Antigua Breaking News

Day: April 19, 2023

  • Antigua and Barbuda Art Week Exhibitions Open

    Antigua and Barbuda Art Week Exhibitions Open

    Antigua and Barbuda Art Week (ABAW) Exhibitions are now officially open to the public following the launch of the exhibitions at, The Boom at Gunpowder House in English Harbour on Sunday 16 April 2023, and the V.C. Bird International Airport on Monday 17 April 2023. Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and…

  • Leaders lambast regional judges & lawyers in a most unusual & surprise attack

    Leaders lambast regional judges & lawyers in a most unusual & surprise attack

    By Audley Phillip I listened to soundbites coming out of the recent Heads of Government meeting that just ended in Trinidad. The blatant attack on the judiciary by the most unlikely sources, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados and Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent & The Grenadines, for among other  things, the granting…

  • The Prime Minister and the Attorney General must go

    The Prime Minister and the Attorney General must go

    By Bobby St. John Last week’s High Court ruling that a 2017 law stripped the police of its authority to pursue criminal prosecutions without the approval of the Director of Public Prosecutions has plunged the criminal justice system in Antigua and Barbuda into a hot mess for which the Gaston Browne regime is fully responsible.…

  • The Caribbean airlift dilemma

    The Caribbean airlift dilemma

    By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert The Caribbean region is suffering from a border airlift disorder that produces the most intense chronic agony and distress in those who suffer from this condition which encompasses the functions of tourism, trade, commerce and social interaction. Airlift in the region appears to be in a continuous twilight-zone of dreaming and…

  • Trinidad ranked 6th most criminal country in world

    Trinidad ranked 6th most criminal country in world

    (Trinidad & Tobago Guardian) – T&T has been listed as number 6 by the World of Statistics (WOS) for being among the most criminal countries” in the world. The World of Statistics (WOS) list of “Most Criminal Countries” was released on Wednesday. The WOS website describes itself as a global network of nearly 2,360 organisations…

  • Canada hit by largest strike by public servants in its history

    Canada hit by largest strike by public servants in its history

    (CBC News) — More than 155,000 federal public servants are on strike after the federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) failed to reach a deal before a Tuesday evening deadline. The announcement came after two bargaining groups representing a significant part of the government workforce entered a legal strike position last…

  • Cat killing competition for children in New Zealand axed after backlash

    Cat killing competition for children in New Zealand axed after backlash

    (BBC) — A children’s cat-hunting competition in New Zealand has been cancelled following backlash against the event. Organisers of an annual hunt were criticised after announcing a new category for those aged 14 and under to hunt feral cats. The animals are considered a pest and a risk to the country’s biosecurity. Youngsters were told…

  • Mourner tells Sir Molwyn the state of Valley Church Community Cemetery is a ‘crying shame’ and that ‘we deserve better’

    Mourner tells Sir Molwyn the state of Valley Church Community Cemetery is a ‘crying shame’ and that ‘we deserve better’

    (REAL News) — A resident who lives in a suburb of St. John’s wants Health Minister Molwyn Joseph to know she shed tears at a recent funeral – not simply over the deceased, but at the state of the Valley Church Community Cemetery where her loved one was buried. “It was my first time attending…

  • Luciano Says The Music Needs Redemption. Artiste Admits Youths Need Veterans’ Guidance

    Luciano Says The Music Needs Redemption. Artiste Admits Youths Need Veterans’ Guidance

    Masterful and purpose driven, one of the Caribbean’s most conscious artistes, Luciano, says he has “so much” to share with the people. The artiste is preparing for his follow up performance at the upcoming Redemption concert in Trinidad, on May 6th. He had been featured at the event in 2022. “Trinidad is one of my…

  • Public school teachers continue industrial action

    Public school teachers continue industrial action

    (Loop News) —  Teachers across government schools in Antigua and Barbuda are continuing to fight for what they say are issues of national importance; their working conditions. Students had to be sent home today, after two weeks’ vacation, due to a sit-in being staged by their teachers. Tensions between the government and the Antigua and…

  • 3 up-and-coming fashion designers to look for during Antigua and Barbuda Art Week

    3 up-and-coming fashion designers to look for during Antigua and Barbuda Art Week

    Three young fashion designers are displaying their designs at the Antigua and Barbuda Art Week Exhibit at the V. C. Bird International Airport which will run until April 22, 2023. #antiguabarbudaartweek As travellers to Antigua and Barbuda and visitors to the airport enter the airport arrivals hall, they will see in addition to an extensive…

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]