Antigua Breaking News

Day: May 15, 2022

  • 74 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua

    74 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua

    The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed seventy-four (74) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Thursday 12th May, 2022 at 6pm. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. Twenty (20) cases were recorded on May 10th, twenty-six (26) on May 11th and…

  • Lovell responds to Melford’s ‘garbage’ claim

    Lovell responds to Melford’s ‘garbage’ claim

    Dear Mr Nicholas: For your information, the UPP City East Branch held it’s inaugural Kite flying fun day from 12 noon until 4pm on Easter Sunday, almost one months ago. It was one of two events held at the venue that day. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. As a responsible community based organisation,…

  • Melford Nicholas accuse Harold Lovell, campaign committee of leaving garbage on Fort Road playing field

    Melford Nicholas accuse Harold Lovell, campaign committee of leaving garbage on Fort Road playing field

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. Melford Nicholas: “So Harold Lovell and his campaign committee organized a 5 person Kite Flying event on the Fort Road playing field for Easter Monday and left their garbage behind. This photo was taken on Saturday 14th May, some 27 days after the event and neither him nor…

  • Person allegedly involved in wounding Jerkeem Jackson now in police custody

    Person allegedly involved in wounding Jerkeem Jackson now in police custody

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. The person allegedly involved in the wounding of Jerkeem Jackson is now in police custody. The Radio Range resident was taken into custody sometime on Saturday and is assisting police with their investigation. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. CLICK…

  • Op-Ed: Trinidad and Tobago current situation on LGBTI Human Rights

    Op-Ed: Trinidad and Tobago current situation on LGBTI Human Rights

    By Nicole Dookie The fear of being beaten, robbed, tortured or even killed continues to reside in the minds of many individuals in the LGBTI community in Trinidad and Tobago. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. With crime escalating, this vulnerable group of individuals are forced to keep their sexuality a secret or flee…

  • Saturday night’s shooting victim ID’d as 36-year-old Jonathan Manley of Cashew Hill

    Saturday night’s shooting victim ID’d as 36-year-old Jonathan Manley of Cashew Hill

    Police are appealing to the public for assistance as they continue investigations into the circumstances that resulted in the death of 36-year-old Jonathan Manley of Cashew Hill. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. It is alleged that sometime around 9:30 pm on Saturday 14 May, an unknown assailant went to the home of the…

  • Full lunar eclipse to bring super blood Moon tonight

    Full lunar eclipse to bring super blood Moon tonight

    One of our planet’s most stunning sights is coming to the skies – a super blood Moon. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. In the year’s only full lunar eclipse, Earth will come between the Sun and the Moon. Falling fully into Earth’s shadow, the Moon will slowly darken before turning dusky red. It…

  • Man, 34, shot dead in Cashew Hill

    Man, 34, shot dead in Cashew Hill

    Police are now probing the country’s third murder since the start of the year. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. The victim is a 34-year-old man who was shot dead in the Cashew Hill area shortly after 10 Saturday night. Details of the circumstances which led to the gun attack are not immediately clear,…

  • NASA warns asteroid larger than Empire State Building headed towards Earth this weekend

    NASA warns asteroid larger than Empire State Building headed towards Earth this weekend

    An asteroid the size that could be taller than the Empire State Building in New York is approaching Earth at more than 18,000 miles per hour and will arrive at its closest to Earth this weekend. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. The asteroid, dubbed 388945 (2008 TZ3) is the largest of five asteroids…

  • 10 dead in racially motivated attack at New York state store

    10 dead in racially motivated attack at New York state store

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. BBC: An 18-year-old white man has shot dead 10 people in a black neighbourhood of New York state in what authorities are calling a racially motivated attack. The man, named as Payton Gendron in court papers, was arrested after a stand-off at the scene – a supermarket in…

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]