Expired Notices

The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is as follows_

1. Support CARIFORUM States in ensuring an adequate and suitable legal and institutional framework for the transfer of technology as contemplated by Article 142(2) of the EPA.

Description of the assignment

The scope of work for the Project is understood to cover all activities necessary to accomplish the stated objective of the Project, whether or not a specific activity is cited in these terms of reference.

In that regard, the Consultant will_

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), with funding from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - funded Programme of the Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (GEF-IWEco Project), is seeking to engage a consultancy for development of a public private partnership to reduce marine pollution from pleasure vessels (yachts) & tourism centres .

BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVE, SCOPE OF WORK

See attached Terms of Reference for details.

INVITATION

The CARICOM Development Fund is establishing the Credit Risk Abatement Facility (“CRAF”) to encourage additional lending to small and medium-size entities (“SMEs”) for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. This consultancy envisages the design, development and deployment of a web-based software solution (the “CRAF Portal” or “Portal”) that will facilitate applications for and payment of Credit Risk Instruments, as well as provision of related Technical Assistance to lenders, SMEs and related parties. .

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with financial assistance from the European Development Fund (EDF), intends to award a service contract for a Consultancy to Determine the EPA-Compliant Legislative Framework of Guyana.

Overall objective

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), with funding from the 11th EDF Programme for the Support for Health System Strengthening for prevention and control of outbreaks of Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases in the Caribbean, is seeking to engage a consultant to strengthen the surveillance systems of the Caribbean though building the capacity of human health resources in applied epidemiology and public health surveillance

BACKGROUND

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), with funding from the 11th EDF Programme of Support for Health Security Strengthening for Prevention and Control of Outbreaks of Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean, is seeking to engage a consultant to develop and pilot (3) online courses/modules.

BACKGROUND

The Caribbean region is a hot spot for the emergence and persistence of VBDs in the American continent. Dengue-like illnesses were recorded in the Americas since the 1600s, but the modern era of understanding started with the isolation of the dengue virus for the first time in 1943-44. The Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory (1952-1974) and the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC 1975-2012), which were merged into CARPHA in 2013, contributed significantly to the global understanding of the disease.

CARPHA’s mission is to provide strategic direction, in analysing, defining and responding to public health priorities of Member States in an effort to prevent disease, promote health and respond to public health emergencies. Regional outbreaks over the past decade such as Influenza A H1N1pdm01; Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic, the spread of which was largely influenced by international travel and trade..

CARPHA and the European Union (EU) recently concluded an Agreement for the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Programme of Support for Health Security Strengthening for Prevention and Control of Outbreaks of Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean. The four-year Project is aimed at strengthening health security in the region and is valued at €8 million of which approximately €5 million will be used to support a direct response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the Caribbean.

The overall objective of the Auditor’s engagement is to_
Obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) as a whole are free from material misstatements, whether due to error or fraud, thereby enabling the Auditor to express an opinion on whether the financial statements are prepared in all material respects in accordance with IPSAS;