Antigua Breaking News

Day: April 8, 2022

  • ‘Workers have NO confidence in this Government! We deserve better!’

    ‘Workers have NO confidence in this Government! We deserve better!’

    The Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU) will celebrate Labour Day 2022 with several activities leading up to May 2 — Labour Day. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Workers have NO confidence in this Government! We deserve better!” This year’s theme underscores the prevailing sense of abandonment workers have experienced under the Gaston…

  • Mya Symister is 2021 Island Scholar of Antigua and Barbuda

    Mya Symister is 2021 Island Scholar of Antigua and Barbuda

    The Ministry of Education and Sports is pleased to name Mya Symister as Island Scholar, 2021. Sysmister’s name was forwarded to Director of Education, Clare Browne, who after reviewing her performance, granted permission for the announcement to be made. The former student of Antigua State College and Saint Joseph’s Convent Secondary School in Castries, St. Lucia, attained…

  • Lovell confident of victory in City East

    Lovell confident of victory in City East

    The leader of the United Progressive Party Harold Lovell says he foresees victory in St. John’s City East. He is confident that after losing the last two elections to incumbent Melford Nicholas, he will be returned to the Lower House.

  • Will Smith banned from the Oscars for 10 years over Chris Rock slap

    Will Smith banned from the Oscars for 10 years over Chris Rock slap

    The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. The move comes after a meeting of the academy’s Board of Governors to discuss a response to Smith’s actions. “The 94th Oscars were meant…

  • Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex to visit Antigua and Barbuda

    Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex to visit Antigua and Barbuda

    Palace staff are in the midst of reworking a planned royal tour to the Caribbean after Prince William and Kate’s recent visit sparked a number of so-called PR blunders and missteps. Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, are due to travel to the region later this month. They have taken on a…

  • Driver pleads guilty after infraction on Live TV

    Driver pleads guilty after infraction on Live TV

    A driver whose traffic infraction on an ABS TV live broadcast went viral Wednesday can’t drive his vehicle for the next seven days. Keano Anthony pleaded guilty to dangerous driving before Magistrate Dexter Wason in St. John’s Magistrate’s court this morning. Anthony’s traffic infraction spread widely on social media after ABS cameras captured him speeding…

  • Aquaponics and Hydroponics; The Future of Agriculture in Antigua and Barbuda

    Aquaponics and Hydroponics; The Future of Agriculture in Antigua and Barbuda

    With traditional farming facing so many challenges and more persons tapping into the new technologies available for growing, Alfred Brazier of Shaade Hydroponics and Wayne Gardener of Lincoln Farms have embarked on a business venture, which is a one-stop shop to get persons growing in these new ways with their brainchild, Aquatic Solutions. Aquaponics is…

  • ABWU members receive scholarships

    ABWU members receive scholarships

    Three individuals have commenced associate degree programs on scholarships provided by the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU). Kisha JeffersGomes, Hazel Luke and ABWU Executive Member, Roumelia Daniel, will be pursuing studies in Human Resource Management, Occupational Safety and Health, and Security Administration and Management respectively. The courses are being administered online through Cipriani Labour…

  • No vaccines needed for entry into Antigua and Barbuda

    No vaccines needed for entry into Antigua and Barbuda

    The government is taking steps to make it easier for people to enter into Antigua and Barbuda as COVID-19 hospitalisations and infection rates continue to decline. In Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, the decision was made to further reduce the restrictions implemented at the height of the pandemic. “All persons entering Antigua and Barbuda commencing next Wednesday,…

  • Multiple injuries and broken bones caused death of motorcyclist in Bethesda accident, post mortem determines

    Multiple injuries and broken bones caused death of motorcyclist in Bethesda accident, post mortem determines

    A post-mortem examination on the body of Shane Welcome – the country’s fourth road fatality – reveals that he died as a result of multiple injuries, including several broken bones. The examination was conducted on Wednesday, April 6, on the body of the 33-year-old resident of Golden Grove. Welcome died in an accident on Sunday,…

  • Antiguans promised increased employment opportunities with launch of TVET certification

    Antiguans promised increased employment opportunities with launch of TVET certification

    Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda availing themselves of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Certification through a new European Union (EU) financed project, will benefit from increased employment opportunities across CARICOM. According to E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade, Antigua and Barbuda the new project managed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)…

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]