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Market WRAP
Only
2 stocks traded on the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange
last week. Bank of Nevis was the sole advancer closing at
a price of EC$6.01, while ECFH closed at $15.00.
On the Regional Government Securities Market, the Government
of St. Lucia’s 180-day EC$25 million Treasury bill issue
will be auctioned on July 24th, 
Consumer
Corner
Between
1997 and 2001, the former SLP administration began a process
to seek solutions to the water authority’s (WASA) problems.
Within that time period, WASA was corporatized and
became WASCO and the water rates were doubled. That didn’t
work and three separate studies were done on the water sector
in 2001, 
Stay
in the game if you want to win!!!
Carnival
is over. It is back to work. I am happy for Herb Black. He
stayed in the game and won big this time around. Carnival
is getting bigger and that also attests to the fact that the
more you play, the better you will get at the game. We expressed
Freedom during Carnival, many were able to show off their
physique. Just when I gave up on ever joining a band, 
Customer
Service Excellence
There
are places that you go back to time and time again because
of the level of service extended. Customer Service
has become the latest “buzz” word with customers
looking for the extra effort and companies implementing solutions
that create the ever elusive “wow” moment. But
what really constitutes good customer service? 
SMALL
BUSINESS CORNER #44
SLISBA
gets ready to kick off SMALL BUSINESS MONTH – 2008 as
it marks 26 years of continuous service to the Private Sector
in general and the MSME Sector in particular with a Press
Launch on Wednesday, 30th July, 2008. Hon. Rufus
Bousquet, Minister for Trade, Industry, Commerce, Consumer
Affairs & Investment will officially endorse the initiative.

Lets
Talk Insurance
1.
Home security
Burglars won’t find your home an “easy mark”
if they are forced to work in the light, if they have to take
a lot of time breaking in, or if they can’t break in
without making a lot of noise. When improving the security
of your home, don’t exchange security for personal safety.

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