Antigua Breaking News

Day: May 19, 2023

  • OPINION: Speaker Watt is a growing threat to Parliamentary Democracy

    OPINION: Speaker Watt is a growing threat to Parliamentary Democracy

    By Jonathan Walter The rampaging bias of Speaker of the Antigua and Barbuda Parliament Gerald Watt against Asot Michael in particular and members of the Opposition in general, is an existential threat to parliamentary democracy that requires urgent national attention. His conduct in presiding over proceedings of the House makes it increasingly clear that he…

  • University of Johannesburg honours Sir Hilary

    University of Johannesburg honours Sir Hilary

    The University of Johannesburg conferred on Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), the degree of Honorary Doctor of Letters, at its Humanities convocation ceremony on May 9, 2023. It was an emotionally moving ceremony of celebration as university students from Soweto and elsewhere, and academics, thanked Sir Hilary…

  • Having a baby soon? Here are the fastest-growing baby names

    Having a baby soon? Here are the fastest-growing baby names

    The fastest-growing US baby names, according to the just-released SSA numbers for 2022: Girls 1. Wrenlee  2. Neriah 3. Arlet 4. Georgina 5. Amiri Boys 1. Dutton 2. Kayce 3. Chosen 4. Khaza 5. Eithan See the full list of names here: Make a donation to help support ABN, via PayPal: [email protected]. Follow Antigua Breaking…

  • PAHO to scale-up, integrate HPV testing in 10 clinics throughout Antigua and Barbuda.

    PAHO to scale-up, integrate HPV testing in 10 clinics throughout Antigua and Barbuda.

    CABINET NOTES: The Minister of Health reported that a six month program developed by PAHO to address the issue of HPV (human papilloma virus) was successfully completed long before the six month period ended. Consequently, the PAHO is being moved to scale-up and integrate HPV testing in ten clinics throughout Antigua and Barbuda. The HPV…

  • Japan-CARICOM Friendship Year 2024

    Japan-CARICOM Friendship Year 2024

    The year 2024 marks the 30th anniversary since the first Japan-CARICOM Consultation, as well as the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. To commemorate this occasion, the year 2024 is designated as the “Japan-CARICOM Friendship Year.” On May 17, in a speech delivered at…

  • MP Walker criticizes extension for administration of LIAT and asks about role of Air Peace in settling workers’ severance

    MP Walker criticizes extension for administration of LIAT and asks about role of Air Peace in settling workers’ severance

    (REAL News) — Barbuda MP Trevor Walker is asking some probing questions about LIAT (1974) Ltd., which has been under administration for almost three years now. In 2020, after the airline was grounded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the employees were let go, Cleveland Seaforth was appointed by the High Court to administer…

  • MP Walker slams administration in Antigua over imprisonment of boy, 13, with hardened criminals

    MP Walker slams administration in Antigua over imprisonment of boy, 13, with hardened criminals

    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]. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES:  CLICK HERE. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES: CLICK HERE. JOIN…

  • 1.5°C is upon us. Are we prepared?

    1.5°C is upon us. Are we prepared?

    By Sir Ronald Sanders The report on May 17, from the World Meteorological Organization, (WMO) that global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years should have sent all Caribbean institutions, such as the CARICOM Secretariat, the Caribbean Development Bank, and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, into overdrive to…

  • 18-year-old killed in traffic collision

    18-year-old killed in traffic collision

    18 year-old Keane Gregoire of Nut Grove was pronounced dead at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center on Friday, following a traffic collision. Keane was a passenger inside a motor car that got into a collision around 2 am on Thursday 18 May on the All Saints Road. The allegations are that the driver of…

  • Electric pulses on clitoris can jumpstart women’s low sex drive: study

    Electric pulses on clitoris can jumpstart women’s low sex drive: study

    A new treatment that sounds shocking might actually help women who experience low sex drive. Electrical impulses on the dorsal genital nerve around the clitoris have been shown to stimulate sexual arousal in women — including patients with severe spinal-cord injuries. The research, conducted at the University of Michigan, included nine participants in three groups:…

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]