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  • Barbados Member of Parlaiment to appear in court on rape charge

    Barbados Member of Parlaiment to appear in court on rape charge

    St Michael North West MP Neil Rowe will appear in the Oistins Magistrates’ Court on Monday on the charge of rape, Police Communications and Public Affairs Officer Acting Inspector Rodney Inniss has confirmed. Rowe, 43, of #658 Kingsland Terrace, Christ Church has also served as the deputy speaker of the House Of Assembly. SOURCE: Barbados TODAY…

  • Body found on beach believed to be popular social media personality

    Body found on beach believed to be popular social media personality

    Jamaica: A woman whose body was fished from the sea in Reading, St James on Friday morning is believed to be a popular social media personality. While the authorities have not confirmed her identity, social media has been littered with expressions of condolence by fans and other users. “We are awaiting persons to officially identify…

  • USAID Launches Program to Improve Youth Justice Systems the Eastern Caribbean

    USAID Launches Program to Improve Youth Justice Systems the Eastern Caribbean

    The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development Eastern and Southern Caribbean (USAID/ESC) is pleased to announce a new US$5.3 million grant to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission to implement the Opportunities to Advance and Support Youth for Success (OASYS) project in the Eastern Caribbean over the next…

  • Holders of Guyana passports no longer need a visa to visit the United Kingdom

    Holders of Guyana passports no longer need a visa to visit the United Kingdom

    British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller announced Tuesday that holders of Guyana passports would no longer be required to have a visa to visit the United Kingdom from the 9th November. The announcement comes as the government has been pushing the United Kingdom and the European Union to soften its visa requirements for Guyanese…

  • Police probe death of 9-year-old in drive-by shooting

    Police probe death of 9-year-old in drive-by shooting

    CMC –Police in Trinidad say they will leave no stone unturned as they investigate the murder of nine- year-old Jamal Modeste in Chaguanas, Central Trinidad, on Saturday night. “Over the years the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service has invested resources in the Enterprise area and will continue to work and partner with members of the…

  • Dominica paving way for cannabis industry

    Dominica paving way for cannabis industry

    CMC: The Dominica government says it expects to table legislation that will give effect to the establishment of a marijuana industry here by next year. Speaking on a government programme on the state-owned DBS radio Thursday night, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit told listeners that his administration would be tabling the appropriate legislation in Parliament before…

  • Security Heads Attended RSS 40th Anniversary Service

    Security Heads Attended RSS 40th Anniversary Service

    Press Release: The Regional Security System (RSS) celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special church service held at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Anse Grenada, on Sunday 9th October. Head of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force, Colonel Telbert Benjamin and Commissioner of Police, Atlee Rodney were among the attendees along with a…

  • Dozens missing after Venezuela floods, death toll rises

    Dozens missing after Venezuela floods, death toll rises

    National Post: Hundreds of Venezuelans roamed the streets of Las Tejerias on Tuesday, digging and searching for missing relatives amid a rising death toll from devastating weekend floods that swept through the town, leaving many wondering where they will live. “I want them to give me a house for my children because I was left…

  • Grenada prepared to lease aircraft to ease intra-regional travel woes

    Grenada prepared to lease aircraft to ease intra-regional travel woes

    CMC: Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell says his administration is prepared to lease an aircraft if Caribbean governments are unable to sort out the regional transportation sector by year-end. Caribbean travel has been thrown into chaos following the collapse of the Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT (1974) limited with the region travelling population disgruntled at the…

  • US Coast Guard seizes 700 pounds of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea

    US Coast Guard seizes 700 pounds of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea

     CMC: – The United States Coast Guard on Friday said it had seized more than 700 pounds of cocaine after intercepting a vessel in the Caribbean Sea. The Coast Guard said that four men, who claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals, had been apprehended when the vessel was intercepted by the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow…

  • A new LIAT is possible

    A new LIAT is possible

    By Bert Wilkinson : CARIBBEAN LIFE If all goes well in the coming months a new, Antigua-based island hopper — LIAT 2022 instead of problem-plagued LIAT 1974 — will fly to regional destinations, bringing relief to several Eastern Caribbean island nations, which depend largely on air transport for tourism and basic purposes. Gaston Browne, prime…

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]