Antigua Breaking News

Day: August 11, 2021

  • State funeral for the late Sir Lester Bryant Bird on Aug. 26

    State funeral for the late Sir Lester Bryant Bird on Aug. 26

    Consequent upon the death on Monday 9th August, 2021 of Sir Lester Bryant Bird, KNH, National Hero and former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Cabinet decided that he should be accorded a State Funeral and that a period of national mourning should take effect immediately until the day of the funeral on Thursday 26th…

  • 24 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua

    24 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua

    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 twenty-four (24) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Tuesday 10th August 2021 at 6pm. Ten (10) of these cases were recorded on August 9th…

  • REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Senior Operating Officer for the ECPCGC

    REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Senior Operating Officer for the ECPCGC

    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…

  • Sir Lester Bird loved and protected the youth

    Sir Lester Bird loved and protected the youth

    By Makeda Mikael As we mourn the loss of our beloved LB during these turbulent times, we remember how he loved young people, listened to them, encouraged them to gather, to have an opinion, and to talk their mind courageously. During the Lester Bird era, the festive atmosphere pre-empted the type of wrangling now prevalent…

  • UWI launches 2021 Giving Campaign: in a post-pandemic environment, giving matters even more

    UWI launches 2021 Giving Campaign: in a post-pandemic environment, giving matters even more

    As the pandemic stretches on, thousands of the University’s students and their families continue to face economic uncertainty, and the need for financial aid is greater than ever. Despite these challenges, in crisis, our Pelicans continue to ‘give back’, demonstrating the exemplary leadership qualities needed to shape the post-COVID Caribbean. Over 400 regional students at…

  • Statement by Tourism Minister Charles Fernandez on Sir Lester’s passing

    Statement by Tourism Minister Charles Fernandez on Sir Lester’s passing

    The name Lester Bryant Bird will forever feature prominently in the annals of Antigua and Barbuda and the Caribbean’s history. He will long be revered as an architect of the post-colonial development of Antigua and Barbuda. Our nation, and the people of the Caribbean have lost a stalwart and visionary with the passing of Sir…

  • Protesters in Guyana block bridge over vaccine requirement

    Protesters in Guyana block bridge over vaccine requirement

    Some residents of Linden, in Region Ten, have blocked the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge to protest against the measure requiring persons to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before accessing hospital services. This was confirmed by a source at the scene earlier this morning. Protestors are preventing persons and vehicles from crossing the bridge. Today’s protest follows the…

  • German anti-vax nurse injects 8,600 with saline instead of COVID vaccine: police

    German anti-vax nurse injects 8,600 with saline instead of COVID vaccine: police

    She gave them a false sense of immunity. A German nurse is being investigated for allegedly injecting thousands of people with a placebo instead of the coronavirus vaccine. Based on witness testimony, police investigator Peter Beer said there was “a reasonable suspicion” that the rogue medical professional had administered shots of saline solution to up…

  • Public cautioned ahead of planned picketing

    Public cautioned ahead of planned picketing

    It has come to the attention of the police administration that some members of the public have organized and planned to stage a picket in St. John on Thursday 12th August 2021. The administration wishes to remind the public that the country is still under a State of Emergency, and as such the protocols under…

  • PHOTOS: Young Antiguan Women shackled

    PHOTOS: Young Antiguan Women shackled

  • United States ships COVID vaccines to several Caribbean countries; 17,550 for Antigua

    United States ships COVID vaccines to several Caribbean countries; 17,550 for Antigua

    The United States Wednesday announced the shipment of the Pfizer vaccine to six Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, as part of its commitment to provide “safe and effective vaccines to as many people around the world as fast as possible” According to an official statement, Washington said the six CARICOM countries to receive the first shipment…

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]