Netherlands Antilles—2008 Article IV Consultation: Preliminary Conclusions (IMF)
1. A long period of stagnation appears to have ended in the Netherlands Antilles . Economic growth accelerated sharply in 2007 and is likely to remain strong in 2008, at about 3 percent.

Netherlands Antilles (OneWorld)
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AUSTRALIA-NETHERLANDS ANTILLES TAX INFORMATION EXCHANGE AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE (Accounting Education)
The Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen MP, has announced that the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) between Australia and the Netherlands Antilles has entered into force and has effect from 1 January 2007....

FACTBOX-Facts about Curacao (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters July 1 (Reuters) - The following are facts about Curacao. * Curacao, just off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea, is the largest and most industrialized island in the Netherlands Antilles, ...

U.S. women's field hockey wins Olympic berth (NBC Olympics)
The U.S. defeated Belgium 3-1 in the final of the qualifying tournament in Russia, thus solidifying their spot in the Beijing field hockey tournament.  It will be their first Olympic appearance since 1996.

Taxman chases Australia's Crocodile Dundee - Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
Sydney - Millionaire actor-director Paul Hogan, the former Sydney Harbour Bridge scaffold worker behind the 1986 hit comedy Crocodile Dundee, Friday challenged the Australian taxman to try and get more money from him. Hogan, who lives in the United S...

Taxman chases Australia's Crocodile Dundee (EARTHtimes.org)
Sydney - Millionaire actor-director Paul Hogan, the former Sydney Harbour Bridge scaffolder behind the 1970s hit comedy Crocodile Dundee, is being pursued by Australian officials investigating tax evasion using private trusts and offshore tax havens....

International League News (OurSports Central)
BUFFALO BISONS RUNDLES SELECTED TO IL ALL-STAR TEAM: Side-winding reliever LHP Rich Rundles has been selected to the IL All-Star Team. Rundles, 27, has pitched extremely well for the Herd in his second season in Buffalo.

All Eyes on Poker Immortality: 2008 Main Event Coverage Begins at PokerListings.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
It's easily the biggest spectacle in all of poker, with thousands of amateurs and pros happily forking over $10,000 apiece for a shot at poker immortality.

All Eyes on Poker Immortality: 2008 Main Event Coverage Begins at PokerListings.com (PRWeb)
It's easily the biggest spectacle in all of poker, with thousands of amateurs and pros happily forking over $10,000 apiece for a shot at poker immortality. It has literally made the poker careers of Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem, Jamie Gold, Jerry Yang and countless others, and will do the same for this year's miracle worker. It's the World Series of Poker* Main Event, and all eyes ...