Antigua Breaking News

Day: February 22, 2023

  • Rihanna reveals she dresses her son in floral and hot pink clothes

    Rihanna reveals she dresses her son in floral and hot pink clothes

    Rihanna has revealed that she dresses her son in floral and hot pink clothes because ‘fluidity in fashion is best’. The Umbrella hitmaker – who shares her nine-month old son with rapper beau A$AP –  explained that she likes to dress him in things that don’t look like baby clothes. She also hinted at a…

  • DCA offices closed until further notice to facilitate building maintenance

    DCA offices closed until further notice to facilitate building maintenance

    The DCA regrettably informs the public of its closure until further notice. Building maintenance will be facilitated during this time. Make a donation to help support ABN, via PayPal: [email protected]. Follow Antigua Breaking News on Twitter @ABNAntigua and Instgram @AntiguaBreakingNews and on Facebook. Send us a message on WhatsApp at 1-868-704-9864 or email us at…

  • BREAKING: Kenworth Charles found guilty of murder

    BREAKING: Kenworth Charles found guilty of murder

    Kenworth Charles has been found guilty of murder in the death of  Fitzroy Robins. A jury returned the guilty verdict following two hours of deliberations Wednesday afternoon. He will be sentenced on March 22. Charles was accused of  stabbing Robins several times about his body during an altercation in Villa. The incident happened around 11:45…

  • Burial of another set of decaying bodies reportedly being held up by official red tape, sources report

    Burial of another set of decaying bodies reportedly being held up by official red tape, sources report

    (REAL News) — While legal authorities jostle, another set of dead bodies is decomposing in the now-infamous refrigerated container on the Holberton compound, informed sources allege. The sources tell REAL News that, on Tuesday, February 21, a senior officer in the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) requested assistance from the Central Board of Health (CBH) in…

  • Isaac chides Browne for insulting Opposition Members and questions his smarts in the face of 30-plus investment fails

    Isaac chides Browne for insulting Opposition Members and questions his smarts in the face of 30-plus investment fails

    (REAL News) — D.Gisele Isaac, chairman of the United Progressive Party (UPP), is taking umbrage at statements made by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who insulted the members of the Opposition benches, in particular those representing her Party. Following the delivery of the Throne Speech on Monday, February 20, Opposition Leader Jamale Pringle said the content…

  • Tourist says local resort did not meet expectations because it rained during their stay

    Tourist says local resort did not meet expectations because it rained during their stay

    Make a donation to help support ABN, via PayPal: [email protected]. Follow Antigua Breaking News on Twitter @ABNAntigua and Instgram @AntiguaBreakingNews and on Facebook. Send us a message on WhatsApp at 1-868-704-9864 or email us at [email protected]. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS…

  • Haiti: FIFA Failing Sex Abuse Survivors

    Haiti: FIFA Failing Sex Abuse Survivors

    PHOTO: In this file photo dated Thursday, May 21, 2020, Yves Jean-Bart, then-president of the Haitian Football Federation, wearing a protective face mask, arrives for a court hearing regarding allegations that he abused female athletes at the country’s national training center, in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. A lifetime ban against former Haitian soccer federation president Yves Jean-Bart…

  • Woman named in Choksi’s kidnapping allegedly arrested in the UAE

    Woman named in Choksi’s kidnapping allegedly arrested in the UAE

    (Observer by Newsco) — The woman named in the kidnapping of Indian-born diamond dealer Mehul Choksi has reportedly been arrested in Abu Dhabi, sources close to the matter have confirmed. According to reports, Barbara Jarabik was arrested following a red notice issued by Antigua and Barbuda, as investigations into the kidnapping of Choksi continue. Observer…

  • Cabinet meets with Afreximbank Executives

    Cabinet meets with Afreximbank Executives

    The Cabinet of Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Monday met with the President of Afreximbank and a delegation of high-level executives from the bank and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States OECS to discuss prospective areas of funding and other collaborative and capacity development opportunities of mutual interest. Prime Minister Browne welcomed the delegation to…

  • Hope for LIAT

    Hope for LIAT

    (Barbados TODAY) — An aerospace engineer is expressing optimism that regional carrier LIAT can be revived. However, said Professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, John-Paul Clarke, it will require political will and a short-term incentive scheme from governments. At the same time, Clarke said he believed Caribbean governments should work…

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]