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BREAKING: Imran Khan succumbs to COVID-19

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Khan lived in Antigua for several years, serving as a communications officer for West Indies Cricket Board. His wife is also battling COVID-19 in the ICU in Guyana.

News Source Guyana: Head of Communications for the Guyana opposition party and former Director of the Department of Public Information, Imran Khan has succumbed to COVID-19.

Khan passed away early this morning in the Intensive Care Unit of the COVID-19 Hospital at Lilliendaal, according to relatives.

He was a patient in the ICU for over a week.

In his last social media post on Sunday, Khan offered thanks to the persons who were praying for his recovery.

“Thank you for all your love, prayers, messages of encouragement and support. I am overwhelmed beyond explanation and I am in excellent spirits…Please be assured that I am fighting and there is no giving up. One Love”, he wrote.

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Khan was rushed to the COVID-19 hospital days after he tested positive for the virus on the 15th September.

From his hospital bed, Khan who admitted that he was unvaccinated against the virus, said he had been taking all the necessary precautions by only being part of virtual meetings.

He said he was forced to leave his home to attend a brief meeting and he believes that was when he became infected since he later learned that someone who was seated in the meeting next to him tested positive for the virus.

News Source understands that Khan’s wife, Attorney Tamara Khan is also a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital. She was recovering at home but had to be rushed to the hospital last week after encountering breathing problems.

Khan was a member of the Alliance For Change, which is one of the partners in the APNU+AFC coalition. He was very close to former Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and served as one of his closest allies during the coalition’s time in office, heading the Government’s Public Information Unit.

In his earlier career, he was based in Antigua where he worked for several years as the Head of Public Communications for the West Indies Cricket Board.

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5 responses to “BREAKING: Imran Khan succumbs to COVID-19”

  1. And where did it say she was from Antigua for you to now weigh-in?

  2. Was wondering the same thing. I read it twice to check where it was indicated that she was Antiguan. Guess he was looking beneath the surface.

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(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. 

 

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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
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  • 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
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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

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St. Kitts.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form by e-mail by August 11th, 2021, to [email protected]

 

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