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Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason barred from British Airways flight

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(The Strad) — Sheku Kanneh-Mason recently experienced flight woes as he was denied boarding on a British Airways flight with his cello.

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Kanneh-Mason took to Twitter/X, outlining the situation. He was booked on the 0820 BA885 flight from Bucharest to London Heathrow Airport on 20 September 2023.

‘I arrived early at the airport with my cello, with my two confirmed tickets, one for me and one for the cello. The bookings were not modified or changed in any way since we made them, and neither was that flight altered by @British_Airways.

‘I was not allowed to board with my cello and yet the blame was placed firmly on me.  No solution was offered, no compensation, just that it was my fault because I had allegedly “modified the booking”.’

Kanneh-Mason called for clarity on instrument policy from airlines. ‘Sadly, this is a common problem for me and my fellow professional musicians who travel with instruments that, for many reasons, cannot go in the hold.  Why are there these inconsistencies? We need some sort of protocol that we can refer to when we hit these problems. So, @British_Airways (and there are other airlines who do this too) shall we sit down and try to work something out, please?’

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Kanneh-Mason’s tweet has garnered almost 150,000 views, inviting other musicians and sympathisers to share their opinions. ‘I recently had a similar experience travelling to Austria,’ tweeted fellow British cellist Guy Johnston. ‘It’s maddening! I had to pay double the original ticket price from what I remember.’

Another contributor, Matt Ensor said: ‘I have heard of this a few times now, it seems that the computer system can’t handle a booked seat that doesn’t have a passport associated with it?’

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In an additional tweet on 21 September, Kanneh-Mason said, ‘Got any good tips @StevenIsserlis when it comes to getting @British_Airways to compensate you for the new flight you had to book to get home? It was THREE times as much as I paid for my confirmed tickets with them.’

‘Sorry for delay – just got off a long flight with…BA! (Who were nice – today!),’ replied Steven Isserlis. ‘They HAVE to pay you back; but it’s a pain. Who booked the original flight? They should take care of it. Funny – as I left today, one of the staff told me that the cello was the best passenger ever!’

British Airways responded to Kanneh-Mason’s tweet with an apology, asking him to message the airline with his full name and booking reference for further questioning.

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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]