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Retired Teacher Celebrates Earth Day by Planting Tree in School Garden

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Almost 30 years after retiring from the Ottos Comprehensive School, Miriam Samuel returned on Earth Day, to plant a pomegranate tree with some of the current students. Mrs. Samuel taught Craft at Ottos Comprehensive School for 14 years and it was the last of nine schools where she taught in her 40-year career.

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Accompanied by community advocate Jermaine Edwards, Mrs. Samuel met with Agricultural Science teacher Mrs. Kazel Pelle and a group of students.  During this hands-on learning experience, they exchanged different species of seedlings and discussed the key elements needed for these plants to thrive, including the right soil, water, and sunlight.

“Trees teach us to stay rooted while soaring to great heights. We must teach our children how to use the land to their advantage. As a community, we must also do more to increase food security, beautify our surroundings and protect our planet,” says Mrs. Samuel.

In the lead up to her 90th Birthday on May 12th,  this avid gardener intends to distribute 90 fruit trees as part of her legacy. As part of her Earth Day celebration, she hosted a free fruit tree giveaway and distributed guava, soursop, dragon fruit, cherry, plum and sugar apple plants to the public.

Grandma Mirie, as she is affectionately known, has a strong connection to the land. She will share her life story in a book titled Mirie’s Magic Recipe: Loving, Leading, Legacy. This memoir begins with Mirie planting dumbs seeds at age 4. Raised in an agrarian community, the book highlights many of her experiences, as an ordinary woman with an extraordinary life story. She shares her recipe for how to lead a humble yet fulfilling life, and some of the ingredients that yield great rewards. The book is an ode to the many sacrifices that mothers like Miriam make for their families and community.

Mirie’s Magic Recipe: Loving, Leading, Legacy will be launched on Mother’s Day weekend, May 11th in Fitches Creek. There will be a book signing at an event dubbed “Mirie’s Marketplace.” For more information Tel: 268-732-1201.

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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. 

 

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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
  • 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

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