Antigua Breaking News

Day: August 10, 2021

  • Montserrat’s Premier extends condolences to Antigua & Barbuda on the passing of Sir Lester Bird

    Montserrat’s Premier extends condolences to Antigua & Barbuda on the passing of Sir Lester Bird

    Montserrat’s Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Joseph E. Farrell, extends deepest condolences on the passing of former Prime Minister and National Hero of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Lester Bird, who departed this life on 9th August 2021. During the height of our volcanic eruptions in the 1990s, Sir Lester is credited with facilitating unrestricted…

  • 9 additional homes handed over in Barbuda under EU-funded Housing Support Project

    9 additional homes handed over in Barbuda under EU-funded Housing Support Project

    Nine additional families have received the keys to their newly rehabilitated homes on 6 August 2021 under Phase 2 of the Housing Support to Barbuda Project led Government of Antigua and Barbuda and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) thanks to the critical support of the European Union (EU). The nine homes are…

  • Police arrest 2 people linked to Sunday’s protest

    Police arrest 2 people linked to Sunday’s protest

    OBSERVER MEDIA: Police have arrested at least two people who were directly involved in Sunday’s protest. Observer media was reliably informed that the homes of two women who wrote to the police requesting permission to march on behalf of the self-proclaimed Freedom Fighters were raided sometime this morning. The women were taken into police custody…

  • Police seek help in locating potter’s teen

    Police seek help in locating potter’s teen

    UPDATE: Jevon Thomas has been located. The Police are seeking the assistance of the general public in knowing the whereabouts of 15-year-old Raheem Thomas of Potter’s. Raheem was last seen at home between 8am and  8.30 am on Monday 9th August 2021. He is brown in complexion, about 5 feet 8 inches in height and…

  • Delice charges upgraded to murder

    Delice charges upgraded to murder

    Alfred Delice of St Johnstons Village has now been charged with the murder of Steve ‘Pablo’ Francis. An earlier charge of attempted murder was withdrawn this afternoon and Delice will now face trial for murder. He was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison and is expected to return to court on November, 17, 2021. Francis, a…

  • Freedom Fighters to lead picket at Prime Minister’s office on Thursday

    Freedom Fighters to lead picket at Prime Minister’s office on Thursday

    The Freedom Fighters for Antigua and Barbuda have announced that they will picket the Office of the Prime Minister this coming Thursday. The group has circulated a flyer with images of some of the people injured in Sunday’s protest, which was organized by the Freedom Fighters for Antigua and Barbuda. Several people were injured when…

  • Cross-dressing formally removed as criminal offence from Guyana’s law

    Cross-dressing formally removed as criminal offence from Guyana’s law

    Nearly three years after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that Guyana’s laws against cross-dressing violated the rights of people, the criminal offence of cross-dressing was formally removed from Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act early Tuesday morning. A Bill to amend this Act was presented to the National Assembly and on Tuesday morning, the Attorney-…

  • LISTEN: Man battered by police on Sunday being held in jail without medical attention

    LISTEN: Man battered by police on Sunday being held in jail without medical attention

    A relative of the man arrested on Sunday said he’s being held in lock-up and his request for medical attention is being denied. The woman said she visited her cousin and police assured her that he has been given medical attention. She said that turned out to be a lie and that the actions of…

  • Pregnant mom dies from COVID in Trinidad

    Pregnant mom dies from COVID in Trinidad

    Daily Express – Trinidad and Tobago has logged its first COVID-19 maternal death and the first case of transmission from mother to child. This according to Dr Adesh Sirjusingh, Director of women’s’ health at the Ministry of Health, who speaking at a COVID-19 news conference on Monday announced that one mother has since passed away…

  • Diaspora Progressives condemn use of excessive force on peaceful protesters

    Diaspora Progressives condemn use of excessive force on peaceful protesters

    On Sunday, August 8, we watched in horror as police officers in riot gear pointed guns at peaceful protesters. These “peace officers” shot rubber bullets and indiscriminately dispersed tear gas at women, men and children who peacefully gathered to exercise their right to free speech and assembly. Although constitutionally protected, these rights were trampled on…

  • KING SAGYEFO: ‘Labour Party Finish’

    KING SAGYEFO: ‘Labour Party Finish’

    The police in Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday used teargas to break up a demonstration by people who were protesting against a decision made by the government to move towards the vaccination of frontline workers in an effort to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the group known as Freedom…

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]