Antigua Breaking News

Day: March 28, 2023

  • VIDEO UPDATE: Three dead, 16 missing after boat from Antigua capsizes near St. Kitts

    VIDEO UPDATE: Three dead, 16 missing after boat from Antigua capsizes near St. Kitts

    VIDEO courtesy State Media — ABS VIDEO courtesy State Media — ABS (AP) — Three people died and 13 are missing after a boat capsized near the eastern Caribbean island of St Kitts early Tuesday, authorities said. The boat was carrying 32 passengers, 16 of whom were rescued, according to the government’s Antigua and Barbuda…

  • 2 men charged with buggery after allegedly assaulting girl, 12, in Jamaica

    2 men charged with buggery after allegedly assaulting girl, 12, in Jamaica

    A 20-year-old farmer and an 18-year-old man have been charged with buggery and failure to report a child in need of care and protection after a child was reportedly taken into a banana field and assaulted. Charged are Anthony Grant otherwise called ‘Murderer’ and Marlon Reid both of Plantation Heights, St James. According to the…

  • Prime Minister’s statement on a boat tragedy which left Antigua and Barbuda illegally

    Prime Minister’s statement on a boat tragedy which left Antigua and Barbuda illegally

    The following Statement was issued today by Prime Minister, Honourable Gaston Browne, on a boat tragedy which left Antigua and Barbuda illegally. “On behalf of my government and myself, I express deep sorrow at the loss of life and distress suffered by persons aboard a vessel which left Antigua and Barbuda illegally earlier today, Tuesday…

  • FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried to face new bribery conspiracy charge in U.S.

    FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried to face new bribery conspiracy charge in U.S.

    (Thompson Reuters) — U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled a new indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried, accusing the founder of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX of conspiring to bribe Chinese government officials with $40 million US worth of payments. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Bankman-Fried with directing the payment in order to unfreeze accounts belonging to his hedge…

  • Antigua and Barbuda extends airlift into the Dutch Caribbean

    Antigua and Barbuda extends airlift into the Dutch Caribbean

    The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has welcomed the start of a new direct flight connecting Antigua and Barbuda to the ABC islands in the Dutch West Indies.   International carrier, British Airways launched the new route service between Antigua and Aruba on Sunday (March 26), as the airline continues to enhance inter-regional connectivity within the…

  • Cabinet expresses condolences family of Clarence Crump

    Cabinet expresses condolences family of Clarence Crump

    The Cabinet has learned that Mr. Clarence Crump former Boundaries Commissioner and former member of the Labour Board has died. Cabinet expresses its condolences to his family, friends and former trade union colleagues. Make a donation to help support ABN, via PayPal: [email protected]. Follow Antigua Breaking News on Twitter @ABNAntigua and Instgram @AntiguaBreakingNews and on…

  • 15 missing after boat sinks between Antigua and St. Kitts

    15 missing after boat sinks between Antigua and St. Kitts

    Government officials have confirmed that Cameroonians living in Antigua and Barbuda were the majority of individuals who were on board a vessel that sank between Antigua and St Kitts this morning. Only half of the 30 people on board were rescued. One is reported dead and 15 are still missing. Make a donation to help…

  • ITF Writes PM Browne on LIAT Severance Matter

    ITF Writes PM Browne on LIAT Severance Matter

    General Secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), Stephen Cotton, has written to Prime Minister Gaston Browne on the matter of severance for the former and current employees of LIAT (1974) Ltd. In his missive, Cotton said the ITF was both “surprised and concerned” by the Government’s handling of the matter. The ITF General…

  • Boat moving passengers from Antigua to USVI capsizes, 1 confirmed dead, about 30 missing

    Boat moving passengers from Antigua to USVI capsizes, 1 confirmed dead, about 30 missing

    UPDATE: Government officials have confirmed that Cameroonians living in Antigua and Barbuda were the majority of individuals who were on board a vessel that sank between Antigua and St Kitts this morning. Only half of the 30 people on board were rescued. One is reported dead and 15 are still missing. (Observer) — One body…

  • Court tells Wendel Robinson and the Gov’t to work out their differences amicably; if that fails, then a trial date will be set

    Court tells Wendel Robinson and the Gov’t to work out their differences amicably; if that fails, then a trial date will be set

    (REAL News) — The ongoing case regarding the suspension of Wendel Robinson as Commissioner of Police reportedly has taken another twist. Reports say the case resumed in the High Court before Justice Jan Drysdale, and – in what a source says was “a most unusual turn” – the judge advised both parties to have the matter…

  • Company asks Court to Jail Yida for unpaid debt

    Company asks Court to Jail Yida for unpaid debt

    Press Statement: In the latest development in the long-running litigation between Jolly Harbour-based real estate firm Lux Locations and developer Yida Zhang, Lux Locations have applied to court for Yida to be committed to His Majesty’s Prison Antigua for deliberate non-payment of a debt due to Lux Locations. This follows the Privy Council’s January 31…

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]