Antigua Breaking News

Day: July 23, 2021

  • LOVELL: Antiguans living abroad should be able to vote after 2 weeks home

    LOVELL: Antiguans living abroad should be able to vote after 2 weeks home

  • Antigua logs 2 new cases of COVID-19

    Antigua logs 2 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 two (2) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 case in Antigua and Barbuda as of Thursday 22nd July 2021 at 6pm. Both cases are non-imported. Seventy-seven (77) samples were processed at…

  • DNA stands with workers and calls for inclusion in COVID-19 response

    DNA stands with workers and calls for inclusion in COVID-19 response

    The complexity and novelty of the COVID -19 pandemic requires the consistent and continuous engagement, consultation and collaboration with industry and sectoral leaders, technical experts and medical attendees, and with the public. Technological advances and the new modes of communication has made this easier today. it is not only anticipated by the people, it is…

  • If he nuh bang me he nuh love me

    If he nuh bang me he nuh love me

    By Makeda Mikael The biggest wrong handed down from the deadly days of slavery was wrapped up with love. Can you imagine that! Just like Rape and Incest, beating up your woman instead of knocking down Massa became commonplace, so much so that after a terrible ‘raasing’ (bang up) the woman’s shamefaced response to others…

  • Imhoff responds to misogyny and calls for meaningful change

    Imhoff responds to misogyny and calls for meaningful change

    Over the last few weeks, information pertaining to my personal life has been circulating on social media. I will not address that issue as it remains private. However, I wish to call out the unabashed misogyny by two men. Last week, the “George for St. George” Facebook Page posted screenshots of now-deleted posts with a…

  • Are you lonesome tonight?

    Are you lonesome tonight?

    By Doctor Lester Simon 1. Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss me tonight?Are you sorry we drifted apart? 2.Yes. I am lonesome tonight. I am lonesome tonight because I feel this country is drifting apart. 3.Let me say this upfront, starting with the end. There is a conflation of nonsense, witting and unwitting bad…

  • CTO guardedly optimistic about summer travel

    CTO guardedly optimistic about summer travel

    With the 2021 summer season under way, there is increasing evidence in the marketplace that pent-up demand is roaring back much earlier and at a much quicker pace than forecasters had predicted. At the same time, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is encouraged by the data from our member countries, who have worked tirelessly to…

  • Government’s approach on vaccinations is wrong, Lovell says

    Government’s approach on vaccinations is wrong, Lovell says

  • Best wishes at the Olympics – CARICOM Chairman

    Best wishes at the Olympics – CARICOM Chairman

    CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Gaston Browne of  Antigua and Barbuda has extended best wishes to the Caribbean athletes participating in the Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. More than one hundred and fifty Caribbean athletes are taking part in the games which run from 23 July to 8 August.

  • Western nations insult CARICOM, says PM Browne

    Western nations insult CARICOM, says PM Browne

    (Amsterdam News) — Beset by crisis after crisis in Haiti, the Caribbean Community’s most populous member state has in recent months apparently not been involved in regional affairs as it should be. On the other hand, the region’s representative office in Port Au Prince has been closed for nearly a decade, a move experts say…

  • Haitian president’s hometown holds funeral amid violence

    Haitian president’s hometown holds funeral amid violence

    (AP) — The hometown of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse prepared to receive his body on Friday for a private funeral amid heavy security following violent protests and fears of political volatility in the Caribbean nation. White T-shirts and caps emblazoned with his picture were distributed to supporters the day before what is expected to…

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]