Antigua Breaking News

Day: December 3, 2022

  • Mia Mottley named among 25 most influential women of 2022

    Mia Mottley named among 25 most influential women of 2022

    Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been named by the Financial Times as one of the 25 most influential women of 2022. The newspaper describes Mottley as one of the most formidable leaders of her generation. A lawyer who trained at the London School of Economics, Mottley won her first political seat at the age…

  • Messi scores, Argentina beats Australia 2-1 at World Cup

    Messi scores, Argentina beats Australia 2-1 at World Cup

    Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th professional game with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup, leading Argentina into the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday. With a flourish of his famous left foot in the 34th minute, Messi put Argentina ahead with his third goal at this year’s…

  • UK provides thousands in grant funding to Antigua and Barbuda

    UK provides thousands in grant funding to Antigua and Barbuda

    As the world pauses to commemorate the United Nations (UN) International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the British High Commission St John’s is pleased to announce a major grant award to the Ministry of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue Economy, aimed at improving the lives of individuals living with disabilities. The Eastern…

  • Body of 7-year-old Texas girl found, FedEx driver arrested

    Body of 7-year-old Texas girl found, FedEx driver arrested

    A 7-year-old Texas girl has been found dead, two days after being reported missing, and a FedEx delivery driver arrested in her death, authorities said. The body of Athena Strand was found Friday and Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, was arrested on kidnapping and murder charges after confessing to killing the girl and telling authorities where…

  • Pele responding well to treatment for respiratory infection

    Pele responding well to treatment for respiratory infection

    The Albert Einstein hospital says Brazilian soccer great Pele is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and his health condition has not worsened over the latest 24 hours. The 82-year-old Pele has been at the hospital since Tuesday. Get well messages have poured in from around the world for the three-time World Cup…

  • Earthquake Recorded near Antigua and Barbuda

    Earthquake Recorded near Antigua and Barbuda

    Earthquake Information: UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2022-12-03 10:14 am (Local Time) 2022-12-03 14:14 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 3.9 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.52N Longitude: 61.06W Depth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES: Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 98 km, NE Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, 150 km, NNE Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 187 km, E *distance and direction…

  • Netherlands eliminates US in round of 16 at World Cup

    Netherlands eliminates US in round of 16 at World Cup

    Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzil Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals. Second-half subsitute Haji Wright cut the U.S. deficit to 2-1 in the 76th minute when Christian…

  • Men admit to breaking in and stealing from Boys’ Training School, told to compensate the school

    Men admit to breaking in and stealing from Boys’ Training School, told to compensate the school

    Two men have been ordered to pay restitution after they admitted to breaking into and stealing a number of items from the Boys’ Training School when the facility was closed during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Seon Hazelwood, 22, and Jaquan Teague, 26, were arraigned yesterday before Justice Ann-Marie Smith, pleading guilty to building…

  • Antigua and Barbuda PM welcomes Vanuatu’s accession to membership of the Commission of Small Island States

    Antigua and Barbuda PM welcomes Vanuatu’s accession to membership of the Commission of Small Island States

    The Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS) has a new member, strengthening the effort by a group of small island states to seek justice for the harmful impact of Climate Change that they are suffering. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, who is also a Founder and Co-Chair…

  • National Youth Parliament Association of Antigua and Barbuda contingent returns home

    National Youth Parliament Association of Antigua and Barbuda contingent returns home

    On Saturday, Nov. 26 the eight-person contingency from the National Youth Parliament Association of Antigua and Barbuda returned home to Antigua from the federation of St. Christopher and Nevis. The group which consisted of President Kamalie Mannix, Vice President Tanaijah Matthias, Public Relations Officer Kaiesha Joseph, Secretary Romario Hughes, Youth Parliamentarians Esquire Henry, Jahmaal Frederick,…

  • Small Business Owner Celebrates the Opening of Her Boutique and a Winning Year

    Small Business Owner Celebrates the Opening of Her Boutique and a Winning Year

    Caption: Megan Samuel-Fields, (top left), Derede Whitlock (top right) and Odelia Deazle (bottom) It has been a winning year for Odelia Deazle, a young entrepreneur and owner of “Barbuda Emblem” a sustainable accessories company. One year after winning the 20 LIKKLE GIFT IDEAS contest, launched by SamuelFields Consulting Group (SFCG), she was also recognized as…

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]