F R E E Vol. 29, Issue 31 • www.caribbeanlifenews.com BROOKLYN/STATEN ISLAND August 03–09, 2018 TRINI COUP EVOKED Prez Weekes proposes annual observances By Bert Wilkinson armed insurrection to topple a There were no major observ- government which it claimed Brooklyn Roots Festival ances organized for last week’s had inflicted unbearable eco- 28th anniversary of the July nomic hardship on Trinidadi- 27, 1990 Muslim-led attempted ans and was heartless. It had Tammy Hall holds her CD. She opened the Children’s Stage at Leffert’s House at coup in Trinidad but there was lost touch and had to be pun- the Brooklyn Roots Festival. See story on Page 28. Photo by Tequila Minsky confusion as several former ished. cabinet ministers and other Leader Yasin Abu Bakr, a high officials struggled to former policeman and 113 other Annual Int’l Day of Friendship celebration accurately recall events. mostly Black Muslim followers Former Agriculture Minis- had decided that the time had ter Brinsley Samaroo claimed come to get rid of the Nation- that the US CIA, armed with al Alliance for Reconstruction By Nelson A. King festivities will consist of a Roxie, will run through 5 high tech listening devices and (NAR) government and led a Brooklyn Borough Pres- series of cultural features, pm and will include a series other equipment, had coached high afternoon assault on par- ident Eric L. Adams on beginning at 1:00 p.m. with of artistic and cultural per- the then administration of liament while it was in ses- Wednesday urged all New a Unity Parade of Flags. formances from a wide vari- Prime Minister Arthur Napole- sion, the state television station Yorkers to take part in his That comprises flags of 195 ety of groups. on Raymond Robinson on how (TTT) and other installations. fifth annual International member-states of the United The program will also fea- to deal with the mayhem, bed- The Jamaat was also at the Day of Friendship on Sun- Nations marching down Ful- ture a taste of ethnic cuisine lam, confusion and sheer chaos center of a major and highly day, Aug. 5, celebrating the ton Street from its intersec- from an array of local food of a country which was totally tense row with authorities over hundreds of cultures and tion, with Flatbush Avenue trucks, such as A Taste of unprepared and surprised by ownership of its western Port ethnicities that he says make toward Brooklyn Borough Greece, Deli N’ Dogz Pas- an armed insurrection. of Spain headquarters and had Brooklyn “an unparalleled Hall. trami Truck and Makina It was just before the after- threatened rebellion. Few peo- center of diversity.” Following the parade, a Café MC; and a global dance noon rush hour on Friday, July ple took them seriously. Adams – who has empha- cultural performance will party where attendees will 27 when the sound of rapid Once they had crashed sized the importance of valu- take place at 2 pm at the be able to showcase their and heavy gunfire, backed up through the entrance of par- ing Brooklyn’s diversity as main stage in Columbus Park dance styles in the Columbus by loud explosions, reverberat- liament, they inflicted beat- one its greatest assets and Plaza, featuring many of the Park Plaza by the tunes of ed around commercial Port of ings on several legislators and has made his ‘Embrace Your borough’s most talented per- London-based global garage Spain. 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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. 2 Caribbean Life, August 03–09, 2018 B Mayor DeBlasio honors Fly Jamaica Airways By Tangerine Clarke Mayor Bill DeBlasio recently honored Fly Jamaica Airways’ executive director and co-owner, Mrs. Roxanne Reece, with I. Rhonda King, St. Vincent and the a citation for the stellar service the carrier Grenadines ambassador to the UN provides to the Diaspora, and for her years and new president of the UN Eco- of philanthropic work. nomic and Social Council. Pastor James Richmond, community Ambassador I. Rhonda King liaison, on behalf of the politician, present- Vincy envoy ed Mrs. Reece with the prestigious honor during an event hosted by the Brooklyn based, Guyana Unity Movement (GUM), to welcome First Lady of Guyana, Sandra elected Granger to New York. Roxanne Reece, who was also presented with a plaque from Mrs. Granger, on behalf of the Guyana Unity Movement (GUY), was president of congratulated, and thanked by President of GUM Sherif Barker Fraser, for Fly Jamaica Airways’ commitment to the community. Mrs. Reece, who is also the managing UN body director, and co-owner of Guyana-based Wings Aviation Ltd., with more than 30 years of experience in the aviation field, spoke passionately about the exceptional From left, First Lady of Guyana, Sandra Granger, President of GUM, Sherif services Fly Jamaica Airways provides to Barker-Fraser, Mrs. Roxanne Reece and Pastor James Richmond. By Nelson A. King thousands of passengers from Jamaica, Photo by Tangerine Clarke St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ where the airline is based, and from Guy- Permanent Representative to the Unit- ana with scheduled service to JFK, and ed Nations, I. Rhonda King, has been Pearson Int. Airports. success is attributed to commitment and Multi-talented, Mrs. Reece designed elected, by acclamation, the new presi- Fly Jamaica Airways that commenced hard work, starting with a 12-year career jewelry from her home, inspiring and dent of the UN’s Economic and Social service five years ago, with inaugural in banking, in both England and Guyana. teaching her daughter the value of inde- Council (ECOSOC). flights to both Guyana and Jamaica, has Her drive ultimately led her to become pendence. An alum of the prestigious St. King — appointed as Ambassador maintained a consistent presence in the an entrepreneur in fashion where she Joseph High school, Roxanne continues to the United Nations by Vincentian Caribbean countries, all thanks to the designed her own lines of ready to wear to support her communities, both at Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves diligent work of Mrs. Reece, a Guyana creations from her boutique Raffiné on home in Guyana and throughout the on Sept. 13, 2013 — was elected born mother of four daughters, who has Main Street, in Georgetown. Diaspora. She provides aid to alumni ECOSOC president during its 2019 been engineering creative and diverse Many of her fashion shows were organ- associations, grassroots organizations, opening session last Thursday. professional paths to take care of herself ized to help churches and other chari- charities, medical groups, cultural and ECOSOC is one of the six principal and her family. table organizations in their fundraising sport organizations and individuals so organs of the United Nations, respon- Fondly called, Roxanne, this strong, efforts, while lending support to local that they may better execute their work sible for coordinating the econom- generous lady, whose stirring path to communities. in their communities. ic, social and related work of 15 UN specialized agencies, their functional commissions and five regional com- New course to improve nutrition programs in the Caribbean missions. The UN said ECOSOC has 54 mem- bers. The General Assembly selects 18 new members for ECOSOC annually By Nelson A. King one-week on-site workshop in Ecuador rently 6.1 million children under the age for the term of three years, with a pro- The Washington, D.C.-based Pan-Amer- in December 2018. of 5 living with chronic malnutrition in vision that a retiring member can be ican Health Organization (PAHO) says it “This initiative will help countries Latin America and the Caribbean, and re-elected. has partnered with George Washington build their capacities to utilize innova- another 3.9 million that are overweight. ECOSOC holds one seven-week ses- University’s Milken Institute School of tive evaluation and quality assurance Throughout the course, PAHO said sion each year in July. Since 1998, it Public Health and the Yale School of Pub- techniques to improve the perform- each country will develop a proposal for has also held an annual meeting in lic Health, with financing from the gov- ance of their current food and nutrition a continuous monitoring and quality April, with finance ministers heading ernment of Canada, in launching a new programs,” said Rubén Grajeda, PAHO assurance system for nutrition interven- key committees of the World Bank course to improve nutrition programs in regional advisor on nutrition. tion, which participants will commit to and the International Monetary Fund Latin America and the Caribbean. The selected participants are imple- implementing during the first quarter (IMF). PAHO said the program is also aimed at menting nutrition programs in their own of 2019. The UN said ECOSOC serves as the preventing malnutrition “in all its forms.” countries, as part of Integrated Health An innovative feature of the course central forum for discussing interna- The course, “Evaluation and Quali- Systems in Latin America and the Car- is the use of Program Impact Pathway tional economic and social issues, and ty Assurance of Nutrition Programs,” a ibbean, a joint PAHO/Government of (PIP) methodology, which until now had formulating policy recommendations mixed online / on-site course, began this Canada project to improve the health only been applied in academic work as a addressed to member states and the month on the PAHO Virtual Campus for and nutrition of women, children and frame of reference for program monitor- United Nations system. Public Health. adolescents living in situations of vulner- ing, PAHO said. A number of non-governmental PAHO said a total of 35 professionals ability in 11 countries of the Region of It said PIP analyses can help iden- organizations have been granted con- from the Ministries of Health of Gua- the Americas. tify problems in the implementation of sultative status to the Council to par- temala, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru According to the Panorama of Food nutrition programs, establish ways to ticipate in the work of the United were selected to take part in this initial and Nutrition Security in Latin America overcome them and achieve the expected Nations. four-month training, which includes a and the Caribbean 2017, there are cur- impact. BQ Caribbean Life, August 03–09, 2018 3 C R Updated daily at www.caribbeanlifenews.com ARIBBEAN OUNDUP THE NEWS FROM BACK HOME Antigua The Antigua government is moving to source equipment to help in the fight against the sargassum seaweed. This follows a request made to Marti- nique at the recently concluded Organ- ization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) meeting of the Council of Min- isters of Environmental Sustainability in Montserrat, for assistance in identi- fying the suitable equipment. Martinique was asked, as they are more experienced than other OECS member states in dealing with this issue, accord- ing to Environment Minister Molwyn Joseph. He said his ministry is expected to receive the recommended equipment soon. The minister said the objective, Sargassum challenge before the next tourism season, is to make significant progress in cleaning up the beaches and to implement some of the measures that were agreed to at the meeting. Old abandoned sail boats sit partially sunk in a heavily seaweed covered beach in the east coast town of Joseph said the issue of sargassum Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. Whatever the reason, the massive sargassum fl ow is becoming should be considered urgent because of a major challenge for tourism-dependent countries. The algae harm coastal environments, even causing the deaths of sea turtle hatchlings after they wriggle out of the sand where their eggs were buried. Cleanup ef- the severe impact on, not only the tour- ism industry, but the lifestyle and live- forts by work crews may also worsen beach erosion. Associated Press / Ricardo Arduengo, File lihood of the people of the Caribbean. One of the agreements coming from the environmental ministers meeting House of Assembly during the recent The LFS also provides employment 2018. was that barriers should be erected debate on the Integrity in Public Life estimates by industry, occupation, pub- GRDB general manager said approx- around beaches to keep the sargas- Bill, 2018. lic and private sector, hours worked and imately 99 percent of the country’s rice sum away from the shores and conduct The prime minister said that what- much more. lands cultivated have been harvested. cleaning behind the barriers. ever justice is pursued it has to be done A Labor Force Survey is a household Hassan added that for the first crop The sargassum seaweed has forced on the basis of evidence. sample survey that provides estimates of 2018, approximately 508,000 tons the closure of several hotels on the of employment and unemployment. of paddy was produced, equivalent to country’s coastline. It has also affected Grenada 330,000 tons of rice. marine life. The Grenada Central Statistical Guyana Office (CSO) has said it will be conduct- Guyana has reported a 43 percent St. Lucia Barbados ing more labor force surveys within the increase in rice exports in the first half St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Prime Minister Mia Mottley has year instead of one annual exercise. of this year. Chastanet said that although the Car- said the government will not be going According to a press release from the This was disclosed by General Man- ibbean is the most after any of its predecessors for alleged Ministry of Finance, ager of the Guyana Rice Development dependent region in wrongdoing. this is in response to Board (GRDB) Nizam Hassan who said the world on tourism, Contrary to a commitment made by the increasing data that the figures compared to the first it is only scratching Attorney General Dale Marshall, QC, needs of Grenada and half of 2018 the total volume that was the surface. Mottley said her administration “will the region. exported is 290,000 tons which is 43 Chastanet, a former tourism min- not be consumed by The CSO said it will percent more than the 203,000 more ister, was at the time addressing the vengeance.” be increasing the frequency of con- than exported during the first half of recent opening of the 6th annual St. However, she said if ducting its Labor Force Surveys (LFS) 2017. Lucia showcase-North America. clear information and from once a year to four times a year or The increase has so far earned the He said if a survey was carried out on or evidence is brought once every quarter. country Guy$23.2 billion (US$111) mil- where people would want to go on vaca- to prove corruption, The quarterly survey, which start- lion) this year against the value of the tion, 99 percent would say the Carib- her administration intends to inves- ed recently will divide the working- export for the first half of 2017 which bean, but only one and a half percent of tigate. age population into three mutually was Guy$16.1 billion them ever end up on the Caribbean. Indicating that some Barbadians exclusive classifications — employed, (US$77 million). According to the prime minister, St. may want “blood,” Mottley sympathized unemployed and not in the labor force, Hassan credited the Lucia has decided to start to improve with those people whom she claimed and access level of poverty in Grenada increase to the deter- its delivery at the airport. felt aggrieved and angered by perceived using the multi-dimensional approach mination of rice pro- He announced that a loan for a new plundering. to poverty measurement. duction targets and, airport for St. Lucia has been approved And while she said that she strug- The release said the LFS data are more so, Guyana’s access to new mar- and that the construction would start gled with those feelings, for her it was used to produce the well-known unem- kets, particularly in Latin America. this fall. not about vengeance but rather about ployment rate as well as other standard He noted exports to Latin America The new airport, he said, is going to setting a line in the sand for account- labor market indicators such as the jumped by 215 percent in the first half have the capacity of one and a half mil- ability. employment rate and the participa- of 2017 with 64,000 tons as against lion passengers. 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Call for appointment 718-968-7000 1849 UTICA AVENUE B Caribbean Life, August 03–09, 2018 5 Education relief in Barbados By George Alleyne By 2016 only 1,100 of the old government has extended Thousands of Barbadians, 2,500 Barbadians accepted for charge-free education to the especially secondary school- studies were able to enroll as Barbados Community College leavers have been given the the others could not meet the (BCC) and the Erdiston Teach- green light to pursue tertiary fee requirements. er’s Training College. education without worry of col- “The government of Barba- Entry into these two colleg- lege fees, and the burden of dos will pay directly to the es is as meaningful to persons school loans on their backs. UWI, tuition fees for Barbadi- seeking higher education as is That is now so because the ans enrolled in undergradu- getting into the university. newly elected government this ate courses of studies,” Brad- Part of the function of the week officially fulfilled a cam- shaw announced, explaining BCC is to provide post-second- paign promise to restore free that this removal of charges ary education that for some university education to all Bar- for education begins with the serves as a ramp into univer- badians who have the entry 2018 September term. sity. requirements and wish to pur- “A stagnant economy can- Barbados is moving to the sue higher academic studies. not be revitalized without a stage where all teachers must When Education Minster trained empowered, equipped be graduates of the college, so Santia Bradshaw stated in par- workforce, nor can it be revi- free entry into that training liament Tuesday that entry into talized with heavily indebted school is a necessity for career university for Barbadians will consumers,” she added. teachers. have no monetary charge, it The minister argued that While there is to be no Barbados Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw. represented a rollback of a fee education is falls within human charge for tertiary education, Photo by George Alleyne imposed on citizen students in rights. “Furthermore, invest- all graduates will be requested 2014 as a part of an economic ing in our most abundant to contribute to the island’s austerity measure of the last resource, that is our people, development. ing the growing number of have dropped out and encour- government. makes sound economic sense. “Full time students will be young people who hang out ‘on age them to resume their terti- Following that mid-2014 Thus, we regard facilitating required to give back 150 hours the block.’ ary education.” announcement the Univer- access to education through of approved community service In consideration of those While the administration’s sity of the West Indies, Cave state subsidies as both a moral per year,” Bradshaw said. 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Learn more at coned.com/smartmeters BQ Caribbean Life, August 03–09, 2018 7 Trinidadians Celebrating friendship recall Muslim Continued from Page 1 arts company representing the Car- Center, Inc. ibbean; Brooklyn Ballet, a non-prof- attempted coup “There are not many places in the it dance organization representing world that could say that they have Europe, and Ori Manea, a Tahitian more than 200 languages spoken dance school representing Oceania. throughout their municipality every Following the success of last year’s Continued from Page 1 day and that more than 40 percent of Global Village, Adams said he was ation in silence, stunned that such a the people living there are born in a pleased to announce its return at this development could have occurred in different country,” Adams said. year’s International Day of Friend- the regional family backyard. The entire “As Brooklynites, this is our great- ship celebration, featuring tents from standoff lasted almost a week and had est strength, and something we countries around the world, includ- included dusk to dawn curfews. Large should embrace and celebrate,” he ing Barbados, Belarus, China, Egypt, sections of downtown Port of Spain was added. “I am excited to be host- Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Mexico, Mon- destroyed by fire and looting was wide- ing our Fifth International Day of golia, Morocco, Panama, Poland, Former President and Prime Minis- spread. More than 20 people including Friendship celebration, so that we Russia, South Africa, and Turkey. ter of Trinidad and Tobago Arthur a lawmaker and policemen were killed N. R. Robinson lays a wreath at the can come together as a community Adams said visitors will be able during the mayhem. memorial shrine at the Red House and learn about each other’s stories, to have “an interactive experience Trying to recall events, ex- minister in Port of Spain, Tuesday, July 27, struggles, and strengths. in each of these tents to feel, hear Samaroo, said that the CIA had installed 2004 in commemoration of the “This celebration is not only about and see unique cultural artifacts and listening devices at a nearby hotel and failed 1990 coup attempt. embracing our own hyphens, but stories.” were monitoring events in the assembly Associated Press / Shirley Bahadur also learning from others,” Adams Community and cultural organ- while advising authorities what to do. continued. “By embracing our own izations that will be representing His recollections of events were and others’ hyphens, such as Italian- their respective countries include quickly shot down by then attorney gen- Smart said. American, Jamaican-American, and the Consulate of Barbados, Consu- eral Anthony Smart. He contended that Nevertheless, Samaroo offered an Russian-American, we can all be a late of Belarus, Consulate of Ghana, Samaroo was not even around during interesting insight into events and sug- part of One Brooklyn.” Consulate of Guyana, Consulate of the peak of the insurrection and dur- gested that the government in neigh- The artistic and cultural perform- Haiti, Consulate of Mexico, Consu- ing negotiations to quell it, noting that boring Venezuela was on standby to ances taking place at the main stage late of Poland, Consulate of South he had appeared on the scene when the invade Trinidad as the cabinet there will include Nuevo Milenio, a folk- Africa, Consulate of Turkey, Egyptian worst was over. was convinced that Libya was financ- loric Panamanian dance group rep- American Arts and Cultural Organi- “He wasn’t even there, all the activi- ing the attempted coup and would have resenting the Americas; Harambee zation, Mongolian Heritage Founda- ties took place between the 27th of July, entrenched itself in Trinidad and used Dance Company, an African dance tion, Moroccan American Council to the 28, the 29th and by the 30th we had its nearness to the country to destabi- group representing Africa; Ajna Empower Women, Panamanian Com- the situation under control. That’s when lize it after. Smart did not refute these Dance Company, an Indian dance munity of Brooklyn, Sino-America Brinsley entered the picture and by the claims, saying only he will one day tell it group representing Asia; Braata Pro- New York Brooklyn Archway Associa- next day, the hostages were released,” all as it had happened. ductions, a Caribbean performing tion, and Sunflower Center, Inc. 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It is a gross Maria Grazia Giammar- human rights violation. In the By Terrance Woodbury, % of total Votes inaro* is UN special rapporteur context of the Global Migra- Senior Analyst with The culture war % of Dem Votes % of total on trafficking in persons tion Compact, States should Brilliant Corners will be a central Votes % of Dem Votes GENEVA, July 30, 2018 (IPS) establish – in addition to inter- Research theme of the Florida 38% — States around the world national protection schemes – Immigrant children have 56% 17% 19% upcoming midterm must act now to strengthen individualised procedures and been ripped from the arms South Carolina 26% election, in fact it their efforts to prevent and appropriate indicators to iden- of their parent’s arms and 54% 18% 19% combat trafficking in human tify migrants’ vulnerabilities detained in cages at our could determine Georgia 40% beings, including by ensuring to trafficking and exploitation, borders. Muslims have been the outcome of the 72% 18% 25% that victims and potential vic- and provide them with tailored effectively banned from election. tims are considered and treated solutions to prevent further entering America from cer- Recent national opinion as rights holders. harm. tain countries. Businesses surveys have concluded that Many people who fall prey In many countries, human have been given autonomy the top three qualities that to traffickers are migrants, rights activists and civil society to determine if they want to dividing the country into voters are seeking in can- including refugees and asylum organisations have been crimi- serve LGBTQ couples. NFL chaos. Subsequently, Demo- didates this cycle are some- seekers, who have decided to nalised and ostracised for act- players have been villain- crats have made the cal- one they can trust, someone leave their country for vari- ing in solidarity with migrants ized as unpatriotic “sons of culation that they have a that will fight for what they ous reasons, such as conflict, and victims and potential vic- bitches” for peacefully and better chance attracting believe in, and someone who natural disaster, persecution or tims of trafficking. silently protesting police swing voters back into their will do the right thing. If extreme poverty. All over the world, civil soci- injustice. And black bodies coalition, if they avoid iden- Democrats could increase They have left behind their ety organisations are playing a continue to be abused and tity politics in exchange for the turnout of younger and social protection network, and pivotal role in saving lives, and discarded by those meant to exclusively focusing on eco- minority voters by fighting are particularly vulnerable to protecting people from traffick- protect us. nomic issues. for us, then they actualize trafficking and exploitation. ing, during search and rescue Make no mistake about There are just a few prob- the blue wave that they are In the current poisonous operations, and on arrival in it, Republicans are engaged lems with such a fool-heart- hoping for in November. anti-migration political atmos- transit and destination coun- in a dangerously divisive ed and coldly calculated Recommendation: Dem- phere, migrants are often tar- tries. Any attempt to delegiti- culture war, and Democrats decision for Democrats to ocrats should take a bold geted as a threat, while in real- mise their humanitarian work are (possibly too) late to avoid the culture war: moral stand when the val- ity they contribute to the pros- is unacceptable. the battlefield. The culture There are more of us ues, issues, and the very perity of the host countries NGOs also play an impor- war is going to be amplified than there are of them. identity of their most criti- where they live and work. tant role in the identification in the upcoming Supreme Demographics are destiny, cal voters are under attack. In this context, the anti- of victims of trafficking. This Court confirmation chal- and they tell us two things It undermines Democrats’ trafficking discourse is often is essential for ensuring access lenge for Brett Kavanough about our political future – most cohesive message in misused to justify restrictive to protection and rehabilitation who, if confirmed, could tip millennials are officially the the midterm...they should migration policies and push- for victims, and should be pri- the scales of justice on each biggest voting bloc in Amer- have control of Congress back activities. Taking a stand oritised, including during large the aforementioned issues. ica, and this country will in order to check Trump’s against xenophobic and racist mixed migration movements. And the culture war will be majority-minority in the power. Last week, I conduct- approaches, as well as violence, Identification and referral to be a central theme of the next 20 years. The battle- ed a series of battleground hatred and discrimination, is a protection services is only a upcoming midterm elec- ground states, where elec- focus groups with millen- moral duty which is in every- first step, which must be fol- tion, in fact it could deter- tions are won and lost, are nials and minority voters one’s power. Continued on Page 12 mine the outcome of the significantly younger and that all had low-to-mid vote election. diversifying astronomically likelihood in the upcom- Both Democrats and faster. These two emerging ing midterm election. The Republicans have made electorates create tremen- most shocking discovery: strategic calculations to dous strategic opportunity these voters do not believe determine their positions in for Democrats, if they get that Democrats would (and this ongoing culture war. this pivotal moment right. to varying degrees could) Founded 1990 • Published by Community News Group Republicans have deter- check Trump’s erratic and Corporate Headquarters: One Metrotech Center North, Suite 1001, Brooklyn, NY 11201 mined that the benefit of CNN Exit Poll Data divisive behavior, even with CEO: Les Goodstein uniting their base toward 2016* Minority Votes the majority. PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER: Jennifer Goodstein victory is worth the cost of Youth Voters Continued on Page 12 ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Ralph D’Onofrio EDITOR EMERITUS: Kenton Kirby ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Kevin Williams REPORTER: Alexandra Simon LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are welcome from all readers. 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