Antigua Breaking News

Day: April 12, 2023

  • Star Clipper Homeports At Nevis Street Pier

    Star Clipper Homeports At Nevis Street Pier

    Star Clipper homeported at the Nevis Street Pier last Saturday. The call was the last turnaround for the season. Most of the 127 passengers who arrived on the vessel ended their trip in Antigua with 117 visitors debarking during the morning. Meanwhile, 52 people boarded the 170- passenger capacity ship in the afternoon. Operations Manager…

  • FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited has announced St. Kitts sale will not go ahead

    FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited has announced St. Kitts sale will not go ahead

    FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited has announced today that the sale of its assets of FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited in St. Kitts to St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Limited (SKNANB) will not now go ahead. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (‘ECCB’) provided conditional approval for the sale of the assets and banking business of FirstCaribbean International…

  • Call for the 48th Course on International Law

    Call for the 48th Course on International Law

    The Department of International Law of the Secretariat for Legal Affairs of the Organization of American States (OAS) is pleased to announce the Call for the 48th Course on International Law organized jointly with the Inter-American Juridical Committee, to be held from July 31st to August 11th, 2023, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For…

  • Fathers to Benefit from Increase in Paternity Leave

    Fathers to Benefit from Increase in Paternity Leave

    Employees at the Board of Education (BOE) who become fathers will benefit from an increase in the number of days allocated for paternity leave. The increase comes as a provision in the latest Collective Agreement between the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU) and the BOE. Paternity leave is a benefit that the Union has…

  • Two youth – one alleged to be a resort employee – assist police with investigations into shootings at Carlisle Bay

    Two youth – one alleged to be a resort employee – assist police with investigations into shootings at Carlisle Bay

    PHOTO: Victims of Tuesday night’s shooting (REAL News) — Two men from Golden Grove New Extension are in police custody, following the shooting of two Carlisle Bay Resort employees on Tuesday night, April 11, at approximately 11:30 p.m. According to the Police, the two victims – a 33-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman – remain…

  • SFCG Promotes Financial Wellness Quiz to Help Manage Stress and Turn Money Weaknesses into Strengths

    SFCG Promotes Financial Wellness Quiz to Help Manage Stress and Turn Money Weaknesses into Strengths

    Money is a large part of our daily lives and is one of the most common causes of stress for individuals, families, businesses and even governments.  If you are worried about money, you are not alone. From the struggle to find the best strategies to address COVID recovery, or preparing for retirement, many Antiguans and…

  • Guyana leads Caricom countries in economic growth for 2023

    Guyana leads Caricom countries in economic growth for 2023

    (CMC) — Guyana is expected to record the highest growth among Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries this year, while Haiti will record under one per cent growth in 2023, according to the latest World Economic Outlook released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday. According to the IMF, Guyana, which is now recognized as an…

  • Antiguan-Canadian Artist Kwame Delfish set to attend Antigua And Barbuda Art Week 2023

    Antiguan-Canadian Artist Kwame Delfish set to attend Antigua And Barbuda Art Week 2023

    The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority is pleased to announce the attendance of painter, graphic designer, and hairstylist Kwame Delfish at the 2023 edition of the Island’s Art Week. The Toronto, Canada-based Delfish joins an esteemed lineup of sculptors, poets, painters, musicians, and dancers in what promises to be a vibrant showcase of Antigua and…

  • Squads named for Headley Weekes Series to be played at CCG

    Squads named for Headley Weekes Series to be played at CCG

    Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel today named the squads for the upcoming Headley Weekes Tri-Series. Team Headley – named in honor of George Headley – will be captained by Joshua Da Silva, the wicket-keeper-batter. Team Weekes – named in honor of Sir Everton Weekes – will be led by Alick Athanaze, the…

  • Antigua Airways principals not in possession of passports

    Antigua Airways principals not in possession of passports

    (POINTE XPRESS) — Information Minister Melford Nicholas has confirmed that the government’s transaction with Antigua Airways was incomplete, and as such no Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) files (passports) were given to the principals of the airline. Ten (10) Antiguan and Barbudan Passports were to be given to the airline’s financiers that would have represented…

  • Man, woman hospitalized after being shot multiple times

    Man, woman hospitalized after being shot multiple times

    A man and a woman are currently at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center nursing gunshot wounds, following a shooting in Old Road around 11:30 pm on Tuesday. The circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear; however, both victims were taken to the hospital with multiple wounds. The doctors at the hospital said they are both…

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]