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Pythons’ cricketers and Warriors’ footballers to tour St Kitts & Nevis on development mission

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All Saints Pythons Cricket Club and Young Warriors Football Club have jointly collaborated to  embark on a goodwill tour of St Kitts & Nevis from April 14-19, 2022 (Easter weekend) as part of a development programme for their players as they seek to enhance their playing abilities and broaden their horizon in life.

Both clubs view this tour an important component of their overall strategy to ensure their players are competition-ready for the on-going Antigua & Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA) season and the upcoming Antigua & Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) season recommencing in September 2022 following the two-year hiatus necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pythons, who won the Vax-8 10-overs competition in January and placed third in the recently-concluded ABCA Super40 tournament, will play three matches against top clubs in Nevis comprising two T20s and one 40-over affair.

Young Warriors, who have been inactive since 2020 because of the lockdown on football which curtailed the last two ABFA seasons, has been engaged in several practice matches against club and community teams in preparation of the tour. Warriors’ will compete in a four-team tournament, playing back-to-back over three days.

The tour has been conceptualized and organized by Colin “TinTin” James, president of Young Warriors, who has been supporting the Pythons’ during the last eight years.

“I view this experience as a great opportunity for the young and talented players of both players to expose themselves to overseas competition with a view to develop into elite cricketers and footballers,” says James, who’s also the Commissioner of Sports.

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“It is not just about sports but also an avenue for the players to explore two Caribbean islands as part of their personal development.”

An official of Pythons says they readily accepted the invitation extended by Mr James to do the tour, to give their cricketers a chance to sharpen their skills as they seek to do well in the on-going two-day league.

“We also have a young but somewhat inexperienced team so this tour will further help to develop the players as they aim to grow from strength to strength,” the Pythons spokesman says.

Leeward Islands batting all-rounder Kofie James is one three guest players in the Pythons squad along with Elroy Francis Jr, and Avier Christian.

National U20 selectee Reuben Rubel and national U15 selectees, Sedique Adams and guest player Jaiden Wray, as well as national training team goalkeeper, Jahkeiffe Jeffers are in the Young Warriors squad.

Both All Saints and Young Warriors express thanks to St Kitts & Nevis cricket and football authorities for assisting in arranging the tour.

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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

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