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  • Trinidad woman escapes driver who tried to kidnap her

    Trinidad woman escapes driver who tried to kidnap her

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. A 27-year-old woman jumped out of a moving car to get away from a driver who fondled her and tried to kidnap her early on Wednesday morning. Police said the woman got into a white Nissan…

  • COVID-19 outbreak reported at Barbados Geriatric Hospital ward

    COVID-19 outbreak reported at Barbados Geriatric Hospital ward

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Barbados health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) at a ward of the Geriatric Hospital on the outskirts of the capital, Bridgetown. The country’s Ministry of Health and Wellness said it has since suspended visits to the ward and that four patients…

  • 3 dead, several injured as 4.9 magnitude quake strikes southern Haiti

    3 dead, several injured as 4.9 magnitude quake strikes southern Haiti

    JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES:  CLICK HERE. (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck southern Haiti early Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring several others, authorities said. The quake struck before dawn near the southwestern coastal city of Jeremie at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers),…

  • Haiti rocked by magnitude 5.5 earthquake

    Haiti rocked by magnitude 5.5 earthquake

    JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES:  CLICK HERE. (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 rocked parts of Haiti early on Tuesday morning causing panic and damage to some buildings near Abricot in the Department of Grand’Anse. The Haitian Civil Protection said that the epicentre of the quake was located at 18.68…

  • Death toll reaches 42 as Haiti inundated by deadly floods

    Death toll reaches 42 as Haiti inundated by deadly floods

    JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES:  CLICK HERE. Dozens of people have died in the Caribbean island nation of Haiti as heavy rain and flooding devastate the country. On Monday, the government’s disaster response agency said that at least 42 people had been killed, 13,300 had lost their homes, and 11 were missing after…

  • Brazen double homicide rocks St. Kitts

    Brazen double homicide rocks St. Kitts

    JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES:  CLICK HERE. (WINN) — The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis recorded its 13th and 14th murder due to gun violence on Monday morning, June 05 2023. The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force confirmed that a male and female were killed on Rectory Road, Greenlands. Police…

  • Meet commercial pilot Tajj Anderson

    Meet commercial pilot Tajj Anderson

    JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES:  CLICK HERE. (Jamaica Observer) — He had to dig deep in order to fly high. Money stood between him and his dream, but hungry and relentless, he clawed his way through. Commercial pilot Tajj Anderson burnt a coal kiln for over a month with his cousin in Portland,…

  • $1.6 million in goods stolen from warehouse in Trinidad

    $1.6 million in goods stolen from warehouse in Trinidad

    JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES:  CLICK HERE. Police in Arima, Trinidad, are investigating a report in which over $1.6 million in goods were stolen from a warehouse. The stolen items reportedly included $1,073,260.00 worth of cheese and $695,742.00 worth of corned beef. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES:  CLICK HERE. The theft…

  • Put hurricane readiness on front burner

    Put hurricane readiness on front burner

    (Barbados TODAY Editorial) — This is the time of year when people across the Caribbean gird themselves for the possibility that a destructive weather system could literally ruin their lives and reverse years of hard work and expense building a home and an economy. June 1 marks the start of the Atlantic Hurricane season. The…

  • UWI Five Islands Principal appointed Principal of Mona Campus in Jamaica

    UWI Five Islands Principal appointed Principal of Mona Campus in Jamaica

    The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has announced Professor Densil A. Williams as Principal of the Mona Campus effective August 1, 2023. He succeeds Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, Professor Dale Webber who resumes teaching and research duties as a Marine Biologist after July 31. Speaking on the appointment of the Campus Principal…

  • Airline to offer island hopping flights

    Airline to offer island hopping flights

    Virgin Atlantic has reaffirmed its commitment to the Caribbean by launching inter-island flying, making a wider variety of island destinations even more accessible. The announcement comes as the airline is set to fly from London to more destinations in the region than ever before, as well as offering over 150 per cent more seats in…

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]