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  • Lost Bob Marley live recordings rescued from hotel basement

    Lost Bob Marley live recordings rescued from hotel basement

    Live recordings of Bob Marley and the Wailers, which were found by chance after spending 40 years in a damp hotel basement, are to appear at auction. The reel-to-reel analogue tapes were recovered during the clearance of a hotel in Little Venice, west London, but, with water damage, mould and grime oozing out, they looked…

  • First his officers searched Buju Banton’s hotel room; then Commissioner shows up for photo shoot and apologize

    First his officers searched Buju Banton’s hotel room; then Commissioner shows up for photo shoot and apologize

    Trinidad and Tobago’s Police Commissioner Gary Griffith met with Buju Banton Saturday evening, after Banton posted a video, which went viral, about police officers searching his hotel room. Griffith told the artiste, who is in Trinidad for today’s I am Legend concert, that he was there to give an assurance that he and members of…

  • Buju Banton says cops searched his hotel room in Trinidad

    Buju Banton says cops searched his hotel room in Trinidad

    Buju Banton, who is in Trinidad, said his hotel room was searched by police officers on Saturday. Banton arrived in Trinidad on Friday for the I am Legend concert on Sunday. He told fans on Instagram Saturday evening that a “bunch” of police officers turned up at his hotel on Saturday saying they had a…

  • Adele, husband Simon Konecki have separated

    Adele, husband Simon Konecki have separated

    (Associated Press) – Adele and her husband Simon Konecki have separated. The pop singer’s representatives Benny Tarantini and Carl Fysh confirmed the news Friday in a statement to The Associated Press. “Adele and her partner have separated,” the emailed statement said. “They are committed to raising their son together lovingly. As always they ask for…

  • Buju Banton unable to enter TT legally – Security Minister to grant exemption

    Buju Banton unable to enter TT legally – Security Minister to grant exemption

    Trinidad and Tobago’s National Security Minister Stuart Young says he is prepared to give Buju Banton an exemption to enter the twin island republic as the entertainer’s criminal record does not give him legal access to the country. Buju Banton, whose real name is Mark Marie is scheduled to perform in a concert here on…

  • Antigua and Barbuda to host 2nd Annual International Dance, Music and Folklore Festival

    Antigua and Barbuda to host 2nd Annual International Dance, Music and Folklore Festival

    The Cultural Development Division, in association with the Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission has announced plans are currently underway for the second annual Antigua and Barbuda International Dance, Music and Folklore Festival. The festival is aimed at educating participants through systematic hands-on approach to specific disciplines in the performing arts. Moreover, it also provides an…

  • Celebrating Reggae in the Park 10

    Celebrating Reggae in the Park 10

    Tuesday, April 30th marks the 10th edition of Reggae in The Park, the annual mid-regatta concert during Antigua Sailing Week (ASW).  To highlight the milestone of this anticipated musical event, the regatta will host it’s first ever Reggae in The Park Race Day with race starts at 10 a.m.  To further celebrate this epic event,…

  • Prosecutors drop all charges against ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett

    Prosecutors drop all charges against ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett

    In a stunning reversal, Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday dropped all charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett on disorderly conduct charges for allegedly staging a phony attack and claiming he was the victim of a hate crime. “We believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case,” a prosecutor said in…

  • Dubai denies R Kelly concert plans

    Dubai denies R Kelly concert plans

    Dubai’s government on Sunday forcefully denied a claim by R&B singer R. Kelly that the artist had planned concerts in the sheikhdom after he had sought permission from an Illinois judge to travel here despite facing sexual-abuse charges. In a rare statement, the government’s Dubai Media Office also denied claims by his lawyer in court…

  • Buju Banton delivers big at Long Walk to Freedom concert

    Buju Banton delivers big at Long Walk to Freedom concert

    For two hours Saturday night, reggae artiste Buju Banton, whose given name is Mark Myrie, belted out hit after hit at his Long Walk to Freedom concert at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. If there were questions about his state of mind and his ability to perform in front of a sold out crowd,…

  • Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 felony counts by grand jury

    Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 felony counts by grand jury

    “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a grand jury in Chicago on 16 felony counts after allegedly lying to police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime. Smollett was charged last month with felony disorderly conduct for the allegedly false report he made with Chicago police on Jan. 29,…

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]