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  • Antiguan still on the run following escape in St Kitts and Nevis

    Antiguan still on the run following escape in St Kitts and Nevis

    (State Media) — Police in St Kitts and Nevis continue their search for the Antiguan and Barbudan citizen who escaped from the St Peter’s Community Centre in the Federation late last month. Commissioner of the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force, James Sutton, says the fugitive is 53-year-old Nicholas Santana. He is the only…

  • Caribbean heat season warms up, may be hotter than usual

    Caribbean heat season warms up, may be hotter than usual

    (Loop News) — It has been a hot couple of months for many Caribbean islands with no end in sight to the excessive heat. According to the Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) in its heat outlook for May to October 2023, excessive heat can be expected, especially in August and September. The heat outlook…

  • MAKEDA MIKAEL: Black bodies washed up on beaches

    MAKEDA MIKAEL: Black bodies washed up on beaches

    Once more black bodies of drowned migrants are floating up on beaches, and in Caribbean seas, even as in the Triangular Trade, where millions of black bodies four hundred years ago, drowned or were dumped in the Atlantic Ocean. Mother Africa is bleeding as her black skinned children continue to suffer the same exploitation of…

  • Robert De Niro, 79, welcomes his 7th child

    Robert De Niro, 79, welcomes his 7th child

    Robert De Niro announced this week that he recently welcomed a baby. The Godfather actor was asked by a reporter from ET Canada what it was like to be a father of six children. That is when he said he did not have six, but rather seven children, then shared that he recently welcomed a…

  • One Year Update on Andre Simon

    One Year Update on Andre Simon

    Today, May 8, marks one year since Andre experienced that very severe accident. That means: 1 year that Andre has been in intense pain 1 year of not being able to speak or move 1 year of not being able to walk 1 year of not being able to hug his son Andre’s medical challenges…

  • Critics accuse the police of preferential treatment as businessman linked to alleged rape is granted station bail

    Critics accuse the police of preferential treatment as businessman linked to alleged rape is granted station bail

    (REAL News) — The Police Force is being criticized for what some residents are describing as preferential treatment to certain people. A source tells REAL News that two senior police officers reportedly were instrumental in an accused man being granted station bail for an indictable offence that, legally, has to be tried in the High…

  • UK visitor loses camera and cash to intruder

    UK visitor loses camera and cash to intruder

    (REAL News) — A United Kingdom man and his girlfriend had a frightening encounter when they came upon an intruder in their apartment at about 3:05 a.m. on May 2. Reports say the visitor and his girlfriend were in their bedroom at a local establishment when they heard a noise coming from the living room.…

  • Woman’s screams chase masked man from underneath her house

    Woman’s screams chase masked man from underneath her house

    (REAL News) — The Police are investigating separate incidents in which a masked man was spotted crawling under a house and a visiting UK man came face to face with a burglar. According to reports, a Sutherlands homeowner went outdoors to her laundry line and was in time to see the masked man scuttling underneath…

  • Chester Hughes’ Firearm Stolen from Car: Police on the Hunt for Suspect

    Chester Hughes’ Firearm Stolen from Car: Police on the Hunt for Suspect

    Chester Hughes, aged 49 and a resident of Paynter’s, reported to the Parham Police Station that his black and silver 9mm Ruger firearm, along with a magazine containing 17 rounds of ammunition, had been stolen from his vehicle. The theft took place sometime between 7 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. the following day. According…

  • 2 bodies found on beach in Sint Maarten

    2 bodies found on beach in Sint Maarten

    (Loop News) — Police in Sint Maarten are investigating the discovery of two bodies at Guana-Bay Beach. According to reports on Saturday, police received a call around 6:30 am about a body floating at the beach. Upon arrival, officers observed a female body floating in the sea. The Coastguard was immediately summoned to provide assistance.…

  • Canada expelling diplomat accused of targeting MP’s family

    Canada expelling diplomat accused of targeting MP’s family

    (CBC News) — The federal government is expelling a diplomat accused of targeting Conservative MP Michael Chong’s family. The government has been under intense pressure to sanction Zhao Wei, who reportedly played a role in attempts to gather information on Chong’s family in Hong Kong in 2021 following the MP’s condemnation of Beijing’s conduct in the Xinjiang region as…

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]