Antigua Breaking News

Day: February 9, 2021

  • U.S. visa renewal interview waiver extended to Dominica

    U.S. visa renewal interview waiver extended to Dominica

    As part of the United States Government’s continuing efforts to facilitate travel with our Caribbean partners, improve customer service during the COVID-19 pandemic, and streamline the visa renewal process, the U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce interview visa waivers for qualified citizens of Dominica as of February 8, 2021. Passport holders from Dominica, with the…

  • St Lucia records 110 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths

    St Lucia records 110 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths

    Today Tuesday February 9, 2021 the Ministry of Health received confirmation from the Ezra Long Laboratory of 110 new cases of COVID-19. This is from a total of 247 samples processed on Sunday February 7, 2021 for a range of days. All of these individuals were seen within the community at a respiratory clinic where…

  • 34 new cases of COVID-19 and death number 9

    34 new cases of COVID-19 and death number 9

    The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) has revealed thirty-four (34) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Tuesday 9th February 2021. Of the two hundred and fifty-two (252) samples pending in the previous dashboard, fifty-one…

  • PM Gonsalves and wife take jab for all to see

    PM Gonsalves and wife take jab for all to see

    Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announced Sunday that he would take the Russian developed Sputnik coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine today. And he did. He noted that the country has received, through an intermediary, 20 doses of the Sputnik vaccine. He added that infectious disease specialist, Dr Jerrol Thompson, a former minister of science and technology, as well…

  • Canada Place tenant, Client Communication Services institutes work-from-home company protocol

    Canada Place tenant, Client Communication Services institutes work-from-home company protocol

    Effective Monday, February 8, the management of Client Communications Services (CCS), a tenant operating out of Canada Place, has taken proactive and definitive steps to ensure the health and safety of its employees – and by extension, other building tenants – by immediately enacting their Work-from-Home (WFH) policy. Out of the abundance of caution and…

  • MSJMC’s statement on latest COVID-19 related death

    MSJMC’s statement on latest COVID-19 related death

    Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) sadly, confirms the death of a 65 year old patient due to COVID-19 related illnesses. The patient was admitted to the hospital on January 23, 2021 in severe respiratory distress. His illness was complicated by several comorbidities. His health continued to deteriorate and he was placed on a ventilator…

  • More Barbudans test positive for COVID-19

    More Barbudans test positive for COVID-19

    More Barbudans test positive for COVID-19

  • PM seems peeved at residents — says vaccine rollout begins within 14 days

    PM seems peeved at residents — says vaccine rollout begins within 14 days

    PM seems peeved at residents — says vaccine rollout begins within 14 days

  • PM Browne says he received Moderna vaccine

    PM Browne says he received Moderna vaccine

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne has apparently been vaccinated against COVID-19. The Prime Minister said on his radio show on Saturday that he has been vaccinated. He also posted on Facebook on Monday that he has received the Moderna vaccine.  

  • Man, 62, is latest victim to COVID

    Man, 62, is latest victim to COVID

    There has been an eighth death from COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda — a 62-year-old man. The latest death was confirmed in the Health Ministry’s dashboard, which says this development brings deaths from non-imported infections to six. The other two deaths recorded so far have been imported. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry says it received no…

  • Intruders break into District A Magistrates’ Court

    Intruders break into District A Magistrates’ Court

    Intruders broke into the District A Magistrates’ Court in Grays Farm overnight. The intruders entered the building sometime between the close of business yesterday and the reopening this morning. Antigua Breaking News (ABN) understands that the intruders entered through a window that was left open. The window is located next to the cashier’s station. It…

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]