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Tyrik Hughes and Kayonté George off to Germany for 3-month football programme
Princess Margaret School: Join us in congratulating Tyrik Hughes and Kayonté George. They will be leaving this evening for Germany for a three-month football programme. We are so very proud of them and we wish them all the best! Safe travels Kayonté and Tyrik.
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No new cases of COVID-19
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed zero (0) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Thursday 10th March, 2022 at 6pm. Forty-nine (49) samples were processed. Four (4) recovered cases were recorded. Consequently, the total number of persons with laboratory confirmed COVID-19…
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Is Michael Browne superior to the Prime Minister?
DEAR EDITOR: Does Micheal Browne feel that he is more superior than the Prime Minister? hmm. This is the fourth case where persons have gone and reported matters to top position members about the minister’s behaviour and their pleas seem to have fallen on deaf ears. In my humblest opinion, it is no longer good…
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Antigua’s Spanish community plans another meeting to discuss issues affecting members
Members of the Spanish community in Antigua will be meeting soon to discuss issues affecting them. Alex Martinez, Leader of the Spanish community, told ABN that while no specific date has been set for the meeting, “it will be held soon.”
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Antigua to lift mask mandate next week
Antigua and Barbuda is set to lift its mask mandate next week, Cabinet having agreed Wednesday to repeal the regulations governing the wearing of the face covering which were put in place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Effective Wednesday, March 16, mask-wearing in the country becomes optional. The country’s Chief Medical…
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Russia-Ukraine war: Some pastors wonder about ‘end of days’
(AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some of America’s most prominent evangelical leaders to raise a provocative question — asking if the world is now in the biblically prophesied “end of days” that might culminate with the apocalypse and the second coming of Christ. There’s no consensus on the answer, nor on any…
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Five families homeless following massive fire in Villa
Several families are homeless after a fire broke out on Lower Saint George’s Street, Villa last evening. The origin of the blaze that destroyed several homes, and threatened others, is now the subject of an investigation. Pointe Xpress learned that the All Saints Fire Department responded to the fire. Supposedly, the tenders at the St.…
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PM alleges Kem Warner collected $658,000 for inferior investigative work
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has responded to Kem Warner after Warner clarified circumstances relating to a Transport Board investigation that he led. Prime Minister Gaston Browne said: “He who lies and deceives must have a good memory. I made a statement of fact that Kem Warner (KAW) conducted an investigation at Transport Board. Instead of…
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University of Health Sciences Antigua donates piano to Clare Hall Secondary School
University of Health Sciences Antigua has donated a piano to Clare Hall Secondary in hopes of giving students who aspire to be music majors an opportunity to explore their passions and grow. The piano was originally gifted to the university by the family of Lounel Stevens who was a former Secretary to the Cabinet of…
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Ministry of Creative Industries and Innovation welcomes restart of fetes
The Ministry of Creative Industries and Innovation welcomed the reopening of the Fete Industry, on March 1. Subsequent to the Cabinet announcement on Thursday 24th February, which outlined that the staging of fetes would take place from March 1st, the first fete, ‘Daybreak’ held on Sunday 6th, was deemed a success. Since this announcement, several…
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Government ministers to continue Observer Radio boycott
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet held a discussion on the ban placed on the Government’s Chief of Staff by the Observer owner, Algernon “Serpent” Watts, a UPP candidate for the upcoming elections. The Cabinet was unanimous in its continued refusal to have Ministers appear on the Observer Radio and before the Observer Media Group for interviews.…
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]