Antigua Breaking News

Day: July 18, 2022

  • DEAR PROGRESSIVE YOUTH: Great start

    DEAR PROGRESSIVE YOUTH: Great start

    Great start youths, we need you’ll young digital innovators to step up and rid Antigua and Barbuda of this old broken tired, rundown and outdated political landscape. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Demand from your political leaders both opposition and Government, debates in all 17 constituencies, amongst all candidates who…

  • Meet Antigua and Barbuda’s newly-trained Air Traffic Controllers

    Meet Antigua and Barbuda’s newly-trained Air Traffic Controllers

    Eugene Silcott has congratulated the new trained Air Traffic Controllers. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. “Congratulations to our newly trained Air Traffic Controllers in England. I know it was a tough road but you were able to rise above it all. The road of your new career is going to…

  • Canadian officials on 4-day visit to Antigua & Barbuda to collect biometric information from visa applicants

    Canadian officials on 4-day visit to Antigua & Barbuda to collect biometric information from visa applicants

    Canadian officials will be on island for four days, starting tomorrow, Tuesday, July 19 until July 22, to carry out biometric processing for persons wishing to obtain Canadian visas. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. As part of the visa-application process, Antigua and Barbuda nationals must provide biometric information (including fingerprints…

  • Sentence of 12 years for second man involved in killing of Syrian businessman; but time on remand taken into account

    Sentence of 12 years for second man involved in killing of Syrian businessman; but time on remand taken into account

    The second of two men accused of killing a Syrian restaurateur over six years ago has been sentenced for the offense. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Ian Daniels of Skerritts Pasture appeared in the High Court of Justice before Judge Ann-Marie Smith today, July 18, and was sentenced to 12…

  • Trial adjourned and 4 accused in ‘Jungle’ Greenaway’s murder will return to High Court on Oct. 31

    Trial adjourned and 4 accused in ‘Jungle’ Greenaway’s murder will return to High Court on Oct. 31

    The four law-enforcement officers accused of murdering Bruce “Jungle” Greenaway must return to court on October 31, since their trial was adjourned today, July 18, by a High Court Judge. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Police Officer Jason Modeste, and Defence Force soldiers Shakiel Thomas, Armal Warner and Aliyah Martin…

  • 6 of Antigua’s best police officers to join RSS Deployment in St Lucia

    6 of Antigua’s best police officers to join RSS Deployment in St Lucia

    A six-member team of police officers from the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda departed Antigua on Sunday July 17 to join their counterparts in St. Lucia to assist in restoring law and order. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The exercise is in keeping with the mandate of RSS…

  • Police to ramp up security for Carnival 2022

    Police to ramp up security for Carnival 2022

    Local authorities are working quickly to ensure a safe and successful season as revellers, vendors and organisers count down the days to the start of this year’s Carnival celebrations. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The country has seen a rise in the number of break-ins and robberies involving residential properties,…

  • LETTER: Critical Thinkers Needed

    LETTER: Critical Thinkers Needed

    DEAR EDITOR, It has always been said that Antiguans are not a reading public. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. If that is indeed true then it has become even worse with the advent of social media. Many are only reading headlines. Where are the critical thinkers? Much is being made…

  • New USAID/ESC Youth Council represented by Antigua’s Britney McDonald

    New USAID/ESC Youth Council represented by Antigua’s Britney McDonald

    The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) regional mission is pleased to announce the launch of the USAID/ESC Youth Council. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The Youth Council is a 15-member group of young people between 18-29 years of age who will collaborate with…

  • Progressive Youth Launch Digital Show ‘All Jokes Aside’

    Progressive Youth Launch Digital Show ‘All Jokes Aside’

    Progressive Youth, the official youth arm of the United Progressive Party will be launching a digital show called “All Jokes Aside”, in advance of their planned “Youth Month” in August. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The show will create a youth-friendly platform, elevating the voices and actions of Antiguan and…

  • Dominica’s Secret Bay declared number one in the region

    Dominica’s Secret Bay declared number one in the region

    Secret Bay in Dominica is the number one resort hotel in the Caribbean. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. According to Travel + Leisure readers, the “Nature Isle” gem took the top spot among the Top 25 Best Resort Hotels in the Caribbean, Bermuda, and The Bahamas. The Relais & Châteaux,…

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]