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MAKEDA MIKAEL: Black bodies washed up on beaches

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Once more black bodies of drowned migrants are floating up on beaches, and in Caribbean seas, even as in the Triangular Trade, where millions of black bodies four hundred years ago, drowned or were dumped in the Atlantic Ocean.

Mother Africa is bleeding as her black skinned children continue to suffer the same exploitation of their country’s human resources, forcing them to flee the horrors of warring Francophone/Anglophone Black on Black Death, only to die on a Francophone (Guadeloupe) boat overturned in the Caribbean.

These black bodies will continue to float on the waters, and wash up on our beaches until Antigua understands that there is a case to answer to all of Caricom and beyond.

The message needs to be heard internationally, that the people of Antigua & Barbuda do not wish to have a migrant route through the Mid-Atlantic using their airport and shores. For this to be seriously heard and an immediate stop implemented, the truth must be told.

An independent investigation must be mounted.

It is an imperative for all those who allowed the international migrant mafia to penetrate our country and the Caribbean, with the dangerous cut-throat intricacies of the trillion dollar migrant enterprise of global proportions.

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This migrant business(?) has evolved from the Arab Spring where boatloads of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa penetrated Europe, much to their displeasure, and met with much violence, and death by drowning.

The business has now expanded to air-travel to selected points in Latin America for access through rough terrain, enduring irreparable damage, and death on the trek to the USA via Mexico.

The time has come to name the culprits in this global enterprise of doom which has invaded our peaceful vacation islands of the Caribbean, plunging us into a world we are not able to negotiate, and where our Government admits they were duped.

This is the nature of migrant movement, where thugs control, and inexperienced Government Officials and greedy accomplices, cause unfortunate migrants to die watery deaths.

Portugal is implicated as the registered aircraft carrier, Nigeria the perpetrator; Cameroon as a victim; West African Countries whose false passports were used by Nigerian culprits; Antiguan accomplices in the scam and the French (Guadeloupe who supplied the migrant boat); all must accept responsibility for the loss of lives. Further, Surinam, Trinidad, and St. Kitts, St Martin (French & (Dutch) and the USA(St. Thomas) as ports of call by migrants of the Antiguan charters from Nigeria, are all unwittingly or unwittingly involved in establishing the Mid-Atlantic Migrant Route to North American and European Countries, through their colonies and Overseas Territories in the Caribbean.

The horse has bolted, and the gate is wide open, now the simple fishing boat from any legitimate gateway, like Antigua, will get migrants via the small islands and colonies of the region to their ultimate destination, US & Europe! And now we will soon replace tourist deck chairs on the beach with body bags for the black bodies washed up on our beaches. Sad!

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One response to “MAKEDA MIKAEL: Black bodies washed up on beaches”

  1. Antigua’s should not be held responsible for the actions of Gaston Browne and the ALP, who were responsible for the arrival of Gaston’ Migrants.

    He brought them to Antigua it is him who should be charged with human trafficking at best and at worse murder.
    Gaston has compromised the entire Caribbean way of life and our livelihood. Yes an inquiry is necessary, but the weak undecided GG, a puppet of Gaston refused to hear the voices of the people. Hopefully our Caribbean neighbours, head of states will come together and and first have him removed from CARICOM and suspend diplomatic relationship with his administration.

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]