Antigua Breaking News

Day: March 4, 2021

  • BREAKING: 10 more COVID cases recorded today

    BREAKING: 10 more COVID cases recorded today

    Subsequent to the dashboard published earlier today, the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment received additional test results from the Mount St. John Medical Centre which revealed ten (10) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Wednesday 3rd February 2021 at 6pm. One hundred and forty-two (142) samples were processed…

  • Vaccination schedule for educators and support staff

    Vaccination schedule for educators and support staff

    Vaccination schedule for educators and support staff

  • ‘Bleak state’ of Barbadian LIAT ex-workers

    ‘Bleak state’ of Barbadian LIAT ex-workers

    A picture emerged Wednesday of “humiliation” and “depression” among severed LIAT employees in Barbados, many of whom have run out of cash and have been forced to beg for help, while the near year-long non-payment of severance by the failed carrier drags on. Now the two unions representing the ex-workers have declared that a speedy…

  • BREAKING: New Zealand rocked by 4th earthquake – this time magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale

    BREAKING: New Zealand rocked by 4th earthquake – this time magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale

    A fourth earthquake has rocked the North Island of New Zealand while terrified residents have fled their homes for higher ground to escape surging seawater. Terrified locals watched from the safety of higher ground as a wall of water rolled into the coast at Tokomaru Bay on Friday morning. Authorities had earlier issued a tsunami…

  • Small states diplomacy pays dividends on ‘de-risking’

    Small states diplomacy pays dividends on ‘de-risking’

    By Sir Ronald Sanders It was an odd law into which to place it, but new and welcome directives on ‘de-risking’, which has plagued Caribbean countries, has become law in the United States. The law in which the helpful directives are embedded is the ‘‘William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year…

  • 34 new cases, deaths up to 21 and 50 in hospital

    34 new cases, deaths up to 21 and 50 in hospital

    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-four new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Tuesday 2nd March 2021 at 6pm. Subsequent to the publication of the…

  • Antigua donates 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Grenada

    Antigua donates 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Grenada

    The Government of Antigua and Barbuda made the decision to donate 5,000 Covid-19 vaccines to Grenada to aid in the fight against this pandemic. Health Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph was present at the V. C Bird International Airport for the send off along with other Health Officials. The items were delivered on Tuesday via R.S.S.…

  • NO MONKEY BUSINESS: Ape among animals given COVID-19 vaccine

    NO MONKEY BUSINESS: Ape among animals given COVID-19 vaccine

    As people go ape trying to find COVID-19 vaccines, a group of primates at the San Diego Zoo became the first non-humans to be administered the jab — including an orangutan named Karen. In January, eight gorillas at the zoo’s Safari Park tested positive for the illness in what was believed to be the first…

  • Decision next week on COVID restrictions

    Decision next week on COVID restrictions

    A decision will be made next week regarding the relaxation of current COVID restrictions, Information Minister Melford Nicholas says. The 6 pm to 5 am curfew, plus closure of all bars and gyms, and ‘takeout only’ restrictions on restaurants, are currently set to remain in place until March 15.

  • Vijay Tewani appointed India’s Honorary Consul in Antigua and Barbuda

    Vijay Tewani appointed India’s Honorary Consul in Antigua and Barbuda

    The Government of India in consultation with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda decided to nominate Vijay Shivkumar Tewani as Honorary Consul of India in Antigua and Barbuda. Dr. K.J. Srinivasa, High Commissioner of India to Antigua and Barbuda handed over the Letter of Appointment from President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, appointing Tewani as…

  • WATCH LIVE: Cabinet Press Briefing

    WATCH LIVE: Cabinet Press Briefing

      WATCH LIVE: Cabinet Press Briefing

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]