Antigua Breaking News

Day: January 2, 2023

  • Michael Family Tradition Draws Thousands to Share Christmas Season Joy

    Michael Family Tradition Draws Thousands to Share Christmas Season Joy

    Thousands of children from all across the nation got together today for the largest Christmas Party ever held in Antigua and Barbuda. More than 8 thousand persons journeyed to Merryland Park on the Sir Sidney Walling Highway to attend this year’s version of the event which has been hosted by the Michael family over the…

  • Transgender woman’s scheduled execution would be US first

    Transgender woman’s scheduled execution would be US first

    Unless Missouri Governor Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin, 49, will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the US. She is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003. McLaughlin’s attorney, Larry Komp, said there are no court appeals pending. The clemency request focuses on several issues, including McLaughlin’s traumatic…

  • Andre Simon’s family asks for prayer after he tests positive for COVID-19

    Andre Simon’s family asks for prayer after he tests positive for COVID-19

    Andre Simon has tested positive for COVID-19, his family announced on social media on Monday. They have asked for prayer for the national cyclist who has been hospitalized since May 2021 after he was injured in a collision. Make a donation to help support ABN, via PayPal: [email protected]. Follow Antigua Breaking News on Twitter @ABNAntigua…

  • Antigua’s opposition party vows to exempt CARICOM nationals from work permit fees

    Antigua’s opposition party vows to exempt CARICOM nationals from work permit fees

    The main opposition United progressive Party (UPP) says if it wins the January 18 general election, it will introduce legislation allowing for the exemption of work permits fees for nationals from CARICOM and the Dominican Republic. It said that under the “One Caribbean” Act, effective, March 1, 2023, the new UPP government “will waive all work…

  • New Year’s Message 2023 by Hon. Asot Michael, MP

    New Year’s Message 2023 by Hon. Asot Michael, MP

    NEW YEAR MESSAGE January 1st, 2023 Hon. Asot A Michael Fellow Antiguans and Barbudans, my beloved constituents of St Peter… as we gather with family and friends in this season of reflection, I want to wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Ending one year and beginning the next is always a time…

  • Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI body lying in state at Vatican

    Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI body lying in state at Vatican

    Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ‘s body, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lay in state in St Peter’s Basilica on Monday as thousands of people filed by to pay tribute to the pontiff who shocked the world by retiring a decade ago. As daylight broke, 10 white-gloved Papal Gentlemen — lay assistants to pontiffs and…

  • Prince Harry: ‘I want my father and brother back’

    Prince Harry: ‘I want my father and brother back’

    Prince Harry has said “I would like to get my father back, I would like to have my brother back,” in a trailer for an interview ahead of the release of his autobiography. In the trailer, for the sit-down interview with ITV’s Tom Bradby, he says “they’ve shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile,” although it…

  • Antigua Airways ‘promoting Africa-Caribbean linkages’

    Antigua Airways ‘promoting Africa-Caribbean linkages’

    Following numerous news articles about Antigua Airways, the airline’s Managing Director, Opoyemi Olorunfemi, issued a press statement seeking to temper controversy and assuage Antiguans and Barbudans. Since its first flight on November 1, many questions have been asked about Antigua Airways’ value to the country and other issues related to the fledgling airline. In an…

  • Halo donates over $76,000 to Street Pastors

    Halo donates over $76,000 to Street Pastors

    The Halo Foundation recently donated $76,546.00  to Antigua Street Pastors. The sum was raised at Wings of Charity, Halo’s annual fundraiser held each June in London. Lady Williams made the presentation to Barry Sebastian, Co-ordinator of the Street Pastors.  “We make it our priority to attempt to improve the conditions of the charities under our…

  • Pele’s funeral: Brazil legend lying in state in Santos’ stadium

    Pele’s funeral: Brazil legend lying in state in Santos’ stadium

    Thousands of mourners have gathered to pay their respects to Brazil legend Pele who is lying in state at the ground of his former club Santos. Pele’s coffin was placed in the centre of the pitch at the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Sao Paulo, with fans filling the stands and lining the streets. The three-time…

  • Antigua and Barbuda captivates visitors seeking a wellness getaway

    Antigua and Barbuda captivates visitors seeking a wellness getaway

    The twin-island paradise of Antigua and Barbuda, is captivating visitors seeking a healthy lifestyle and the perfect balance in 2023 starting with an all-new Antigua and Barbuda Wellness Month in January and continuing with a series of retreats and exciting experiences for visitors to participate in during the year.     EVENTS WELLNESS MONTH, JANUARY 2023   If…

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]