Antigua Breaking News

Day: March 1, 2021

  • 3 Barbadian women succumb to COVID-19 in one day

    3 Barbadian women succumb to COVID-19 in one day

    The number of Barbadians lost to Covid-19 rose to 36 yesterday, February 28, when three Barbadian ladies succumbed to the viral illness. The first was an 85 year-old resident of a nursing home who passed away at 1:15 in the afternoon. Just over an hour later at 2:25, the second lady, a 64 year-old perished…

  • inet closes Old Parham Road retail store and corporate office

    inet closes Old Parham Road retail store and corporate office

      inet closes OLD Parham Road office  

  • Essential worker dies after being diagnosed with COVID-19

    Essential worker dies after being diagnosed with COVID-19

    Statement on behalf of Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC): An essential worker diagnosed with COVID-19 has sadly, died from illnesses related to the disease. The patient, a fifty-three (53) year old female, was admitted to the hospital on January 24, 2021 in respiratory distress and clinical signs of COVID-19. Following hospital admission guidelines the…

  • 52 in hospital; 39 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua

    52 in hospital; 39 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua

    The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have revealed thirty-nine (39) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Saturday 27th February 2021 at 6pm. Subsequent to the publication of…

  • Low interest loans for Cashew Hill and surrounding communities

    Low interest loans for Cashew Hill and surrounding communities

    The Department of Environment and the Sustainable Island Resource Framework (SIRF) Fund is pleased to invite persons within the Cashew Hill sub-watershed to apply to the Revolving Fund Programme for Loans that would assist them in building resilience against the negative effects and impacts of climate change. For the purposes on the Enhanced Direct Access…

  • India gifts 40,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Antigua and Barbuda

    India gifts 40,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Antigua and Barbuda

    India gifted 40,000 doses of the Made in India Covid-19 vaccine – COVISHIELD, to the Government Antigua and Barbuda today to meet the immediate requirements of vaccinating healthcare workers, frontline workers and those with co-morbidities. The COVISHIELD vaccine is manufactured in India by the Serum Institute of India, Pune, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer in collaboration with Oxford-AstraZeneca. In addition to the…

  • 2 active COVID-19 cases on Barbuda

    2 active COVID-19 cases on Barbuda

    The Barbuda Council’s COVID-19 Taskforce continues its efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus in Barbuda. This past week the results of nine PCR tests were returned. Two of these were repeat tests from previously confirmed positive individuals and the other five were newly tested individuals. Of these five, there was one testing positive…

  • PAHO to deliver 21,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Antigua and Barbuda

    PAHO to deliver 21,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Antigua and Barbuda

    The COVAX Facility has announced its final allocation of COVID-19 vaccines for Barbados and countries in the Eastern Caribbean that will see them receiving a proportion of 16 to 20 per cent of their population coverage by the end of March. According to PAHO, following the approval for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for Emergency Use…

  • How much do you know about cervical cancer?

    How much do you know about cervical cancer?

    In recent years, our nation has seen a surge in cancer cases with the most common being breast cancer. Once a person is diagnosed with breast cancer, organisations such as Breast Friends do offer assistance by way of information and moral support but they cannot do it alone. There is plenty of room for improvement,…

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]