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Gardens Stars, Master Ballerz Secure Win in Warriors Cup

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Skills, talent and passion buttressed by 10 goals were on display as Garden Stars and Master Ballers recorded contrasting wins on the opening night of the Warriors Cup 2023 at the Radio Range playfield.

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Inspired by striker Karique Knight’s brace, Garden Stars romped over host club, Young Warriors 5-0 in the game that kicked-off the seventeen-year tournament which began in 2006 while Master Ballerz survived a late scare to overcome CPTSA Wings 3-2 in the feature contest.

Knight – who represented Antigua & Barbuda against Guadeloupe in the CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier in Miami last June – put Garden Stars ahead after 10 minutes and extended their advantage 12 minutes later.

Kemoye Walsh made it 3-0 before half-time with a 38th-minut strike before substitute Allan Martin and Tequan Anthony added further goals in the space of three minutes on 65 minutes as Garden Stars won without the presence of their coach, Astel Joseph, who is coaching the national senior female team in the CONCACAF W Nations League.

Young Warriors – featuring a few pre-teens players – as well as guest-player Zaheim Greene, a national youth team selectee, who tried to rally his team-mates with his close-ball dribbles and vision, were no-match for the superior Garden Stars, who will play in the top Premier Division this season for the first time in their history.

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Ballerz, under the guidance of experienced coach, Vincent ‘Nabu’ Samuel, were seemingly coasting to an easy win when they went 3-0 up a minute after half-time but Wings – inspired by female coach and former national forward, Georgette Lewis, — hit back two score twice to ensure a nervy end to the game.

Elroy Roache’s second-minute strike gave Ballerz the early lead which was extended by Sakidi Meade on 12 minutes before Teejay Roberts’ 41st minute goal after the re-start looked to have wrapped-up three points. But Wings’ Kadeem Campbell ran clear of the Ballerz’ defence to cut the deficit to 3-1 before Marvin Mosses netted an own goal with a minute remaining, but the home team held on to join Garden Stars at the top of the standings.

Organisers accepted a late request from Sea View Farm on Thursday to be included in the tournament to make it a five-team affair. Sea View Farm oppose Young Warriors in Friday’s lone contest at 6pm at Radio Range. The Warriors Cup continues on Saturday and Sunday with double-headers starting at 5pm.

An aged-group competition involving Under 10, 13 & 16 teams will be played on Saturday and Sunday starting at 1pm on both days at Radio Range.

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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]