Antigua Breaking News

Day: February 12, 2023

  • ‘Rihanna is pregnant’ trends as Super Bowl halftime show freaks fans out

    ‘Rihanna is pregnant’ trends as Super Bowl halftime show freaks fans out

    Must be love on the brain. Rihanna’s Super Bowl 2023 halftime show — her first time performing on stage in seven years — has fans on Twitter rabidly speculating that the mom-of-one might become a mom-of-two soon. It appeared to viewers that Rihanna was sporting a possible baby bump, and she might be pregnant with…

  • Sheryl Lee Ralph soars into ‘Lift Every Voice’ at Super Bowl

    Sheryl Lee Ralph soars into ‘Lift Every Voice’ at Super Bowl

    The series of pregame canonical songs at Super Bowl 57 has begun, with “Abbot Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Ralph, wearing a flowing red velvet gown, began the song dubbed the Black national anthem as a reflective ballad, and it became a soaring hymn as it went on, with…

  • Damar Hamlin has made it to the Super Bowl.

    Damar Hamlin has made it to the Super Bowl.

    Damar Hamlin has made it to the Super Bowl. The Buffalo Bills safety made his third appearance in Phoenix during Super Bowl week, this time on the field at State Farm Stadium prior to Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. It’s been a little more than a month since Hamlin went…

  • Potential measles outbreaks in the Caribbean

    Potential measles outbreaks in the Caribbean

    Caribbean islands have been warned by the Pan American Health Organizations to update their response plans to prevent the re-establishment of endemic transmission of the measles virus. This PAHO says follows a reduction in childhood vaccination coverage, increasing the possibility for outbreaks of this disease. An alert from PAHO said “vaccination and epidemiological surveillance of…

  • Convicted child molester sentenced to 18 years in prison

    Convicted child molester sentenced to 18 years in prison

    A man in Jamaica who sexually assaulted seven children has been sentenced to almost 18 years in prison. The man’s name is Sheridan Shepherd and he was sentenced on Friday. The man pleaded guilty to six counts of buggery, five counts of indecent assault, and one count of grievous sexual assault. He was arrested and…

  • Man accused of drug offence slaps another suspect at Police Headquarters and is charged with battery

    Man accused of drug offence slaps another suspect at Police Headquarters and is charged with battery

    A suspect in a drug-smuggling investigation was slapped with charges for assaulting a man whom the Police are also investigating for the same offence. Reports say that a Hatton man and a Piggots resident were invited to Police Headquarters on Monday morning, February 6. This was in connection with an ongoing investigation into the importation of cannabis…

  • Education official responds to threat of industrial action by teachers

    Education official responds to threat of industrial action by teachers

    Director of Education Clare Browne has responded to threats of strike action by teachers. “It is unfortunate that we are here given the numerous engagements of the Ministry of Education with the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers and our tenacious efforts (evident by actions already in progress, but not captured in the communication cited)…

  • Makeda Mikael: LIAT The Undeveloped Airline

    Makeda Mikael: LIAT The Undeveloped Airline

    Caribbean leaders have met again in another failed attempt to raise LIAT from the dead, but once more failed. This failure is compounded by ignorance of post COVID aviation economics, and the need for creative financing measured by expanded opportunities. In these times on the brink of a global recession, a small airline like Liat…

  • Delarno Davis Charged for Robbing a Corn Alley Store

    Delarno Davis Charged for Robbing a Corn Alley Store

    The police arrested and charged 18 year-old Delarno Davis of Golden Grove Extension with robbery. The accused is alleged to have armed himself with a firearm and entered a Corn Alley store and robbed the owners of almost $31,000 dollars’ worth of jewelry and electronic items. The items include one hundred and twenty-seven rings; five…

  • Partners in Love and Business: Making Marriage and Entrepreneurship Work

    Partners in Love and Business: Making Marriage and Entrepreneurship Work

    Running a business with your spouse and remaining happily married has its ups and downs and for many, may seem like a daunting goal. However, Howard and Mitzi Allen of HaMa International have demonstrated that couples can work together to build an extraordinary business, still achieve the coveted work-life balance and maintain a happy home…

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]