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Rihanna cancels baby shower after ASAP Rocky’s arrest

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Rihanna has once again been pictured on her Barbados vacation, days before her boyfriend A$AP Rocky’s impending arrest when they arrived back in Los Angeles.

The 34-year-old heavily pregnant star can be seen making a roadside pit-stop, showing off her huge pregnancy bump in a skimpy bikini top and skirt while embracing her rapper beau, real name Rakim Athelaston Mayers.

The pair could be seen at a local coconut stand in Barbados, as Rihanna enjoyed the fruit snack on Tuesday, just one day before the arrest.

It comes amid a new report that the Rude Boy singer was left distraught and was ‘forced to cancel her baby shower’ after A$AP, 33, was arrested in connection with a November 2021 shooting in Hollywood.

‘Rihanna was there when Rocky was arrested and has been crying non-stop,’ a source claimed to The Sun.

‘She’s heavily pregnant and these are very serious accusations, it’s a nightmare scenario for her.’

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‘It was meant to be Rihanna’s baby shower in LA on Wednesday night but they had to cancel.

The source continued: ‘Rihanna was very, very upset and stressed by Rocky’s arrest It’s not the best time for her to be on such an emotional rollercoaster.’

On Wednesday, the rapper posted his $550,000 bail and was photographed being released from a Los Angeles jail – just hours after he was arrested at LAX for allegedly shooting an acquaintance after an argument in Hollywood last year.

Police arrested the performer  at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday morning on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.

Officers were also seen outside of his LA home, smashing into the gate with a battering ram, before apparently raiding the property. Detectives seized multiple boxes of evidence from the house.

Mayers was taken to LAPD headquarters for questioning and was later booked. He is said to have requested the presence of his lawyers.

The soon-to-be father posted $550,000 bail and was spotted leaving jail on Wednesday evening wearing a black and white outfit and sneakers.

The LAPD issued a statement saying officers ‘worked diligently’ to investigate the November 2021 shooting, which left the victim with minor injuries, and ‘identify the suspect(s) involved.’

If convicted, Mayers could face up to one year jail time, a $1,000 fine and misdemeanor probation, per California Penal Code. If he received a felony assault with a deadly weapon conviction, Mayers could spend up to four years in state prison, be fined up to $10,000 and have mandatory probation.

The rapper was arrested shortly after he arrived at LAX on a private plane, NBC News first reported. He was returning home from a vacation in Barbados with his pregnant girlfriend, Rihanna. The couple recently denied rumors of a split and cheating.

Los Angeles police were investigating Mayers after a man claimed the rapper shot him in the area of Selma and Argyle Avenues following an argument.

Mayers is accused of approaching an acquaintance on the street around 10.15pm on November 6 and firing a handgun at him three or four times.

One of the bullets reportedly grazed the victim’s left hand and he later sought medical treatment.

After the shooting Mayers and two other men, who had reportedly been walking with, fled the scene.

Authorities collaborated with the victim and were ultimately abler to name Mayers as a suspect in the shooting.

Police arrested the rapper with the help of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The case will soon be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration.

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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
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  • Extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to small and medium-sized businesses
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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:

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

 

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