Antigua Breaking News

Day: January 10, 2023

  • St. Peter resident strongly condemns Browne

    St. Peter resident strongly condemns Browne

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  • PM Browne’s boast of Antiguan workers transferring to Barbuda’s Voters List is being realized, Walker reports

    PM Browne’s boast of Antiguan workers transferring to Barbuda’s Voters List is being realized, Walker reports

    It is eight days before the General Election, and more transfer activities appear to be taking place in Barbuda at this eleventh hour. Last year, Prime Minister Gaston Browne stated that persons who live in Antigua but work on Barbuda would be registering to vote on the sister island.  And it is alleged that his…

  • Antigua and Barbuda’s passport slips by one spot in global rankings

    Antigua and Barbuda’s passport slips by one spot in global rankings

    As we enter the new year, the latest results from the Henley Passport Index provide fascinating insights into a world characterized by extraordinary upheaval and offer a revealing look at what lies ahead. For the fifth year running, Japan crowns the Henley Passport Index, which is based on exclusive and official data from the International…

  • 2 secondary schools hit by thieves

    2 secondary schools hit by thieves

    Two secondary schools were the recent targets of thieves – in spite of Government’s announcement, last year, that security on the school plants would be stepped up. The principal of Pares Secondary School reported to the Parham Police Station that a number of items, including two 100-pound propane-gas cylinders, one regulator, and three solar lights,…

  • Friend thwarts young mother’s attempt at suicide after alleged report of abuse of her children overseas

    Friend thwarts young mother’s attempt at suicide after alleged report of abuse of her children overseas

    An attempted suicide that involves a 29-year-old woman from Cashew Hill is under investigation. Reports say that a friend of hers telephoned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and reported that the Jamaican woman had tried to kill herself by ingesting a quantity of sleeping pills. Accordingly, the woman had to be rushed to the Sir…

  • ‘A fu me yard’: St. Peter resident strongly condemns conduct of Prime Minister Gaston Browne

    ‘A fu me yard’: St. Peter resident strongly condemns conduct of Prime Minister Gaston Browne

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  • ABWU Wants an Administration That Respects Workers

    ABWU Wants an Administration That Respects Workers

    The Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU) has for several months been agitating on the issue of the National Minimum Wage. Throughout 2022, the ABWU researched and contemplated this issue in considerable detail as a member of the National Minimum Wage Advisory Committee. We were greatly disappointed and flabbergasted by the Cabinet’s rejection of the…

  • New 3-year MoU for grant funding to establish Aquaponics project

    New 3-year MoU for grant funding to establish Aquaponics project

    The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue Economy, Mrs. Joan Moses-Carrott met with the British High Commission on 6th January 2023 to sign a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for grant funding received to establish an Aquaponics project for National Vocational & Rehabilitation Center for Persons with…

  • LETTER: UPP has placed a nail in their own coffin

    LETTER: UPP has placed a nail in their own coffin

    DEAR EDITOR: It is evident that election is around the corner. Billboards continue to be erected and the  political talk shows on the radios are now blasting to their full optimum.  Obviously, the political parties are doing their utmost best to win the hearts & minds of the electorates.The energy of UPP is presently high.…

  • Special Needs Office receives donation of furniture

    Special Needs Office receives donation of furniture

    The office of the Education Officer with Responsibility for Special Needs received a much needed boost with the donation of office furniture by Antiguan and Barbudan national Dr Sharad Nair. The new offices of the unit will assist educators to better support the work of that unit in ensuring the inclusion of students with special…

  • Why vote Asot

    Why vote Asot

    In the uncertain days ahead, there is need for effective representation in St. Peter. The government’s limited resources will be stretched to provide public goods for all and St. Peter will need a member of parliament who can lobby for better roads and more reliable utilities. Asot is the man who will do this because…

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]