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  • Calypsonian David Rudder diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

    Calypsonian David Rudder diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

    (CMC) – Calypsonian David Rudder Friday confirmed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as he gets ready for a major show in Port of Spain next month to mark his 70th birthday. The Canada-based Rudder, regarded as one of the most successful calypsonians of all time, with a number of hits, including the…

  • Antigua’s Medicinal Cannabis body appoints new CEO

    Antigua’s Medicinal Cannabis body appoints new CEO

    (Loop News) — Regis Burton has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua and Barbuda Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA). Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced the development on Thursday. The position of CEO at MCA has been vacant since October 2021 and a release from the Prime Minister’s Office said his appointment…

  • Missing Gunthropes Teen found

    Missing Gunthropes Teen found

    Jaliyah Charles of Gunthropes who was reported missing is back at home. She was found shortly after 11 pm on Friday 21 April and was taken to her home. She is reported to be in good health. The police are continuing further investigations into her whereabouts and are appealing to anyone with information to contact…

  • No murders record in Antigua for the first quarter of 2023

    No murders record in Antigua for the first quarter of 2023

    (Loop News) —  The year 2023 has started on a positive note for Antigua and Barbuda where homicides are concerned. It can be noted that for the first time in at least the last three years, the country has recorded zero murders in the first quarter of the year. From 2019-2021, there was at least…

  • $60K worth of marijuana found at Airport

    $60K worth of marijuana found at Airport

    Over $60,000 worth of marijuana was seized by the police during a recent drug interdiction operation conducted at the V.C. Bird International Airport. Reports are that officers from the Narcotics Department and K9 Unit went on duty at the airport about 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday (April 19) where a joint drug interdiction exercise was conducted…

  • Risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks at 30-year high, PAHO Director says

    Risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks at 30-year high, PAHO Director says

    The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, calls on countries to urgently step-up routine vaccination programs as the risk of disease outbreaks in the Americas reaches a 30-year high due to a decline in vaccination coverage. While the Americas was the first region in the world to eliminate polio in 1994 and…

  • MISSING: Jaliyah Charles, 14, of Gunthropes

    The family of 14 years-old Jaliyah Charles of Gunthropes is asking the public for assistance in knowing her whereabouts. Jaliyah was last seen in Liberta sometime on Wednesday, April 19 and has not returned home since. Anyone with information as to her whereabouts should contact the Liberta Police Station at 460-1002 or the Youth Intervention…

  • Intruder told woman to ‘keep quiet and don’t move’ as he robbed her in her own home

    Intruder told woman to ‘keep quiet and don’t move’ as he robbed her in her own home

    A 42-year-old woman came face to face with a man who had breached her home in search of money. The Nut Grove resident telephoned the Grays Farm Police Station and reported the incident. Reportedly, the victim told officers she had been in her bedroom when the door was pushed open and a light was pointed…

  • Man brandishes ‘butcher knife’ at superette employee and takes off with $1,300 cash after broad-daylight robbery

    (REAL News) — Investigations are underway into a daring daylight robbery during which a Lightfoot West business was relieved of $1,300 in cash by an unknown man. The offence, which occurred on April 19, at about 1:30 p.m., was reported to the All Saints Police Station. Reports say the man entered the D’Jazz Superette while…

  • Fines amounting to $22K levied on McKinnons man convicted for unlawful possession of gun and ammunition

    (REAL News) — There were several convictions in the St. John’s Magistrates Court this week, including one in which a McKinnons man was fined for gun and ammunition possession. Reports are that 49-year-old Jermaine King appeared before Magistrate Dane Hamilton Jr. on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm – a Taurus G2s; possession of…

  • Antigua and Barbuda Art Week Exhibitions Open

    Antigua and Barbuda Art Week Exhibitions Open

    Antigua and Barbuda Art Week (ABAW) Exhibitions are now officially open to the public following the launch of the exhibitions at, The Boom at Gunpowder House in English Harbour on Sunday 16 April 2023, and the V.C. Bird International Airport on Monday 17 April 2023. Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and…

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]