Antigua Breaking News

Day: May 13, 2021

  • COVID-19: Two vaccinated individuals die suddenly on Montserrat

    COVID-19: Two vaccinated individuals die suddenly on Montserrat

    MONTSERRAT: The Ministry of Health and Social Services commenced COVID-19 vaccination on 8 February 2021. Since that time, 1321 persons have received their first dose of the vaccine and 976 persons have received their second dose. Based on Hospital records, there has been a total of 14 deaths on Montserrat from February 2021 to present.…

  • Man found dead in English Harbour

    Man found dead in English Harbour

    The body of George Sebastian was discovered in his home in English Harbour Thursday afternoon. The well-known English Habour resident is said to be in his late 60s or early 70s. He was found unresponsive on the floor of his home. The discovery was made by a close relative.

  • Vaccinate or suffocate – the stark choice

    Vaccinate or suffocate – the stark choice

    By Sir Ronald Sanders Sections of the population in many of the 14 independent CARICOM countries are in grave danger of undermining their own health and economic interests by their refusal to be inoculated against the coronavirus, COVID-19. At the time of writing (May 13), 159.5 million persons have been infected with the virus worldwide.…

  • Grenada’s state of emergency set to extend until November

    Grenada’s state of emergency set to extend until November

    The state of emergency in place to contain and control the spread of COVID-19, and which is scheduled to expire on July 14, is set to be extended until November. The House of Representatives, where the ruling New National Party (NNP) occupies all the seats, will meet on May 21 at which time the extension…

  • U.S. CDC eases guidance on indoor mask-wearing for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19

    U.S. CDC eases guidance on indoor mask-wearing for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19

    In a striking move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places. The newly-issued guidance still calls for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings like buses,…

  • Mjolnir Messiah is Antigua’s top CSEC student 2020

    Mjolnir Messiah is Antigua’s top CSEC student 2020

    The Ministry of Education, Sports and Creative Industries is pleased to announce Mjolnir Messiah as Antigua and Barbuda’s most outstanding student in the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. Messiah, a former student of St. Joseph’s Academy sat and passed 21 subjects, securing 16 Grade Ones and 5 Grade Twos. Director of Education, Clare Browne, on…

  • Barbados-born centenarian Hyacinth Mottley celebrates 107th birthday in Antigua

    Barbados-born centenarian Hyacinth Mottley celebrates 107th birthday in Antigua

    Hyacinth Mottley is being hailed in Antigua & Barbuda as she celebrates her 107th birthday. Mottley has been living in Antigua for more than 75 years.  In her early years, she worked as a helper in many prominent households. In the mid-1950’ s she decided to leave domestic work behind and work for herself. She…

  • Luke Andrew missing since March

    Luke Andrew missing since March

    Family members are seeking the public’s assistance to locate Andrew Luke. Andrew was last seen in March 2021 near the fisheries complex. Andrew fell ill in March and was hospitalised but hospital officials say Luke is not a patient at present. Andrew reportedly slept in a boat at Fisheries Complex and was frequently seen around…

  • CABINET NOTES: Wednesday, May 12 2021

    CABINET NOTES: Wednesday, May 12 2021

    The Cabinet met face-to-face and three members chose to attend virtually. The Cabinet meeting lasted nearly eight hours and, as is the custom of the Gaston Browne-led executive body, officials and other experts were invited to the meeting in order to enhance the decision-making of the body. 1.i. The Cabinet invited the Chief Medical Officer…

  • Zena Maude Doobay celebrates her 101st birthday today

    Zena Maude Doobay celebrates her 101st birthday today

    Ms. Doobay’s life is chronicled below by one of her grandchildren. My loving, caring and Compassionate grandmother, born Zena Maude Doobay on 13th May 1920 at #68 Corriverton, Berbice, Guyana was the 2nd of 21 children by her father. Her mom whose parents went to Guyana on the Indentured Slave ship from India unfortunately died…

  • Bars to open next week

    Bars to open next week

    Bars and clubs will open next Wednesday, May 19, 2021, having assured the Ministry of Health, the Chief Health Inspector and other Enforcement Agencies that all the protocols agreed-to are in place and obeyed. Several meetings have been held with the owners of the bars and they have put forward acceptable arrangements, the basis of…

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]