Antigua Breaking News

Day: December 2, 2022

  • Police detain man wanted for Murder in Dominica; suspect believed to have entered Antigua illegally by boat

    Police detain man wanted for Murder in Dominica; suspect believed to have entered Antigua illegally by boat

    A man who is wanted for murder in the Commonwealth of Dominica is in the custody of local police, after he reportedly was picked up in the English Harbour area yesterday, December 1. Reports say that officers from the Narcotics Department were on duty at that location when they detained the 29-year-old man at about…

  • 2 earthquakes recorded near Antigua and Barbuda

    2 earthquakes recorded near Antigua and Barbuda

    First Earthquake UWI, SRC – Manual Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2022-12-02 4:43 pm (Local Time) 2022-12-02 20:43 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 4.4 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.34N Longitude: 61.41W Depth: 4 km NEARBY CITIES: Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 55 km, NE Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, 121 km, N Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 147 km, E *distance and direction…

  • ABLP and UPP billboards vandalised

    ABLP and UPP billboards vandalised

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne has condemned the vandalism of billboards of both major political parties on island. “On a serious note, we condemn any destruction or defacing of candidates posters and ask the perpetrator/s to kindly cease and desist,” Browne said in a post on social media. The ABLP has called on UPP leader Harold…

  • Union’s Attorneys receive Funds on behalf of former Jolly Beach Workers

    Union’s Attorneys receive Funds on behalf of former Jolly Beach Workers

    The Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union wishes to advise all former employees of Jolly Beach Corporation that the Union’s Attorneys have advised us moments ago that they have just received funds from the Attorneys for the Company – Lake, Kentish & Bennett Inc. – allocated for the payment of all former Jolly Beach Corporation workers,…

  • Sandals to hire 3,000 in five years

    Sandals to hire 3,000 in five years

    As Sandals Resorts International (SRI) continues to pursue expansion plans over the next three to five years, it will hire 3,000 more employees to help execute its vision. Three hundred of them will be at management level and they will be on the job within the next three years, according to an upbeat SRI Executive…

  • Weed Customer Wounded by Cutlass after Seller tries to rob him of his Money

    Weed Customer Wounded by Cutlass after Seller tries to rob him of his Money

    The sale of a joint almost cost a man his life, as he was later attacked by the seller during an attempted robbery. The Police are now investigating the assault-with-intent-to-rob incident, which reportedly occurred at about 7 p.m., on December 30, in St. Johnston’s Village. A report of the incident was made by an anonymous tipper,…

  • Financial Services Regulatory Commission issues statement after being named second defendant in BOI Bank Lawsuit

    Financial Services Regulatory Commission issues statement after being named second defendant in BOI Bank Lawsuit

    A private legal matter in which the Financial Services Regulatory Commission has been named as the second respondent, which is still before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, has been the subject of stories published in at least two local newspapers in the past week. The form, content and some statements expressed within those published stories,…

  • USAID/UNICEF/OECS Launch COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Report for Eastern Caribbean Countries

    USAID/UNICEF/OECS Launch COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Report for Eastern Caribbean Countries

    On Tuesday, November 29, the United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development/Eastern and Southern Caribbean (USAID/ESC), in collaboration with UNICEF and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, launched a second report on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for five Eastern Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint…

  • Antigua & Barbuda to assist with international investigations into FTX

    Antigua & Barbuda to assist with international investigations into FTX

    Antigua and Barbuda says it will be working with international agencies in their investigations into the collapse of the FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange. Information Minister Melford Nicholas confirmed the development to journalists at today’s post-cabinet media briefing. FTX was the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange when it collapsed last month. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection…

  • Police file finally complete in Jane Finch murder case

    Police file finally complete in Jane Finch murder case

    Prosecutors have finally finished compiling evidence in the case against the woman accused of killing a Piccadilly resident almost 14 months ago. Brittany Jno-Baptiste, 22, is charged with murder and burglary. She was reportedly found in the home of Jane Finch when police entered the house and discovered Finch’s body riddled with stab wounds. The…

  • 7 days of road closures on Friars Hill Road start today

    7 days of road closures on Friars Hill Road start today

    Work under the Government of Antigua and Barbuda national street lighting project will result in complete road closures on Friars Hill Road to facilitate the movement of heavy equipment undertaking excavation works and concrete pours respectively. Works are planned for Phase 3C and 3D and will run for seven days. Date: Friday 2nd December 2022 to Friday…

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]