Antigua Breaking News

Day: February 17, 2024

  • Op-Ed: Too weak to fight, uh-huh

    Op-Ed: Too weak to fight, uh-huh

    By D.Gisele Isaac: Back in 2022, shortly after the Russia-Ukraine war broke out, a born-yah Antiguan called my radio show to say he wanted to marry a Ukrainian woman. I was taken aback at his vehemence, until he explained how – as a patriot, himself – he had been so impressed by the Ukrainian women, who…

  • Court in St Vincent upholds buggery laws, blow to activists

    Court in St Vincent upholds buggery laws, blow to activists

    A top court in St Vincent and the Grenadines upheld laws on Friday that criminalise gay sex, a blow to activists who have long decried the violence the LGBTQ+ community has faced on the conservative Caribbean archipelago. CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE ABN WHATSAPP The ruling by St Vincent’s High Court stems from a 2019 case…

  • ABDF flies PM to St. Kitts on Alpha 2

    ABDF flies PM to St. Kitts on Alpha 2

    On Wednesday February 13, The Antigua Barbuda Defence Force AirWing Unit had the honour of flying the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honorable Gaston Browne for its first passenger flight of Alpha 2 to St.Kitts. Mr. Browne had the pleasure of being interviewed by a student of the Baptist Academy of Antigua before…

  • Eric Burton Charged with murder

    Eric Burton Charged with murder

    Police have charged 59-year-old Eric Burton of Villa for murder. He is accused of killing 22-year-old Jamal Ryner of Yorks. The alleged incident reportedly took place on Rowan Henry Street around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13. He is expected before the court sometime next week. CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE ABN WHATSAPP Аdvеrtіѕе…

  • MISSING: Garfield Thomas Jr of Swetes

    MISSING: Garfield Thomas Jr of Swetes

    UPDATE: Garfield Thomas is now back home and is safe The family of 27-year-old Garfield Thomas Jr of Swetes is asking for help in finding him. He reportedly left home around 7:30 am on Tuesday, February 13, and has not been seen or heard from since. CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE ABN WHATSAPP He…

  • Police appealing for help in McKinnon’s shooting incident

    Police appealing for help in McKinnon’s shooting incident

    Police are appealing for help in solving a shooting incident, which resulted in one man nursing gunshot wounds at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center. CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE ABN WHATSAPP The alleged incident occurred around 9:25 pm on Friday, 16 February in the McKinnon’s area. It was reported that a man and…

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]