Tracey Shuffler, managing director of West Indies Rum Distillery Ltd. (Daily Nation)Published on: 8/31/2009. LOCAL AND EXPORT SALES of rum and spirits are not as good in 2009 as they were last year, but distilleries have no plans to cut staff or wages.

Bacardi rum giant cancels fair amid economic woes (AP via Yahoo! Finance)Rum giant Bacardi Ltd. is canceling a popular annual artisans' fair at its Puerto Rico distillery due to the global recession.

U.S. firms, Cuba vie over brand names (The Washington Times)SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS, Cuba Cuban rum maestro Jose Navarro's taste buds sing when he sips Havana Club, the sweet spirit distilled in this farming town south of the capital. "It has to be Cuban," said Mr. Navarro, the oldest of the island's nine certified rum experts. "Havana Club can't exist anywhere else." But another Havana Club does exist, one made by Bermuda-based rum giant Bacardi Ltd. A ...

Bacardi Buildings May Be Declared "Historic" (CBS4 Miami)They've been a part of Miami's cultural heritage for nearly five decades and on Tuesday the city's Historic Preservation Board will vote on whether the two mural-adorned buildings owned by rum maker Bacardi USA should be given historic status.

A Look Back:Prohibited or not, the booze kept flowing (Daily Pilot)Decades before the Prohibition era brought smugglers to Newport's beaches, their boats laden with barrels of whiskey and rum, the city had a problem with unlicensed drinking establishments called blind pigs.

TRADEMARK WARS: U.S. GOODS CARRY FAMOUS CUBA BRANDS (The Monterey County Herald)SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS, Cuba — Cuban rum maestro Jose Navarro's taste buds sing when he sips Havana Club, the sweet spirit distilled in this farming town south of the capital. "It has to be Cuban," said Navarro, the oldest of the island's nine certified rum experts.

Cuban goods forbidden, but names not (Lawrence Journal-World)Cuban rum maestro Jose Navarro's taste buds sing when he sips Havana Club, the sweet spirit distilled in this farming town south of the capital.

To Post or View Comments, Scroll To The End of the Story. (The High Springs Herald)COLUMBIA COUNTY – For the first time ever, the road leading to Rum Island is going to be a paved road. The decision to pave the road was due to the high traffic volume that Rum Island, a free Columbia County park, brings to the road, said Columbia County Commissioner Dewey Weaver.

FEATURE: 'Bright Star' Glows in September Film Firmament (Women's eNews)September brings a full roster of movies by, for and about women. One of the most intensely anticipated is Jane Campion's "Bright Star" about young love and loss. Jennifer Merin says "35 Shots of Rum" by Claire Denis is another must-see.

16 Credos For Our New Lobbyist Nation (Fox News)16 Credos For Our New Lobbyist Nation

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