Antigua Breaking News

Day: December 8, 2021

  • Nick Cannon’s 5-month-old son, Zen, dead from brain cancer

    Nick Cannon’s 5-month-old son, Zen, dead from brain cancer

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME Nick Cannon’s son Zen has died from brain cancer. He was 5 months old. The “Masked Singer” host announced the devastating news on his eponymous talk show Tuesday morning, breaking down in tears as he detailed…

  • Waladi Ruby 40 Artwork Collection Gifted to Antigua and Barbuda

    Waladi Ruby 40 Artwork Collection Gifted to Antigua and Barbuda

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME Artist Denize Ledeatte presented an artwork collection titled ‘Waladi Ruby 40’ to Antigua andBarbuda at the High Commission in London. According to Ledeatte, the Waladi Ruby 40 wascreated to reflect and celebrate Antiguan and Barbudan history,…

  • IT NEVER ENDS: Boris Johnson confirms return of working from home

    IT NEVER ENDS: Boris Johnson confirms return of working from home

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tonight pushed the button on Plan B coronavirus curbs amid fears that Omicron could be causing 1,000 hospital admissions a day by the end of the year. At a Downing Street…

  • A celebration of art, culture and cuisine as Antigua and Barbuda holds cultural event at Expo 2020 Dubai

    A celebration of art, culture and cuisine as Antigua and Barbuda holds cultural event at Expo 2020 Dubai

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME The Antigua and Barbuda delegation in Dubai, is continuing to bring attention to Antigua and Barbuda’s unique attributes and offerings while at Expo 2020 Dubai. Over the weekend the delegation hosted a cultural exchange event at…

  • ECCB Revokes Bank of Nova Scotia’s Banking Licence

    ECCB Revokes Bank of Nova Scotia’s Banking Licence

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) advises that effective 6 December, it has revoked the banking licence of Bank of Nova Scotia, located in Antigua and Barbuda, as the bank has ceased to carry on banking…

  • LISTEN: ‘Winston Williams aggravate Labour Party People’

    LISTEN: ‘Winston Williams aggravate Labour Party People’

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME ALSO READ: Winston Williams throws his hat in the ring for All Saints East & St. Luke Not that long ago I presented myself to you, and reminded you of my story. I told you about…

  • Antigua logs 2 new cases of COVID-19

    Antigua logs 2 new cases of COVID-19

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed two (2) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Wednesday 4th December 2021 at 6pm. One hundred…

  • Mass vaccination fails to halt COVID transmission rates – Lancet

    Mass vaccination fails to halt COVID transmission rates – Lancet

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME Successful vaccine rollouts have failed to stop Covid transmission, with new data showing the prevalence of the virus increasing in fully jabbed individuals, according to a medical study in The Lancet. Examining new infections in Germany,…

  • A Grand Return for Antigua Sailing Week

    A Grand Return for Antigua Sailing Week

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME With less than five months to the start of Antigua Sailing Week, over 60 boats are already on the scratch sheet including monohulls and multihulls. A huge variety of sailors from around the world are relishing…

  • Antigua and Barbuda welcomes new Chinese Ambassador

    Antigua and Barbuda welcomes new Chinese Ambassador

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME On 7th December, 2021 the newly appointed Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Antigua and Barbuda, Zhang Yanling, paid a courtesy to E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade, one day…

  • Those damned buses

    Those damned buses

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME By Makeda Mikael At the risk of being beheaded, I wish to agree that the matter of the ‘buses’ requires further legal redress to complete the High Court Decision, if justice is to prevail. The morality…

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]