on buses takes effect Saturday

    Reduced seating on buses takes effect Saturday

    Reduced seating on buses takes effect Saturday.

  • St Lucia records 89 cases of COVID-19

    St Lucia records 89 cases of COVID-19

    St Lucia’s COVID-19 case count surged by 89 on Friday, pushing active cases to 562. The results came from 356 samples taken between January 21-29. All 89 are St Lucian nationals ranging in age from 8 years to 77 years. They were seen at a community-based respiratory clinic for assessment and tested for COVID-19. The…

  • 6-year-old boy who wants to become Prime Minister visits PM Browne

    6-year-old boy who wants to become Prime Minister visits PM Browne

    Today, 6-year-old Jadon Smith paid Prime Minister Gaston Browne a courtesy visit at the Prime Minister’s office on Queen Elizabeth Highway. The Grade 2 student said his goal is to become Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and opted to visit the PM today as part of his career-day project. Delighted by the visit, PM…

  • Cocaine stash seized off Barbados

    Cocaine stash seized off Barbados

    More than four tonnes of high-purity cocaine were discovered on a fishing vessel that was intercepted far off the coast of Barbados, according to information revealed by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA). The NCA said about a week ago on January 17, a French Navy ship operating out of Martinique intercepted and boarded the boat,…

  • Barbados records 12th COVID-19 death, 21 new cases

    Barbados records 12th COVID-19 death, 21 new cases

    An 84-year-old Barbadian woman, who had a pre-existing chronic illness, is the latest casualty of COVID-19. She died yesterday, Thursday, January 28. Her death brings to 12 the number of persons who have succumbed to the viral illness. There were also 21 new positive COVID-19 cases recorded on Thursday from among the 422 tests conducted…

  • Another 103 LIAT employees to be terminated

    Another 103 LIAT employees to be terminated

    Another 103 employees of the collapsed regional airline LIAT are to be terminated. This has been revealed by Cleveland Seaforth, the Antigua and Barbuda court-approved Administrator of the company in a letter dated January 22, 2021 and addressed to Prime Minister Mia Mottley and eight other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government in which he…

  • Antigua to petition developed countries in its quest to source COVID-19 Vaccines

    Antigua to petition developed countries in its quest to source COVID-19 Vaccines

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Thursday announced that his government will be appealing to a number of European and North American countries in its quest to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the people of Antigua and Barbuda. “The inoculation of our people against the Coronavirus and its recent mutations is vital to the lives and livelihoods…

  • WestJet cuts flying to Caribbean and Mexico at request of Canadian government

    WestJet cuts flying to Caribbean and Mexico at request of Canadian government

    The WestJet Group today announced it would temporarily cease international flying to 14 sun destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean in response to a request from the Government of Canada. “The government asked, and we agreed,” said Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO. “While we know that air travel is responsible for less than two…

  • Canada cancels all flights to the Caribbean

    Canada cancels all flights to the Caribbean

    Canada’s main airlines have agreed to cancel service to the Caribbean and Mexico and the federal government is introducing new mandatory quarantine rules as they try to discourage international travel. This morning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing and Air Transat have agreed to suspend service to sun destinations right away and will be making arrangements with their customers…

  • Antigua’s overall total of confirmed COVID cases now at 218

    Antigua’s overall total of confirmed COVID cases now at 218

    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 three new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Wednesday 27th January 2021. Subsequent to the publication of the dashboard for Wednesday 27th January 2021 with the cut…

  • BUDGET 2021: Full presentation by Prime Minister Gaston Browne

    BUDGET 2021: Full presentation by Prime Minister Gaston Browne

    By Gaston Browne –  Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Corporate Governance and Public Private Partnerships.  To the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda  On Thursday 28th January 2021. “Maintaining a Healthy Nation and Restoring a Vibrant Economy” Mr. Speaker As I rise to present to this Honourable House my Government’s Budget for 2021,…

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]