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75-year-old Gonsalves for a 6th term” ‘The people don’t want me to leave the stage’

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Gonsalves, who has served as prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines for five terms, says neither the post of prime minister nor the post of leader of the ULP has any vacancy. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES.

According to Gonsalves, no demands have been made on him to step down from the position of prime minister, and he intends to lead the party into the next general election.
Gonsalves told the API in an interview that he believes the most challenging aspect is to ensure that there are enough qualified persons in the party.

“I would state that we have quality persons to assume the leadership if something were to happen to Ralph.

“There are several persons whom we have and was putting forward a timetable that I would in July this year at our convention see if we can make the first step towards succession. At the National Council, I made it clear that there is no vacancy in the position of a political leader or prime minister.

“I speak clearly and people hear only what they want to hear. I said that we will prepare the way for possible succession in the most propitious circumstances. After much discussion, the rank and file of the party say they aren’t ready for Ralph to consider succession.

“In these circumstances where we have all these multiple challenges, the people are not asking Ralph to leave the stage, we don’t want any issues like that to arise, they said.

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“In my interview with WEFM on Sunday, I said I plan to lead the party as it is currently advised. In the next general election, I will lead the party. As Ralph continues, they say, Heavenly Father, I ain’t gonna get to eat that food unless the NDP wins.

“There are a lot of them with no skill and they are hoping for political favours. I am sorry to inform you that I will be re-elected for another two years as a political leader. I will lead the party into the next election unless advised otherwise, and that is my plan.” — St. Vincent Times

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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]