Cuba reports extensive damage to sugar industry

[Rum Runner]

A report (http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-10694--5-5--.html) on Hurricane Ike's effect.

[Edward Hamilton]

Hurricanes are always bad for the islands, but it is encouraging that there is still time for some of the crop to recover before the harvest after the first of the year. Unlike crops like bananas which can't survive hurricanes, sugar cane is amazing resilient. Last year, Martinique suffered several storms and although there was considerable damage, the sugar cane crop wasn't a complete loss.

If the water receded fast enough from the low lying fields, the roots of the hardy plant won't be damaged too much and the sugar cane will survive. Sometimes it is good to be a member of the grass family.

[mac]

I've always prefered members of the GRASS family !!!! CHEERS

[Rum Runner Imports]

Hurricane season is starting up again and the news reports state the first named storm of the year just missed Haiti.

Are there any other stories from the past of Hurricanes taking out distilleries or sinking large shipments of rum?

[Rum Runner]

Here is a long but very interesting Treatise (http://www.librarycompany.org/economics/PDF%20Files/C2002-mulcahy.pdf) on the early British Caribbean Colonies struggles with life and Hurricanes.

[rumdog007]

I've always prefered members of the GRASS family !!!! CHEERS

Mac, you hippie! glass.gif