Subsidies, tax breaks would benefit British rum producer (The Monterey County Herald)WASHINGTON — Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. With little fanfare, a deal is moving forward to direct billions in U.S. tax dollars to an unlikely beneficiary — the giant British liquor producer that makes Captain Morgan rum.

Fly Gypsy Mix Up Vodka and Rum (antiMUSIC)Fly Gypsy, the hip-hop duo comprised of Russian-born producer/one-man-band Alexei Jendayi and Jamaican-born emcee Kowboy Kom, is proud to announce the release of its latest project, The Vodka and Rum Mixtape

'Rum & Coke' follows naive agent through Cuban crisis (Arizona Daily Wildcat)“He's very idealistic, very young, very naïve,” said Joe Hubbard, an acting sophomore, about his character Jake in the play “Rum & Coke,” a shadowy comedy about the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961. The play returns to Arizona Repertory Theatre today after an initial run in June.

Libertyville teens arrested in liquor robbery (Libertyville Review)James Ellis and Cody Bouwens were thwarted by storeowners from taking home a couple of bottles of rum. The two then assaulted store employees while leaving the business before finally being caught by police a day later on an unrelated matter.

Liquor store theft attempt goes awry (Lake County News-Sun)LIBERTYVILLE -- A pair of Libertyville teenagers' plan of robbing a liquor store went off with several hitches. James Ellis and Cody Bouwens were thwarted by store owners from taking home a couple of bottles of rum. Then they assaulted store employees while leaving the business before finally being apprehended by police a day later on an unrelated matter.Ellis, 17, of 15446 W. Cherrywood Lane ...

Copper mine to come into operation soon (Nepalnews. com)Efforts are underway to bring into operation the copper mine situated along the border between Okharbot and Rum VDCs in Myagdi district, reports RSS.

Picky Eater: Crazy Cookies, Dragon Fruit Rum (Inside Bay Area)The Picky Eater samples Parker's Crazy Cookies, tipsy desserts and pineapple vodka.

Pernod Ricard net profit up 12.5 percent for year (AP via Yahoo! News)Pernod Ricard SA's net profit rose 12.5 percent last year after the French wine and spirits group acquired the maker of Swedish vodka Absolut, the company said Thursday.

Picky Eater: Crazy Cookies, Dragon Fruit Rum (Inside Bay Area)Several weeks later, Parker — a Miramonte High alum from Orinda — arrived at my door with a pouch of cookie samples that made me laugh out loud. There were dinosaurs and wine bottles, but the best were the recognizable portraits of politicians, grandmas, graduates and newborn babies.

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.

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