Antigua Breaking News

Day: March 8, 2021

  • 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua

    14 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua

    The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has revealed fourteen (14) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Saturday 6th March 2021 at 6pm. Nine (9) recoveries have been recorded bringing the total to four hundred and…

  • Kendra Beazer assaults 4 cops taking him from hotel to mental health evaluation, court papers say

    Kendra Beazer assaults 4 cops taking him from hotel to mental health evaluation, court papers say

    SOURCE: Lehigh Valley Live — A 28-year-old Lehigh University graduate student “acting erratically” Sunday night in the Comfort Suites in the 100 block of West Third Street in Bethlehem assaulted three police officers and a sergeant who were escorting him to a voluntary mental health evaluation, court papers say. Kendra Beazer, of the 800 block…

  • COVID-19 Vaccination for Priority groups continues

    COVID-19 Vaccination for Priority groups continues

    The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment continues to be encouraged by the public demand for the COVID-19 vaccine and notes that as of Saturday 6th March 14,218 vaccines had been administered. Antigua and Barbuda is almost at the half way mark of the 40,000 doses of vaccines received recently from the Government of…

  • Hurst: Chinese and Russian vaccines can be here within days of approval

    Hurst: Chinese and Russian vaccines can be here within days of approval

    SOURCE: Observer Media — Vaccines from China and Russia could arrive on the island within days, once approved by the Antigua & Barbuda Pharmacy Council, according to Government Chief of Staff Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst. “Just so long as the air freight is available or some sort of air transport, we are speaking about days once…

  • International Women’s Day Message from DNA Political Leader, Joanne Massiah

    International Women’s Day Message from DNA Political Leader, Joanne Massiah

    “Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” #ChooseToChallenge – The theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021, observed on March 8th, casts another global clarion call to action in our ongoing agitation for gender equity in our respective societies. Inherent in the theme is an acknowledgment that, notwithstanding the attainment of women’s suffrage…

  • 750 senior educators receive first shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine

    750 senior educators receive first shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine

    Seven hundred and fifty senior educators received their first shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the close of day two of the vaccination schedule on Sunday. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, American University of Antigua (AUA) opened its campus on Saturday and Sunday for technical officers within the Ministry…

  • Police commissioner responds to Sgt. Hughon David’s death

    Police commissioner responds to Sgt. Hughon David’s death

    Members of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda are mourning the passing of Sergeant of Police, Hughon Terrance David. Sergeant David died suddenly at his home in York’s Village on Sunday around 5:30 pm, following a brief illness. He died at the age of 42 years. Commissioner of Police, Atlee Rodney spoke with…

  • Lennox Weston hospitalised

    Lennox Weston hospitalised

    Works Minister Lennox Weston has been hospitalized, Antigua Breaking News (ABN) has confirmed. Weston is being monitored for possible exposure to COVID-19. The Member of Parliament is also being monitored for elevated sugar levels and blood pressure, according to media reports. Minister Weston was admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure, on the advice of…

  • Requiem for Clarvis Joseph

    Requiem for Clarvis Joseph

    By Baldwin Spencer I knew Clarvis Joseph for decades in his various capacities: Teacher, Businessman, Sports Administrator and Culture Enthusiast. Each of these endeavors formed a part of his commitment to nation-building and to impacting the lives of Antiguans and Barbudans, individually and collectively, in a positive way. In particular, he always found, or made,…

  • Committal hearing for Simone Whyte’s alleged killer adjourned

    Committal hearing for Simone Whyte’s alleged killer adjourned

    March 18 is the new date when murder accused Shawn ‘Soca Slide’ Mussington, charged with murdering his reported ex-partner, will appear in the St John’s Magistrates’ Court. Mussington was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison last November after he was charged with murdering Simone Whyte just a day prior. The date for his communal hearing was…

  • Another man dies after contracting COVID-19

    Another man dies after contracting COVID-19

    Statement on behalf of Mount St. John’s Medical Centre Dr. Albert Duncan, MSJMC Medical Director said: “We can confirm that sadly, a male patient, age 82, _(resident at Fiennes Institute)_ who had underlying medical conditions, has passed away at Mount St. John’s Medical Centre on March 8, 2021 _(today)_ at 3:49am. “He had tested positive…

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]