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  • Tropical depression likely to form by early next week

    Tropical depression likely to form by early next week

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2023 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL92): A tropical wave located several hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to…

  • ABBA names Senior Men’s team for Second Round of FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers

    ABBA names Senior Men’s team for Second Round of FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA) has named its final squad to contest the second round of the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers scheduled for June 19 to 26 in Nicaragua. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. A 30-man training squad…

  • 5 Cameroonians who left Antigua illegally on hunger strike to force BVI authorities to allow them to seek asylum in USVI

    5 Cameroonians who left Antigua illegally on hunger strike to force BVI authorities to allow them to seek asylum in USVI

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The hunger strike of five Aindividuals from Cameroon, who have been detained in the British Virgin Islands for over a month, continues into its third day. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The individuals left Antigua illegally by boat according to…

  • interCaribbean acquires 7 additional ATR-42s

    interCaribbean acquires 7 additional ATR-42s

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. (Barbados TODAY) — interCaribbean Airways announces the closing on the acquisition of seven (7) additional ATR-42s. The 48-seat regional aircraft have been acquired from TAROM, S.A., a long-standing Romanian flag network airline. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Accepting the ATRs…

  • Former Google CEO — Billionaire Eric Schmidt — is the new owner of Alfa Nero

    Former Google CEO — Billionaire Eric Schmidt — is the new owner of Alfa Nero

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. United States billionaire Eric Schmidt is the new owner of the Alfa Nero. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. It was announced Friday that Schmidt made a successful bid of US $67.6 million for the superyacht. Schmidt is worth US $20.5…

  • Alfa Nero Sold for US$67.6 Million as Emergency Injunction Denied

    Alfa Nero Sold for US$67.6 Million as Emergency Injunction Denied

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The Alfa Nero has officially changed ownership for a staggering US$67.6 million, with Eric Schmidt  emerging as the buyer. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Despite efforts to halt the sale through an emergency injunction, the application has been denied. The…

  • Teen Girl Forced into Sexual Act by Boys

    Teen Girl Forced into Sexual Act by Boys

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. (REAL News) — A 15-year-old girl reportedly was forced into a sexual act with a group of boys, and the Police are now investigating the incident. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Reports say the alleged victim’s mother took her to…

  • Tropical Disturbance just off Africa now up to 50% chance of formation into Tropical Cyclone

    Tropical Disturbance just off Africa now up to 50% chance of formation into Tropical Cyclone

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The Tropical Disturbance just off Africa is now up to a 50% chance of formation into a #TropicalCyclone in 7 days. This is of interest to the Caribbean, please monitor. You should be prepared or near the completion of all necessary preparations for the ongoing…

  • Pastor facing several fraud charges

    Pastor facing several fraud charges

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. (Observer Newsco) — A pastor is facing a string of criminal charges for allegedly scamming a number of people over the course of two years. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Gavin Otto is charged with several counts of fraudulent conversion…

  • MISSING: Tezean Morancie, 14, of Bathlodge

    MISSING: Tezean Morancie, 14, of Bathlodge

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The family of 14-year-old Tezean Morancie of Bathlodge is asking the public for assistance in knowing her whereabouts. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Tezean left her home around 10:30 am on Thursday 15 June  to a supermarket on the Bathlodge…

  • Nick Cannon says having 12 children was a calling from God: Reveals he’s open to more kids:

    Nick Cannon says having 12 children was a calling from God: Reveals he’s open to more kids:

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Nick Cannon dished about his modern family and revealed he is open to adding more children to his brood of 12 while appearing on a new podcast. The 42-year-old Wild ‘N Out host spoke with Dr. Laura Berman on her The Language of Love podcast,…

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]