Antigua Breaking News

Day: March 25, 2023

  • Scientists create mice from two male parents

    Scientists create mice from two male parents

    Scientists have created mice with two biologically male parents for the first time — a significant milestone in reproductive biology. The team, led by Katsuhiko Hayashi, a professor of genome biology at Osaka University in Japan, generated eggs from the skin cells of male mice that, when implanted in female mice, went on to produce…

  • Mississippi tornado kills 24 and brings devastation to US state

    Mississippi tornado kills 24 and brings devastation to US state

    (BBC) — Search and rescue efforts are under way after one of the deadliest tornadoes to have ever hit the US state of Mississippi. At least 24 people have died following Friday night’s tornado, with more thought to be trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings. The twister caused devastation in several rural towns, tearing…

  • Two US citizens kidnapped in Haiti

    Two US citizens kidnapped in Haiti

    (CMC) — The State Department in the United States says that it has been notified of the kidnapping of two US citizens who were on a trip to visit family in Haiti. It is reported that Abigail Toussaint and Jean-Dickens Toussaint, both 33, from the state of Florida, were taken near the capital Port-au-Prince and…

  • Husband stabs wife 20 times in front of bible study

    Husband stabs wife 20 times in front of bible study

    (Daily Mail) — A husband is accused of stabbing his wife to death during a bible study group in front of family members after he whispered something in her ear. Robert Castillo, 40, of St. Paul, Minnesota, has been charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed his wife Corinna Woodhull, 41, while the pair…

  • Man accused of raping daughter pleads not guilty

    Man accused of raping daughter pleads not guilty

    (Observer) — A man who allegedly had sex with his minor daughter has denied charges levied against him. It is said that the man had sex with his daughter on at least five occasions from the age of 9 to 15. The young girl reportedly got pregnant at the age of 15 as a result…

  • Antigua and Barbuda’s CARIFTA Swim Squad has been Selected

    Antigua and Barbuda’s CARIFTA Swim Squad has been Selected

    The Antigua and Barbuda Swimming Federation has announced a fifteen (15) member squad, to compete in the upcoming CARIFTA Aquatic Championships in April 2023. The squad representing Antigua and Barbuda at the championships to be held in Curacao, over the period April 6-12 are made up of six (6) boys and nine (9) girls all…

  • LETTER: Tourism isn’t just cruise ships docking in St John’s

    LETTER: Tourism isn’t just cruise ships docking in St John’s

    DEAR EDITOR: I have just read the letter to Max Fernandez regarding being scored 8 out of 10 for tourism and I cannot doubt the improvement the cruise ships are having on the tourist industry in Antigua. However tourism isn’t just cruise ships docking in St John’s it’s about families and couples, young people renting…

  • Will we ever get regional travel right?

    Will we ever get regional travel right?

    (Barbados TODAY Editorial) — In one of his first public engagements since being appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr Kevin Greenidge shone a spotlight on the bothersome question of regional air travel. The occasion was the Central Bank’s public engagement discussion known as the Caribbean Economic Forum, staged on Wednesday and broadcast…

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]