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  • Businessman charged with rape granted $20K bail condition by magistrate

    Businessman charged with rape granted $20K bail condition by magistrate

    (REAL News) — On Tuesday, May 9th, the businessman, who was reportedly granted unlawful station bail last week, appeared in St. John’s Magistrates’ Court on a rape charge. It was not confirmed if he had been granted bail on the indictable offense. Instead, the magistrate imposed a $20,000 bail condition with a cash deposit of…

  • 2 men found carrying cleaver and knives: police

    2 men found carrying cleaver and knives: police

    (REAL News) — In keeping with the Police’s promise to step up patrols and stop-and-search exercises to reduce criminal activity, officers went on mobile patrol duty in the city and its outskirts on Sunday, May 7. A number of areas – including The Point, Villa, Fort James, St. Johnston Village, Sutherlands, Scotts Hill, Dove Cove,…

  • Visitor dies after falling at hotel on St. Kitts

    Visitor dies after falling at hotel on St. Kitts

    (WINN) — Reports reaching our news desk suggested that a male hotel guest on St. Kitts died due to a fall. The police have shared that the incident involving the overseas visitor occurred around 8 p.m. on May 9, 2023. The statement from law enforcement reads, “Emergency services (EMS) received a call for assistance for…

  • Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism in Barbados for Caribbean Travel Marketplace

    Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism in Barbados for Caribbean Travel Marketplace

    Antigua and Barbuda Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment Charles Fernandez has joined Caribbean tourism leaders in Barbados for the Caribbean Hotels and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace business meetings starting today at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Center, Barbados. A day earlier, the minister attended the CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Forum, a new…

  • UAE to host West Indies for three ODIs in June, ahead of World Cup Qualifiers

    UAE to host West Indies for three ODIs in June, ahead of World Cup Qualifiers

    As part of their preparations for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, the West Indies men’s cricket team will play three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Sharjah next month. The day-night matches will be played on Monday 5 June, Wednesday 7 June and Friday 9 June. Both teams…

  • Discovery of marijuana in a barrel leads to search of woman’s home and further discovery of cocaine; offender remanded

    Discovery of marijuana in a barrel leads to search of woman’s home and further discovery of cocaine; offender remanded

    (REAL News) — A 32-year-old woman has been remanded to His Majesty’s Prison after being charged with a second drug offence within the space of two weeks.  She may acquire bail in the High Court, however. Kimmesha Latesha Hutchinson of Old Parham Road appeared before Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh in the St. John’s Magistrates’ Court…

  • Sister Ellen Meade is Antigua and Barbuda’s newest centenarian

    Sister Ellen Meade is Antigua and Barbuda’s newest centenarian

    Mary Elizabeth, Ellen, Helen, Meade was born in Corkhill, Montserrat on May 10th 1923. She migrated to Antigua in 1944 and dedicated much of her life as a young woman to the development of the Pentecostal church movement. Ellen Meade married Mr. Daniel, Robert Meade on December 12th 1945 at the Pilgrim Holiness Church on…

  • Soca Villan out of Hospital after Being Stabbed During Labour Day Festivities

    Soca Villan out of Hospital after Being Stabbed During Labour Day Festivities

    Soca Villan, whose real name is Allakai Samuel, has been discharged from the hospital following a stabbing incident during the Labour Day celebrations. According to sources, while performing with his band LSA on a truck, Samuel approached some young men who were throwing glass bottles in the air and asked them to stop. Unfortunately, he…

  • Man arrested for placing hidden camera in Royal Caribbean Cruise ship’s public bathroom: FBI

    Man arrested for placing hidden camera in Royal Caribbean Cruise ship’s public bathroom: FBI

    (NBC 6) — A man is facing serious charges after FBI officials said he placed a hidden camera inside a public restroom on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that filmed more than 150 people including children. Jeremy Froias was arrested on charges of video voyeurim and attempted possession of child exploitation material, according to an…

  • Jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll, rejects rape claim

    Jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll, rejects rape claim

    (Thompson Reuters) — Donald Trump sexually abused magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her by branding her a liar, jurors decided on Tuesday, dealing the former U.S. president a legal setback as he campaigns to retake office in 2024. The nine-member jury in Manhattan federal court awarded about $5 million…

  • Police announce crackdown on youth violence

    Police announce crackdown on youth violence

    Anyone found with knives, machetes, cleavers, scissors or any other offensive weapons without being able to provide a reasonable explanation to the police, will be arrested and charged. This has been announced by the Police High Command among a slew of measures to crack down on pervasive youth violence. Police also say they will be…

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]