Antigua Breaking News

Day: December 5, 2021

  • Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant

    Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant

    US health officials said Sunday that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalisations. President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, told CNN’s “State of the Union” that scientists need…

  • Welcome ceremony for Frontier Airlines

    Welcome ceremony for Frontier Airlines

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS, SCAN THE QR CODE BELOW AND SEND A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME Antiguan pilot Aron Simon proudly displays the national flag of Antigua and Barbuda on Frontier’s inaugural arrival at the V.C. Bird International Airport. Simon, his mother, wife and well-wishers join in the celebration at the ribbon-cutting with tourism…

  • Governor General’s highest honour conferred on The UWI vice chancellor

    Governor General’s highest honour conferred on The UWI vice chancellor

    At an investiture ceremony held on December 4, 2021, The Governor General, His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, conferred upon Professor Sir Hilary McDonald Beckles, Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), the Governor General’s Faithful and Meritorious Award’s highest honour, the Cross and Plaque, for his 40 years of distinguished, faithful and…

  • Man carried loaded handgun on American Airlines flight from Barbados to Miami

    Man carried loaded handgun on American Airlines flight from Barbados to Miami

    Barbados officials on Friday were investigating how a man reportedly managed to board a commercial flight from the island nation to the US city of Miami with a loaded gun in his possession. Transportation Security Administration agents at Florida’s busiest airport discovered the suspect was carrying a firearm loaded with five .32-calibre bullets, NBC’s Southern…

  • Rotaract Club of Antigua celebrates 35th Anniversary

    Rotaract Club of Antigua celebrates 35th Anniversary

    On December 5th 1986, the Rotaract Club of Antigua was charted as a project of the Rotary Club of Antigua. The club was originally founded by Rotarians, Patrick “Paddy” Benjamin and the late Anthony Michael. Greg Walter was our Charter President and Keva Margetson our Vice President. Over the years, the Rotaract Club of Antigua…

  • Samuel Surrenders to police

    Samuel Surrenders to police

    Kevin Samuel of All Saints has surrendered himself to the police.   Samuel surrendered at St. John’s Police Station around 2 p.m. today. Police earlier issued an appeal for him to come forward. Lawmen said they believe he could assist them in the ongoing murder investigation of 25-year-old Neltah Telemaque of Hosford Hill. ALSO READ:…

  • Salvation Army Christmas Appeal receives financial boost

    Salvation Army Christmas Appeal receives financial boost

    The Salvation Army’s Annual Christmas Kettle Appeal has received a cash injection from CIBC FirstCaribbean bank. Major Raymond Pierre, the Divisional Secretary of the Salvation Army, said that they have set a target of EC$160,000 this year. He thanked the bank for their generous donation of $4,000 and appealed to other businesses and the general…

  • Neltah Telemaque’s body found. Police Investigating Homicide at Burma

    Neltah Telemaque’s body found. Police Investigating Homicide at Burma

    The Serious Crimes Unit is currently at the Burma Dump conducting investigations into an apparent homicide. The body of 25-year-old Neltah Telemaque of Hosford Hill was discovered around 7:17 a.m. on Sunday with what appeared to be multiple wounds about her body. A livestock farmer came across her body while tending to his animals and…

  • Wake up and smell the Chow Mein

    Wake up and smell the Chow Mein

    By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the U.S. and the OAS.  He is also a senior fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and at Massey College in the University of Toronto.   The view expressed are entirely his own) A television interviewer asked…

  • Art teachers graduate from Royal Drawing School training programme

    Art teachers graduate from Royal Drawing School training programme

    Twenty-three art teachers from public and private schools across the island graduated on December 3rd, following a 3-month  art teaching certification course sponsored by the Halo Foundation and the Jumby Bay Fund, in conjunction with the Royal Drawing School (United Kingdom), the Ministry of Education and The G (art gallery in Piccadilly). Local artist counterpart,…

  • WANTED: Kevin Samuel of All Saints

    WANTED: Kevin Samuel of All Saints

    Police have issued an appeal to Kevin Samuel of All Saints to surrender himself at any police station without delay. The police believe Samuel has useful information that can assist them further in the ongoing investigation surrounding the death of 25-year-old Neltah Telemaque of Hosford Hill, Liberta. Telemaque’s body was discovered earlier today at Burma…

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]