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MAKEDA MIKAEL: Ministry of Aviation in Chaos

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Minister Max Fernandez admirable legacy in his Tourism development of Antigua & Barbuda is clearly being tarnished with the rot and mound which envelopes the APUA building in Cassada Gardens, housing the Ministry of Aviation and the officers therein. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES.

Based on reports emanating from within the Ministry, an air purity evaluation, minus instrument, seems to have caused the Ministry to be closed now at midday, thereby reduction by 50% the intake of mound for each worker daily.

This however does little to clean up the intellectual mound and aviation rot that emanates from the failure of the previous Ministerial governance of the industry, and inherited by the new Minister.

It all started with the retirement of the previous Permanent Secretary, Mr. Cordell Weston, who was an exemplary aviation expert, who knew the Rules and Regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which knowledge gave confidence throughout the aviation operators in Antigua & Barbuda.

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In those days, the Ministry of Aviation operated Antigua’s lone airport as a department, before the organization of the airport into first, a government owned company, swiftly followed by the current Antigua Barbuda Airport Authority.

All this was done through the work of a team headed by I. M. Ken Hurst, who moved quickly to establish Antigua’s new Chinese built Airport Terminal.

Antigua’s strategic location in the islands’ chain, a gateway to USA, Canada, Europe, the island has been in the forefront of aviation in the Caribbean attracting high-end Tourism, which first brought Pan American Airways to Antigua and then BOAC, now BA, and BWIA, now CAL, followed by LIAT, the Caribbean Airline founded in Montserrat, an island without a runway.

Today, with all of Antigua’s accomplishments, and with a management team of three Antiguans, our airport has been receiving serious complaints of protectionism and exclusivity which is anathema to aviation.

Additionally the Rules and Regulations specifically designed to govern Aviation with Safety and Security, are being localized to serve the interests of deep pockets instead of the industry.

Further, operators and the airport staff are all being frustrated with personalized interpretation of the Rules & Regulations which are leading the airport operations to chaotic conclusions.

The Airport Authority has refused to be guided by the Permanent Secretary whom they say have no legal authority over their statutory body.

The logistics of the Ministry Aviation is also creating difficulty in operations, as there is no real Ministry of Aviation, it having been located previously in the APUA building of the former Minister, in Cassada Gardens.

The Minister of Aviation is alone in his Ministry of Tourism, surrounded with his Tourism technicians and Permanent Secretary beefing up Tourism, while aviation is absent, grounded, waiting to lift off since January elections.

If the Minister is not careful, all of his diligent work in bringing tourism back from the ravages of COVID will be tarnished by the failures of his Aviation Management.

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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]