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  • Cruise tourism industry set for steady growth in 2019 and beyond

    Cruise tourism industry set for steady growth in 2019 and beyond

    With the 2018 cruise figures already surpassing those of the year prior with a recorded 792,873 visitors, Tourism officials are buoyant regarding the prospects for 2019 and beyond. According to Minister of Tourism Charles Fernandez, “the 2018 cruise tourism’s performance was an historic achievement under this administration…it is the best result in the annals of…

  • PM publishes payments made by BOE to Richard Lewis

    PM publishes payments made by BOE to Richard Lewis

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne has published what he said are payments that were made by the Board of Education (BOE) to Richard Lewis. According to the Browne, the payments were for Lewis’ information technology “text,” textbook. “Where is the falsity?” the Prime Minister questioned. The alleged payments totalled just under $1.4 million.

  • Antigua Lions Club offers assistance

    Antigua Lions Club offers assistance

    Kofi Nyarko wrote the Lions Club of Antigua for financial assistance after he had to travel to Jamaica to be examined by a Cardiologist. Subsequent to the examination, he was informed that he has to undergo heart surgery as soon as possible and the operation could not be done in Jamaica, but could be done…

  • LIAT, Caribbean Events form partnership

    LIAT, Caribbean Events form partnership

    Caribbeanevents.com, the recently launched website featuring events and festivals scheduled throughout the Caribbean is happy to announce their partnership with LIAT, The Caribbean Airline and the region’s leading carrier serving 15 destinations. This partnership is timely as the calendar of Caribbean events and festivals have grown significantly and CTO has declared 2019 as the Year…

  • Men wanted in connection with $1.8M drug seizure turn themselves in

    Men wanted in connection with $1.8M drug seizure turn themselves in

    Two men who were wanted in connection with the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) seizure of $1, 876,000 worth of compressed cannabis have turned themselves in and have been charged in connection with the seizure. Gerald Darroux, a Dominican national living in Golden Grove New Extension presented himself on February…

  • Youths charged for attack on cruise visitors

    Youths charged for attack on cruise visitors

    The two men who allegedly robbed two tourists and stabbed one of them last Friday, have been charged. The accused are 20-year-old Joel Richards and 19-year-old Anderson Garcia both of Hatton, and they’re jointly accused of aggravated robbery on French visitors Jacques Colbert and Christiane Marcelle Drouth. The investigation into the matter has found that…

  • West Indies victory was in honour of Joseph’s mother: Holder

    West Indies victory was in honour of Joseph’s mother: Holder

    West Indies’ resounding 10-wicket victory over England this past weekend that helped them claim the Wisden Trophy has been dedicated to Alzarri Joseph’s mother. Sharon Joseph passed away before the start of play on Saturday. Despite his loss, the 22-year-old fast bowler still took the crease during the West Indies first innings, making seven as the…

  • “Fake Pharmacist” remanded to prison until April 16

    “Fake Pharmacist” remanded to prison until April 16

    Christina Francine Miller, a Jamaican woman who allegedly forged documents with the hope of being registered as a pharmacist in Antigua Barbuda, has been remanded to prison. She is due back in court on April 16, a date set by Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh who dealt with the case after the 29-year-old Cassada Gardens woman…

  • Major shake-up coming at LIAT

    Major shake-up coming at LIAT

    (SOURCE – Barbados TODAY) – A major shake-up is coming for struggling regional airline LIAT, as main shareholder governments await a detailed report on the airline’s operations. The pending changes which could determine the airline’s fate are expected in a matter of months. Among the changes will be the implementation of a performance index to help…

  • Patrice Simon appointed AHTA Executive Director

    Patrice Simon appointed AHTA Executive Director

    The Antigua and Barbuda Hotels and Tourist Association (AHTA) today announced the appointment of Patrice Simon as Executive Director. Simon will lead the AHTA team focusing on the core organizational goal of ensuring co-operation between its membership hotels, guest houses, and other related businesses with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and international stakeholders. “We…

  • Richard Lewis: ‘I have no association with any E-Book project’

    Richard Lewis: ‘I have no association with any E-Book project’

    Opposition Senator Richard Lewis says he has nothing to do with the ongoing e-books scandal. Lewis, writing on his official Facebook, says he heard audio of Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Pointe FM “maligning me in relation to the E-Book scandal.” “For the record, I have no association with any E-Book project being undertaken by…

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]