Antigua Breaking News

Day: June 29, 2023

  • 101 brave writers took part in 2023 Wadadli Pen Challenge

    101 brave writers took part in 2023 Wadadli Pen Challenge

    One hundred and one brave writers took part in the 2023 Wadadli Pen Challenge. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Certificates, plaques, prizes and gifts will be distributed this Sunday at what organizers are calling a “Literary Fete” on lower St. Mary’s Street. The presentation of awards will form the first…

  • CARICOM at 50: there is still hope

    CARICOM at 50: there is still hope

    July 4, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, the foundational document that brought the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) into existence. With high hopes and lofty ambitions, the heads of government of the four largest independent Caribbean countries at the time embarked on a journey towards regional…

  • West Indies name squad for Test camp ahead of India Series

    West Indies name squad for Test camp ahead of India Series

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Cricket West Indies (CWI) Men’s Selection Panel today named the squad for the preparation camp ahead of the start of the two-match Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Series against India in the Caribbean. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Jayden Seales will…

  • US Coast Guard offloads over $23M in cocaine seized in Caribbean Sea

    US Coast Guard offloads over $23M in cocaine seized in Caribbean Sea

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The United States Coast Guard says the crew of the Cutter Joseph Napier (WPC 1115) offloaded more than 2,024 pounds of cocaine worth more than USS$23-million that was seized in the Caribbean Sea. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Earlier this week, the…

  • Antigua government triumphs in another round of litigation over Alfa Nero

    Antigua government triumphs in another round of litigation over Alfa Nero

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. A High Court judge has refused an application for an injunction to block the completion of the sale of the Alfa Nero superyacht. The applicant was Russian citizen Yulia Gurieva Motlokhov, who claims to have an ownership interest in the yacht. This is another legal…

  • Op-Ed: LGBTQ+ activist says police officers need GBV training

    Op-Ed: LGBTQ+ activist says police officers need GBV training

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. By Makeida Antonio, WAR Communications Consultant Law enforcement officers need mandatory training to handle gender-based violence (GBV) reports involving LGBTQ+ individuals in Antigua and Barbuda. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. ’Angel’, a 25-year-old transgender resident, was killed by her lover…

  • Sweetener used in diet coke to be declared possible cancer risk by WHO, say reports

    Sweetener used in diet coke to be declared possible cancer risk by WHO, say reports

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. A popular artificial sweetener used in thousands of products worldwide including Diet Coke, ice-cream and chewing gum is to be declared a possible cancer risk to humans, according to reports. The World Health Organization’s cancer research arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC),…

  • Voices Ignored: The Plight of Lower Fort Road and Adjacent Areas

    Voices Ignored: The Plight of Lower Fort Road and Adjacent Areas

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Residents of Lower Fort Road and adjacent areas have united to address matters of concern in their community relating to its upliftment and the safety, health, and well-being of its members. The catalyst for this is the recent appearance of two chattel houses on the…

  • Khyean Phillip Faces Charges for Targeting Car Hubcaps

    Khyean Phillip Faces Charges for Targeting Car Hubcaps

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Khyean Phillip was caught on camera stealing hubcaps from a woman’s car in a supermarket parking lot. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The incident occurred a month ago when the victim parked her car at the Epicurean parking lot in…

  • Curtley Williams pleads not guilty to fraudulently using bank card on Amazon

    Curtley Williams pleads not guilty to fraudulently using bank card on Amazon

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Curtley Williams, a national of St. Vincent residing in Antigua, is facing trial in August for allegedly using someone else’s debit card to make unauthorized online purchases. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Williams vehemently denies the charges and pleaded not…

  • Worker Injured in Quarry Blast Receives Government Backing for Medical Bills

    Worker Injured in Quarry Blast Receives Government Backing for Medical Bills

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The Cabinet received a report on the condition of the worker from the Burma Quarry who was burnt on the job, several days ago. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. He is still recovering and will likely be hospitalized for a period of…

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]