Antigua Breaking News

Day: July 19, 2021

  • UN statement lists Asot Michael as Antigua’s Minister of Tourism

    UN statement lists Asot Michael as Antigua’s Minister of Tourism

    In Antigua, the President of the General Assembly will be received by H.E. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and meet bilaterally with H.E. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda. He will also meet with H.E. Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Environment and Health, H.E. Dean Jonas, Minister of Social Transformation and Blue Economy; and…

  • Haiti’s interim prime minister says he will step down

    Haiti’s interim prime minister says he will step down

    Claude Joseph, who has nominally led Haiti as acting prime minister since the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, will hand power to a challenger backed by the international community possibly as soon as Tuesday, a Haitian official said. The announcement appears to end a power struggle between Joseph and Ariel Henry, the 71-year old neurosurgeon who was appointed prime…

  • WIPA Congratulates West Indies Women’s Team on Series Wins Over Pakistan

    WIPA Congratulates West Indies Women’s Team on Series Wins Over Pakistan

    The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) congratulates the West Indies Women’s Senior Team on T20I and ODI series wins over Pakistan. The West Indies women won the CG Insurance T20 International and One Day International series by 3-0 and 3-2 respectively. The women played entertaining, dominant cricket throughout the T20I series, and good, consistent cricket…

  • Former chief minister in Montserrat imprisoned for 15 years

    Former chief minister in Montserrat imprisoned for 15 years

    The High Court Monday sentenced former chief minister, David Brandt, to 15 years in prison after he had earlier been found guilty on six counts of sexual exploitation and one count of perverting the course of justice. The court had set sentencing for July 14 for Brandt, who had originally been charged with seven counts…

  • Antigua logs 7 new cases of COVID-19

    Antigua logs 7 new cases of COVID-19

    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 seven (7) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Saturday 17th July 2021 at 6pm. Two (2) of the cases were recorded on the 16th…

  • Samantha’s vision for Bolans playing field and adjacent courts

    Samantha’s vision for Bolans playing field and adjacent courts

    The Bolans playing field and adjacent courts form part of the heart and soul of sport and recreation in the Bolans community. In fact, it has and continues to serve as a proving ground for some of Antigua and Barbuda’s greatest sportsmen and sportswomen. Against this backdrop, I was delighted this morning to be part…

  • LETTER: About first fete and ABS’s attack on free speech in Antigua & Barbuda

    LETTER: About first fete and ABS’s attack on free speech in Antigua & Barbuda

    DEAR EDITOR: Please permit me some space, although I don’t intend to be long. Yesterday, July 18, 2021 was the highly anticipated first fete. This fete was supposed to make those of us who were unvaccinated jealous and intern want to make us rush to the nearest vaccination site Well, that won’t happen. The fete…

  • Fully vaccinated tourists will soon be able to visit Canada again

    Fully vaccinated tourists will soon be able to visit Canada again

    CBC NEWS: Canada’s federal government announced today it plans to let fully vaccinated tourists visit Canada again soon. Ottawa now says that — starting Aug. 9 at 12:01 a.m. ET. — fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents living in that country will be able to visit Canada without having to quarantine for two weeks.…

  • Unvaccinated public officers put on notice

    Unvaccinated public officers put on notice

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne has put unvaccinated public officers on notice. He said Cabinet is close to making a decision that those who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will be subject to regular testing at their own cost. The Prime Minister was speaking on Pointe FM on Saturday.

  • Rowley peeved at ‘insult’ shown to CARICOM

    Rowley peeved at ‘insult’ shown to CARICOM

    Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, on Sunday said that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping should feel insulted by a statement released by a group of international diplomats regarding the political situation in Haiti, where armed gunmen shot and killed President Jovenel Moise during the early hours of July 7 at his…

  • 50 new recruits for Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda

    50 new recruits for Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda

    The Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda is hoping that the addition of 50 new police recruits will help give the force a much needed man power boost. Steadroy Cutie Benjamin says the new police recruits are part of a plan to have more visibility in the police force. He was speaking last week at…

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]