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Antigua Cruise Port supports youth empowerment through JCI Antigua sponsorship

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Antigua Cruise Port is leading the charge in empowering the nation’s youth by sponsoring the 61st Annual Miss Jaycees Queen Show, an event that has made significant contributions to Antigua’s summer Carnival celebrations over many years. The glamorous, multi-faceted pageant will feature a maximum of twelve contestants from across the Caribbean celebrating the art, culture, and heritage of their respective countries. JCI Antigua, a nonprofit organization, has dedicated its resources to youth development programs in Antigua for 64 years.

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Several weeks ago, it was reported that the event was postponed due to financial challenges and a lack of sponsorship support. However, with the assistance of Antigua Cruise Port, the issue of offsetting some of the critical event expenses, including supporting artists, transportation, accommodation, food, security, show preparation, and prizes, has been resolved according to President of JCI Antigua, Therese Mills.

“The struggle that we have been having is [confirming] the pledges of sponsors and a show of that magnitude is quite expensive. Given the recent release [about the lack of funding], persons would have come on board or expressed interest in supporting the show and partnering with us including the government and Antigua Cruise Port,” she explained.

Set to captivate audiences once again, this year’s Jaycees Queen Show promises to be an extraordinary display of beauty, talent, and grace that is representative of its rich 60-year legacy.

Mills thanked Antigua Cruise Port for its “significant contribution and unwavering dedication to our shared vision…With their support and the backing of our community, we are poised to make the 2024 Jaycees Queen Show an unforgettable experience.”

Cynthia Jacobs Browne, Officer-in-Charge at Antigua Cruise Port, spoke about why it is so important to provide such substantial support to JCI Antigua. “We are enormously proud to serve as the title sponsor of this year’s Jaycees Queen Show. Events like this one help to promote goal setting, inspire confidence, and help teach our children to handle success and failure with grace. We especially applaud the fact that the pageant includes contestants from across the region, encouraging unity and a shared sense of responsibility for our collective future. As a company, we believe in investing in people, especially young people, to build and strengthen communities, which makes this partnership with JCI Antigua a great fit for us. We encourage other corporate partners to also support JCI Antigua.”

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JCI Antigua is a part of the Junior Chamber International (JCI), a group that provides leadership development opportunities to young people to create positive change within themselves and their communities. The community-focused organization also has a presence in Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and Trinidad and Tobago.

In addition to operating in Antigua, Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) – the parent company of Antigua Cruise Port – recently commenced cruise port operations in Saint Lucia. GPH, the world’s largest cruise port operator, is committed to supporting economic expansion and community development in each country it serves. As its regional presence grows, GPH will also seek to create opportunities for more multilateral economic and community-related partnerships to benefit Antigua, Saint Lucia, and its other partners across the Caribbean.

The event will be held just before construction of a permanent terminal facility and the highly anticipated, multi-million-dollar Antigua Day Club experience begins in Q4 2024. The new 11,000 square foot terminal facility will include security screening, customs and immigration offices, check-in stations, luggage areas, kiosks, retail, restrooms, and administrative offices.

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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]