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  • Loss of Reptiles Poses Threat for Small Islands Where Humans May Have Caused Extinctions

    Loss of Reptiles Poses Threat for Small Islands Where Humans May Have Caused Extinctions

    A new examination of ancient and current species of reptiles conducted by a University of Texas at Austin paleobiologist reveals the serious impact of the disappearance of even a few species of reptiles in some island areas. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has startling conclusions about how, on smaller…

  • Wealthy UK family to apologise in Grenada over slave-owning past

    Wealthy UK family to apologise in Grenada over slave-owning past

    PHOTO CAPTION: Laura Trevelyan (left) explores a former slave plantation on Grenada during her visit in 2022 A UK family will publicly apologise to the people of the Caribbean island of Grenada, where its ancestors had more than 1,000 slaves in the 19th Century. The aristocratic Trevelyan family, who owned six sugar plantations in Grenada,…

  • Death threats made against Bahamas Prime Minister

    Death threats made against Bahamas Prime Minister

    PHOTO CAPTION: Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander speaking during the emergency press briefing on Friday and Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis. Prime Minister’s office received two anonymous calls on Friday from someone who made death threats against Prime Minister Phillip Davis, prompting a full-blown investigation. Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander said during an emergency press briefing at…

  • Alleged robber identified using finger left behind at crime scene in Jamaica

    Alleged robber identified using finger left behind at crime scene in Jamaica

    The Hunts Bay Police in St Andrew have listed a man as wanted based on a finger left behind at the scene of a robbery. He is Herbert Wallace, otherwise called ‘Rickie’, of a Riverton City address, in Kingston 11. The police allege that he robbed a business establishment on Colleyville Avenue, in Kingston 20 on November 28, 2022.…

  • T&T Parliament approves appointment of first female top cop

    T&T Parliament approves appointment of first female top cop

    Deputy Police Commissioner, Erla Harewood-Christopher has been appointed Trinidad and Tobago’s first female police commissioner. Her nomination was approved in Parliament on Friday. All 36 members of the Parliament, voted in her favour . She replaced Gary Griffith, whose tenure ended on August 18, 2018. According to reports from Loop news, during the debate, Prime…

  • Public servants in St Vincent to receive a pay increase

    Public servants in St Vincent to receive a pay increase

    A pay increase for public servants in St Vincent and the Grenadines is on the cards according to the government there. The decision was approved recently. According to information, workers will receive a 2.5 per cent pay increase for the period January 1 to December 31, 2023, a two per cent increase in 2024, and…

  • Asot Michael’s Interview with Radio Anguilla’s Keithstone Greaves

    Asot Michael’s Interview with Radio Anguilla’s Keithstone Greaves

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  • Girl, 10 raped and killed in Jamaica

    Girl, 10 raped and killed in Jamaica

    The lifeless body of a 10-year-old student of Esher Primary, who went missing after school on Wednesday, has been found in the Kew area of Lucea, Hanover. It is believed the child, Nikita Noel, otherwise known as ‘Jojo’, of Kew District, was raped and strangled to death. According to police reports, the youngster’s mother reported…

  • Magnitude 5.0 quake rattles Dominican Republic

    Magnitude 5.0 quake rattles Dominican Republic

    A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck south of the Dominican Republic early Wednesday morning, jolting people from their beds. The quake occurred in waters southwest of the capital of Santo Domingo at a depth of 28 miles, according to the US Geological Survey. No immediate damage was reported. Dominican geologist Osiris de León said the fault…

  • Guyana: 14 parliamentarians fall sick

    Guyana: 14 parliamentarians fall sick

    At least 14 parliamentarians have been sickened, possibly by a virus, prompting a massive clean-up operation at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre early Monday morning, a senior official said. Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs said even if the government parliamentarians do not attend Monday’s sitting, there would be sufficient members for the business…

  • CWI pays tribute to former West Indies batsman Irving Shillingford

    CWI pays tribute to former West Indies batsman Irving Shillingford

    Cricket West Indies paid tribute to Irving Shillingford, the former Dominica, Combined Islands and West Indies batsman who passed away on Thursday. He was 78. Shillingford was a stylish and determined middle-order batsman who made his international debut at age 32 against Pakistan in March, 1977, where he played alongside Sir Clive Lloyd, Sir Viv…

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]