Antigua Breaking News

Day: October 31, 2021

  • Police issue missing person report for Arthur James

    Police issue missing person report for Arthur James

    The police, along with the family of Arthur James is seeking the assistance of the public in locating him. James was reportedly last seen sometime on Thursday 28th October. A missing person report was filed at the Freetown Police Station on the morning of October 30th by a family member. Since then, a team consisting…

  • Gunmen rob St. John’s Casino

    Gunmen rob St. John’s Casino

    The police are on the hunt for Casino robbers following a daring heist. According to the police, the heist happened shortly before 2pm at the Casino in the Deluxe Building on Cross Street on Sunday. The three men made off with an undisclosed sum of money. There are no reports of injury. The men reportedly…

  • Seniors, follow this guide to help avoid cyber threats

    Seniors, follow this guide to help avoid cyber threats

    If you are a regular or even occasional reader of this section, you should be no stranger to the terms cyber threat or data protection. You would have also gained a working understanding of why seniors need to be mindful of the sites they visit or the kind of information they share online. While cybercrime is…

  • Symister says vaccination status is causing segregation

    Symister says vaccination status is causing segregation

    Attorney-at-law Leon Chaku Symister says the Government’s vaccination mandates continue to cause some level of segregation among the population. In its most recent guideline related to the return of face-to-face learning, the Cabinet says that schools have no obligation to provide online instruction to students who have not taken the COVID-19 vaccine. Symister says these…

  • Chief Health Inspectors says weekend food services will be monitored closely to prevent breach of restaurant regulations

    Chief Health Inspectors says weekend food services will be monitored closely to prevent breach of restaurant regulations

    The Chief Health Inspector (CHI) is putting restaurants and other places where food is served on notice that the Government’s policy on in-house dining will be enforced, especially during the upcoming Independence weekend. This holiday is known as a time when a variety of cuisine, more particularly local dishes, is served and scores of people…

  • Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu to seek Justice for Climate Change damage before International Courts

    Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu to seek Justice for Climate Change damage before International Courts

    Gaston Browne, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda – current Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) – and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu today signed an historic accord that opens the way for ground-breaking litigation before international courts. This offers a novel legal path to address the severe damage to Small…

  • 12th suspected murder for 2021

    12th suspected murder for 2021

    Police are now probing the 12th suspected murder of 2021. The burnt out car belonging to Arthur ‘NotNice’ James and what appears to be his body in the trunk of the car were discovered in Freetown, in the Willoughby Bay area on Saturday. RELATED ARTICLE: Body of man found near burnt car Investigations are ongoing…

  • CARICOM’s new Deputy Secretary-General set to take up office

    CARICOM’s new Deputy Secretary-General set to take up office

    Dr Armstrong Alexis of Saint Lucia has been appointed as the new Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Dr Alexis takes up his post from Nov. 1. Dr Alexis was previously at the United Nations Development Programme where he has had a distinguished career in the Caribbean, the Pacific and Africa rising to the…

  • Antigua and Barbuda Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai attracts thousands of visitors in the first month

    Antigua and Barbuda Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai attracts thousands of visitors in the first month

    Antigua and Barbuda: The twin-island paradise of Antigua and Barbuda is on display at the world expo ‘Expo Dubai 2020’ being held in Dubai following the theme ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.’ Antigua and Barbuda’s pavilion placed in the ‘Mobility’ section of the expo; exhibits the exceptional strides the Caribbean country has made in its…

  • Antigua experiencing egg shortage

    Antigua experiencing egg shortage

    NOTICE: To Our Valued Customers Presently, we are experiencing a shortage of eggs on the island that is directly linked to the disruption in the feed supply chain across the Caribbean. Due to this disruption, we had to seek feed outside the region which interrupted the regular production of the birds. Also, there is an…

  • More than 50,000 fully vaccinated

    More than 50,000 fully vaccinated

    The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre revealed eleven (11) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Thursday 28th October 2021 at 6pm. One hundred and twenty-nine (129) samples were processed at Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre.…

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]