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  • Singer hospitalized because she wouldn’t fart in front of partner

    Singer hospitalized because she wouldn’t fart in front of partner

    This singer might have fared better if she’d let it go. Brazilian songstress Viviane de Queiroz Pereira had to be hospitalized after her reluctance to fart in front of her significant other resulted in a dangerous gas buildup. She detailed her gastrointestinal fiasco in an Instagram Story for her 15.7 million followers, which has since…

  • Antiguans to participate in international steelpan competition

    Antiguans to participate in international steelpan competition

    PanoGrama made its mark on the entertainment scene, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought physical events to a screeching halt in 2020. Now in its third year, the highly anticipated virtual steelpan competition is gearing up for more action. This year’s competition takes place from May 6 – June 12, 2022 and is set to feature…

  • Rihanna reportedly to give birth in Barbados

    Rihanna reportedly to give birth in Barbados

    Rihanna is all geared-up to welcome her first baby with A$AP Rocky for which the billionaire superstar hit-maker has reportedly made ‘over the top’ preparations in her native Barbados. According to OK!, the Fenty Beauty mogul is planning to “have a full birthing suite, including a water tub, installed at her mansion.” “All the important…

  • Kanye West suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after Trevor Noah attack

    Kanye West suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after Trevor Noah attack

    Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after going after Kim Kardashian, Pete Davidson and Trevor Noah on the social media platform, Page Six has confirmed. A meta spokesperson told us the rapper, 44, violated the company’s policies on hate speech and bullying and harassment. He is unable to post, comment or…

  • UPP launches 𝘿𝙀 𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 𝙍𝙄𝘿𝘿𝙄𝙈

    UPP launches 𝘿𝙀 𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 𝙍𝙄𝘿𝘿𝙄𝙈

    The United Progressive Party (UPP) has launched 𝘿𝙀 𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 𝙍𝙄𝘿𝘿𝙄𝙈, the latest addition to its schedule of digital campaign events, created around the UPP’s campaign slogan “The Right Choice.” 𝘿𝙀 𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 𝙍𝙄𝘿𝘿𝙄𝙈 is designed to be a community showcase that appeals to a younger audience. It uses music as a way to “𝙐𝙋𝙋𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙏” people at…

  • Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in county jail, ordered to pay $120K restitution for lying to police

    Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in county jail, ordered to pay $120K restitution for lying to police

    Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 150 days in jail for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that the former “Empire” actor orchestrated himself. Cook County Judge James Linn sentenced Smollett to 30 months of felony probation, including 150 days in the county jail. Linn denied a request to suspend Smollett’s sentence…

  • Which zodiac sign is the smartest? Here’s what an astrologer says

    Which zodiac sign is the smartest? Here’s what an astrologer says

    We’ve all heard of book smarts and street smarts but is there such a thing as astro smarts? Could your zodiac sign predetermine your intelligence? Well in terms of astrology, there’s no one star sign that fits all for geniuses as we’re all capable of moments of searing brilliance and abject foolishness. While being a…

  • Today’s incredibly RARE date 22.2.22 only happens once-in-a-lifetime

    Today’s incredibly RARE date 22.2.22 only happens once-in-a-lifetime

    Social media was awash with excitement today as the dates aligned to create a perfect palindrome. The 22nd February, 2022 can be written down as the satisfyingly symmetrical 22.2.22 – a once-in-a-lifetime lineup that won’t happen again for another 200 years. The unique date, which reads the same forwards and backwards, has been dubbed ‘Twosday’…

  • Kanye West sends truck full of red roses to ex Kim Kardashian’s house on Valentine’s Day

    Kanye West sends truck full of red roses to ex Kim Kardashian’s house on Valentine’s Day

    Kanye West attempted to win back his ex Kim Kardashian with a grand gesture on Valentine’s Day amid their feud. The rapper, 44, sent a massive arrangement of red roses to her house in a truck branded, ‘MY VISION IS KRYSTAL KLEAR.’ The delivery came hours after the rapper declared his love for Kim and…

  • This is what it’s like to have sex with each zodiac sign

    This is what it’s like to have sex with each zodiac sign

    Sex. We all want it. We all crave it. It’s a basic human desire. When it comes to the zodiac, each sign has a different way that they like to get it on. While it’s always important to know the full breakdown of your (or your crush’s) birth chart, you can still learn a lot…

  • Rihanna pregnant, expecting first child with A$AP Rocky

    Rihanna pregnant, expecting first child with A$AP Rocky

    Pop star, fashion mogul and Barbados’ newest national hero Robyn Rihanna Fenty is pregnant. The entertainer is expecting her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky. The couple was photographed out in New York City over the weekend. Rihanna debuted her baby bump while wearing a long pink jacket unbuttoned at the mid-riff to reveal her…

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]