Antigua Breaking News

Day: July 5, 2022

  • High Court rules Antigua and Barbuda’s buggery law contravenes Constitutional rights of citizens

    High Court rules Antigua and Barbuda’s buggery law contravenes Constitutional rights of citizens

    OBSERVER: A High Court in Antigua and Barbuda has ruled that the country’s buggery law contravenes the Constitutional rights of citizens. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The country’s so-called anti buggery law – which essentially criminalizes gay people – has been ruled unconstitutional. Attorney Andrew O’Kola led by Senior Counsel…

  • Liberta resident is beaten and robbed by two men in a Vitz, but evades attempt to kidnap her; one attacker is known to victim

    Liberta resident is beaten and robbed by two men in a Vitz, but evades attempt to kidnap her; one attacker is known to victim

    A teenager is the latest victim of an aggravated robbery, during which $500 was stolen from her bag. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. According to reports, a 19-year-old resident of Table Hill Gordon, Liberta, was accosted by two males who were in a silver Toyota Vitz motorcar. During the robbery,…

  • 20 accidents recorded between Friday and Monday, Traffic Head says

    20 accidents recorded between Friday and Monday, Traffic Head says

    In spite of videos showing multiple accidents across the island on Sunday, July 3, following the popular LOL fete on Saturday night, the Head of the Traffic Department says there were fewer than three traffic collisions reported to the Police. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. However, Assistant Superintendent of Police…

  • Man undergoes emergency surgery after stabbing

    Man undergoes emergency surgery after stabbing

    A young man continues to fight for his life as the Police probe the circumstances surrounding the incident that landed him in the hospital. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Reports are that Hakeem Tonge of St. John’s Street was taken to the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre with several stab…

  • Police investigating alleged brutality in Barbuda by fellow officers

    Police investigating alleged brutality in Barbuda by fellow officers

    Police are currently investigating reports logged against four of their own by two members of the public. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Two men – Shackeal Yearwood, 24, and Kenny Morris, 22 – claim that they were badly beaten two weekends ago in Barbuda by four lawmen. ALSO READ: I…

  • Mexican mayor weds alligator dressed as bride to secure prosperity

    Mexican mayor weds alligator dressed as bride to secure prosperity

    Residents of San Pedro Huamelula, a southwestern Mexican city, were blessed by “prosperity” last week after their mayor Hugo Sosa “married” an alligator. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Mr Smosa wedded the small reptile on Thursday in a ceremony that dates back hundreds of years to pre-Hispanic times and to…

  • As COVID-19 cases continue to rise PAHO says many are at risk of developing post-COVID condition

    As COVID-19 cases continue to rise PAHO says many are at risk of developing post-COVID condition

    As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the Americas, with new infections increasing by 13.9% from last week, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Carissa F. Etienne has called for countries to prepare their health systems to address the long-term impact of post-COVID condition (commonly known as long COVID), which may impact many in the…

  • Monkeypox cases top 5,000: WHO

    Monkeypox cases top 5,000: WHO

    The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that 5,322 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox had been reported to it in the current outbreak, 85 per cent of which are in Europe. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Though case numbers are rapidly increasing, the United Nations health agency has not set a…

  • List of Hurricane Shelters released

    List of Hurricane Shelters released

    The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) has released the list of this year’s hurricane shelters. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The list comprises 65 structures [Shelter_List_2022] which spread throughout the 17 disaster districts in Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda utilizes mostly schools and churches as hurricane shelters along…

  • Country’s latest homicide victim ID’d as 34-year-old St. Claire David

    Country’s latest homicide victim ID’d as 34-year-old St. Claire David

    Police are appealing for information in the recent shooting incident at Skerritts Pasture that resulted in the death of 34-year-old St.Claire David of the same address. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. It was reported that sometime between 5:40 and 6 pm on Monday, the deceased was standing at a particular…

  • Man killed in drive-by shooting in Skerritts Pasture

    Man killed in drive-by shooting in Skerritts Pasture

    Police are now probing the country’s fourth homicide since the start of the year after a man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Skerritts Pasture on Monday evening. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. It is understood he was along the road when men travelling in a Honda Fit opened…

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]