Antigua Breaking News

Day: July 8, 2021

  • 2 suspects arrested in Haiti president’s killing believed to be U.S. citizens, minister says

    2 suspects arrested in Haiti president’s killing believed to be U.S. citizens, minister says

    Two men believed to be Haitian-Americans — one of them purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince — have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti’s president, a senior Haitian official said Thursday. Mathias Pierre, Haiti’s minister of elections, told The Associated Press that James Solages, a Haitian American, was…

  • VIDEO: SHARE Inc, MP Maria Browne’s Charity, is a shareholder and landlord of Pointe FM

    VIDEO: SHARE Inc, MP Maria Browne’s Charity, is a shareholder and landlord of Pointe FM

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne has been explaining the exact nature of the relationship between Pointe FM, a radio station he founded, and SHARE INC, his wife’s Charity. He confirmed that the charity owned by his wife Maria Browne, has a rental arrangement with Pointe FM because the building is owned by SHARE. SHARE Inc is…

  • 2 active cases of COVID-19 in Antigua; 1 person hospitalized

    2 active cases of COVID-19 in Antigua; 1 person hospitalized

    The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird Mount St. John Medical Centre has revealed one new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 case in Antigua and Barbuda as of Wednesday 7th July 2021 at 6pm. Ninety-nine (99) samples were processed at Sir Lester Bird MSJMC. Consequently,…

  • National Solid Waste launches major environmental initiative

    National Solid Waste launches major environmental initiative

    The ongoing campaign to phase out mercury and eliminate its threat to human life and the environment in Antigua and Barbuda received a major boost on Tuesday, July 6. The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), supported by stakeholders and several partners, held its official handing over ceremony of specialised bins designed for the safe…

  • CARICOM the only organisation commanding wide trust in Haiti’s crisis

    CARICOM the only organisation commanding wide trust in Haiti’s crisis

    By Sir Ronald Sanders Haiti was in a constitutional and political crisis before the assassination of its President Jovenel Moïse in the early hours of the morning of July 7.   That crisis has worsened. It is now explosive unless representatives of the main political parties collectively agree on an interim, broad-based government to prepare…

  • LIAT employee says no hope of severance from Antigua

    LIAT employee says no hope of severance from Antigua

    A Barbadian engineer still employed with Antigua-based airline LIAT has told his former co-workers not to hold out any hope of the government in that twin-island nation paying them severance. Francis Ifill, one of 103 employees who remain on the payroll of the company which is under court-sanctioned administration, said there is no state fund…

  • Haitian president’s body was riddled with 12 bullets, eye was blown out: judge

    Haitian president’s body was riddled with 12 bullets, eye was blown out: judge

    Assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse‘s body was found riddled with a dozen high-caliber bullets — with one of his eyes blown out, a local judge has said. “We found twelve holes in the president’s body,” Pétion-Ville deputy justice of the peace Carl Henry Destin told Haiti’s largest newspaper, Le Nouvelliste, saying they were “made with…

  • Chairman of CARICOM Gaston Browne expresses condolences on the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse

    Chairman of CARICOM Gaston Browne expresses condolences on the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse

    “I extend the condolences of my Government and the Governments of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to the Haitian people, on the assassination of the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, which was reported to have occurred last night, hours after the 42nd CARICOM Heads Regular meeting ended,” said Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman…

  • CABINET NOTES of Wednesday, July 7 2021

    CABINET NOTES of Wednesday, July 7 2021

    The Cabinet met today for its weekly meeting in order to take many decisions that reflected a shift in some Covid-19 policy. The entire team was present, several by virtual means and others by face-to-face engagement. 1.i. The Cabinet decided that fully vaccinated nationals and residents returning home after having taken the negative PCR Test,…

  • Cabinet gives nod for first fete on July 18

    Cabinet gives nod for first fete on July 18

    CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet agreed that the first fete permitted to take place under very strict protocols is scheduled for July 18, 2021, at the Coolidge Cricket Grounds. Thereafter, fetes or gatherings will be allowed; all fetes or gatherings will have a maximum of 300 adults, all fully vaccinated. Following the first event, a full…

  • World marks four millionth death from COVID-19 Pandemic

    World marks four millionth death from COVID-19 Pandemic

    MESSAGE OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE FOUR MILLIONTH DEATH FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Today the world marks yet another grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic.  Four million souls have now been lost to the virus.  This tragic toll is more than the population of one out of three countries on earth. Many of us…

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]