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  • Teen who raped, buggered and smothered girl, 9, to death sentenced to life in prison

    Teen who raped, buggered and smothered girl, 9, to death sentenced to life in prison

    JAMAICA OBSERVER: The absence of any “empathy or sympathy” on the part of the Westmoreland teen who used his knowledge of his nine-year-old neighbour and schoolmate’s love of fruits to lure, rape, bugger and smother her to death in 2018 signalled that he had such a “deep problem” that he could not be sentenced to…

  • US VP Kamala Harris meets leaders of CARICOM

    US VP Kamala Harris meets leaders of CARICOM

    Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley was among a number of CARICOM leaders who met with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on September 15. Harris underscored the importance of the U.S.-Caribbean relationship and the United States’ commitment to the Caribbean inthe areas of energy security, development and climate finance, and food security.…

  • Jamaican man, 31, accused of travelling to Florida to have sex with 14-year-old

    Jamaican man, 31, accused of travelling to Florida to have sex with 14-year-old

    Thirty-one-year-old Jamaican man was arrested in Pensacola, Florida after he allegedly travelled to engage in sexual activities with an undercover police agent posing as a 14-year-old. Taje Ghavri Samuels, a resident of Kingston, Jamaica, is charged with one count of travelling to meet a minor to engage in sexual conduct, seven counts of transmission of…

  • WTTC says it’s time for a regional airline

    WTTC says it’s time for a regional airline

    Julia Simpson, the president of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), believes it’s time for the Caribbean to have its own airline. “I know it’s been discussed for many many years but the Caribbean needs to act as an entity to build capacity (that will) benefit everyone. Demand is there and I believe investors…

  • U.S. Embassy Bridgetown Resumes Processing of Routine In-person Appointments in All Nonimmigrant Visa Categories

    U.S. Embassy Bridgetown Resumes Processing of Routine In-person Appointments in All Nonimmigrant Visa Categories

    The U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown is pleased to resume processing of routine in-person appointments in all Nonimmigrant visa categories starting in September 2022. To schedule an appointment, please visit our website at bb.usembassy.gov/visas. The Department of State has authorized consular officers to waive the in-person interview requirement for certain categories of Nonimmigrant visa applicants through…

  • Morocco Scholarship Programme 2022/23 for OECS Nationals now open

    Morocco Scholarship Programme 2022/23 for OECS Nationals now open

    The Government of the Kingdom of Morocco has announced the opening of the Morocco Scholarship Programme 2022/23 for citizens of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Member States of Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to further their…

  • Tropical depression likely to form within next couple of days

    Tropical depression likely to form within next couple of days

    Showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad and elongated area of low pressure located about 800 miles east of the Lesser Antilles have persisted overnight and are showing signs of organization. Although upper-level winds are not particularly conducive for additional development, only a slight increase in organization would result in the formation of a tropical…

  • GUYANA: September 19 declared a National Day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II

    GUYANA: September 19 declared a National Day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II

    President Irfaan Ali today proclaimed that Monday, September 19, would be a national day of mourning in sympathy and solidarity with the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth nations, over the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. On Monday, the long-serving British Monarch would be laid to rest.…

  • 5 people killed as van overturns in St Vincent

    5 people killed as van overturns in St Vincent

    PHOTO: by St Vincent Times Five people were killed and several others injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling overturned in Sandy Bay, St Vincent, on Sunday afternoon, medical officials have confirmed. Parliamentary representative for the area, Nigel “Nature” Stephenson told the Searchlight newspaper that the Community of Clare Valley was in shock…

  • Jamaica probes suspected monkeypox death, reports 5 new cases

    Jamaica probes suspected monkeypox death, reports 5 new cases

    The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has revealed that an investigation is ongoing in a suspected monkeypox-related death. The ministry made the disclosure in its latest update on the virus in which it reported five new cases of the disease locally, bringing the county’s total number of infections to 12. The cases were reported…

  • Jamaica: Policeman killed while trying to quell fight

    Jamaica: Policeman killed while trying to quell fight

    An investigation has been launched following the death of a policeman who tried to end a fight in the central parish of St. Catherine on Saturday. According to police reports, Detective Sergeant Victor Francis, 65, who was assigned to the Centre for the Investigations of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse headquarters observed two men in a physical…

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]