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LIAT, Caribbean Events form partnership

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Caribbeanevents.com, the recently launched website featuring events and festivals scheduled throughout the Caribbean is happy to announce their partnership with LIAT, The Caribbean Airline and the region’s leading carrier serving 15 destinations.

This partnership is timely as the calendar of Caribbean events and festivals have grown significantly and CTO has declared 2019 as the Year of Festivals.

The goal of this partnership is to increase awareness of these exciting and must-attend events and festivals and bolster intraregional travel.

The Caribbean offers some of the best events and festivals throughout the year, for every taste and Caribbeanevents.com is the place to find information as the site features over 200 events taking place across the region.

This intuitive, easy-to-use calendar provides information for travelers interested in
culinary, cultural, musical, yachting, sporting, and other events, with the ability to search by date, island, and event type.

With new information added daily, Caribbeanevents.com includes upcoming events such as Mas Domnik January 12th – March 9th, in Dominica; BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival March 25th – 31st, in the BVI; and the Saint Lucia Jazz May 5th – 12th, in Saint Lucia.

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“The Caribbean is rich in history, culture and surrounded by a playground of water, all of which inspire the many of the events and festivals. Whether its carnivals, world-class music, sports, or food, these festivals and events also have a way of bringing people together and so we want to ensure that travelers around the world know about these experiences, offering many more reasons to visit the region,” said Nerdin St.
Rose founder of Caribbeanevents.com.

“We would also like to see more regional travellers coming to the various events and festivals, and with LIAT’s network, it is easy to island hop and enjoy an eventful life,”
she added.

Head of Sales & Marketing, LIAT Egbert Riley noted that with over 490 flights per week, the airline will be able to ensure travelers have access to the best events across the region.

“With our modern ATR fleet and excellent on-time performance, LIAT is happy to ensure visitors can get to events across the region.”

Riley praised the partnership with Caribbeanevents.com as it will give LIAT’s visitors access to information on the Caribbean’s best festivals and events.

Travelers in the trip planning stages can visit Caribbeanevents.com to search the full calendar of events and sign up for the newsletter; they can also follow along for updates on Facebook and Instagram.

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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]