Antigua Breaking News

Day: January 5, 2023

  • Asot Predicts Labour Will Dump Gaston

    Asot Predicts Labour Will Dump Gaston

    Former Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party Member of Parliament Asot Michael has made a bold prediction that Gaston Browne will not be Prime Minister after the General Election on January 18th, 2023 even if his team wins. Speaking on the ABS Television program Antigua & Barbuda Today, the four-term MP now running as an independent…

  • Nigerians allege that unknown local conned them out of nearly US$3,000

    Nigerians allege that unknown local conned them out of nearly US$3,000

    Some visiting Africans have received a taste of Antigua and Barbuda in a negative way after they fell victim to a thief. The Police reportedly are investigating the incident which left two Nigerian nationals out of almost US$3,000. Reports are that a Fort Road man took the visitors to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), where…

  • All public schools closed on Election Day

    All public schools closed on Election Day

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  • ABLP questions viability of UPP shadow cabinet, drawn from nominated candidates

    ABLP questions viability of UPP shadow cabinet, drawn from nominated candidates

    The ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) has questioned the viability of a United Progressive Party (UPP) shadow cabinet, drawn from the nominated candidates which that opposition party has put forward for election. One of the UPP candidates had been extremely critical of the quality of the candidates put forward by the UPP, previously;…

  • Small Craft Warning in effect

    Small Craft Warning in effect

    …Small craft warning goes into effect tonight for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands… Locations to be affected: Mainly open waters. Timing: Late tonight until Friday morning for the British Virgin Islands and this evening until Friday night for Antigua, Barbuda and Anguilla. Synopsis: Fresh to strong gusty winds, due to the tightening…

  • Asot and St. Peter – It’s A family affair

    Asot and St. Peter – It’s A family affair

    Four-term Member of Parliament for St Peter Asot Michael says his relationship with the constituency has transcended politics to become a family affair. In an interview on ABS Television program Antigua and Barbuda Today, Mr. Michael was asked about the reasons for loyalty to him in the constituency: “The loyalty is that my constituents do…

  • The fallacy of ‘President’ Juan Guaidó is over

    The fallacy of ‘President’ Juan Guaidó is over

    By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organization of American States.   He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) The pretender, Juan Guaidó, is now finally gone.…

  • Commonwealth team to observe Antigua and Barbuda’s 2023 general election

    Commonwealth team to observe Antigua and Barbuda’s 2023 general election

    Former President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, will lead a team of Commonwealth election observers to Antigua and Barbuda for the country’s general election, scheduled for 18 January 2023. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland KC, announced the composition of the Commonwealth Observation Group today in response to an invitation from the Government of Antigua and Barbuda. Election…

  • Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID-19 spreads

    Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID-19 spreads

    Patients, mostly older people, laid on stretchers in hallways or took oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as a COVID-19 outbreak stretched public health facilities’ resources in China’s capital Beijing, even after its reported peak. The Chuiyangliu hospital in the city’s east was packed Thursday with newly arrived patients. Beds ran out by midmorning, even as…

  • Here’s Asot Michael’s wide-ranging interview on ABS on Thursday morning

    Here’s Asot Michael’s wide-ranging interview on ABS on Thursday morning

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  • DeFreitas says he met no Africans in City South canvass, but is keeping an eye on situation

    DeFreitas says he met no Africans in City South canvass, but is keeping an eye on situation

    The United Progressive Party (UPP) Candidate for St. John’s City South, Franz deFreitas, says he has been unable to independently verify claims that African visitors were trying to get registered. However, deFreitas says he does not find it strange that Africans would show up to the registration unit, since there are people from that continent…

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]