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  • Antigua government clarifies work permit fees and immigration amnesty amid backlash

    Antigua government clarifies work permit fees and immigration amnesty amid backlash

    CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet invited the Chief Immigration Officer and other members of her Department to its sitting; the Labour Commissioner and her Deputy, the Permanent Secretary in the Passport Office along with her Deputy were invited to its sitting, for the purpose of ensuring that the policy options selected by the Cabinet and the…

  • CABINET NOTES of Wednesday 13th December 2023

    CABINET NOTES of Wednesday 13th December 2023

    HURST REPORTS ON CABINET Of Wednesday 13 December 2023 The Cabinet began its sitting with a prayer delivered by a minister of religion who chose to sermonize about the birth of Christ and the coming of God’s Kingdom on earth. Today’s was the last sitting of the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda before Christmas. Next…

  • Newly-elected ABLP Caretaker for St John’s Rural West vows vigorous leadership in Senate

    Newly-elected ABLP Caretaker for St John’s Rural West vows vigorous leadership in Senate

    The newly appointed Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party caretaker for St Johns Rural West pledges to bring his professional vigor to his Senatorial role, leveraging strong relational skills for broader impact. Prime Minister Gaston Browne commends his natural ability to connect with people. Having won the ABLP Primary, he will face Richard Lewis in the…

  • Trial of suspended police officer Ray John adjourned again; Now set for January 17, 2024

    Trial of suspended police officer Ray John adjourned again; Now set for January 17, 2024

    The trial of suspended police officer Ray John has been adjourned again, this time to January 17, 2024, at the request of the prosecution, represented by Acting Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shannon Jones-Gittens. Sources report that John’s lawyer, Hugh Marshall, Jr., was not in court today, December 12, and the DPP reportedly said she…

  • Police detain suspect in recent robbery caught on tape

    Police detain suspect in recent robbery caught on tape

    Police detained a suspect and confiscated a rented Toyota Belta following a midday crime spree on Wednesday. The gunman committed larceny and two robberies, stealing a cell phone from a supermarket in Potters and robbing a pump attendant at Ace Enterprises of $300.00. Two minutes later, he targeted Dee’s Service Station, where he robbed another…

  • 5 rushed to hospital following 2-vehicle crash in Langford

    5 rushed to hospital following 2-vehicle crash in Langford

    A toddler is among five individuals rushed to hospital by the Emergency Medical Services, following a two-vehicle crash on Friars Hill Road in Langford Wednesday afternoon. The five sustained multiple injuries. EMS said it received the call at 4:21pm and arrived on the scene in about 10 minutes with three units. The circumstances surrounding the…

  • 1 vehicle seized, several traffic tickets issued in stop-and-search operation

    1 vehicle seized, several traffic tickets issued in stop-and-search operation

    One vehicle was seized and several people were ticketed as a result of a recent stop-and-search operation conducted by law-enforcement officers. According to reports, several senior officers from the B Division, the Criminal Investigations Department, the Narcotics Department, the Proceeds of Crime Unit, the Traffic Department, the K9 Unit, and the Special Services Unit –…

  • Prime Minister Gaston Browne mourns untimely passing of Soca Star Richard Drue

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne mourns untimely passing of Soca Star Richard Drue

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne joins the mournful chorus as thousands express sadness and shock over the untimely death of Soca artiste Richard Drue. Drue was pronounced dead at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center around 12 pm on Tuesday. PM Browne conveyed his sorrow, describing Drue as one of the finest Soca artists, garnering widespread…

  • Tian Winter | Tribute to Ricardo Drue

    Tian Winter | Tribute to Ricardo Drue

    Words cannot express the overwhelming series of emotions I have been experiencing having learned of the sudden and unexpected passing of Ricardo, my brother in the entertainment fraternity. Everyone knows of our colourful past, but I am so grateful that God would have made it to be, that over the summer past, we got together…

  • UWI Five Islands Campus Principal Looks at Antigua’s 2024 Budget

    UWI Five Islands Campus Principal Looks at Antigua’s 2024 Budget

    Introduction As a relatively new resident in Antigua & Barbuda in my position as Principal of The UWI Five Islands campus Antigua & Barbuda I take this opportunity to express a few thoughts on the upcoming December 15, 2023, budget. In assessing national budgets my academic training in Finance and my 16 years as a…

  • Audley Phillip | Tribute to Ricardo Drue

    Audley Phillip | Tribute to Ricardo Drue

    By Audley Phillip At a painfully young age Ricardo Drue was suddenly taken from us leaving us all in a state of shock and disbelief . CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE ABN WHATSAPP Without doubt, he was one of the finest young artists around today.  All cultural and music minded Antiguans and Barbudans are…

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]