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Britney Spears' father suspended as conservator

Britney Spears scored a legal victory Wednesday in her fight to regain control of her life.

A Los Angeles judge has suspended Jamie Spears, the singer's father, as conservator of her estate and designated a temporary replacement selected by the singer and her attorney to oversee her finances.

Mathew Rosengart, attorney for Britney Spears, described the elder Spears as a "cruel, toxic and abusive man," adding his client wants him out "today."

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"Britney deserves to wake up tomorrow without her father as her conservator," Rosengart said.

Jamie Spears

Britney Spears made powerful plea in June to end her 13-year conservatorship, detailing numerous personal restrictions she has lived with and describing the court-ordered arrangement as "f—ing cruelty."

"I just want my life back," Spears said in June.

Jamie Spears has served has conservator of his daughter's estate since its inception.

He was also the conservator of her person, overseeing her health and medical issues until he stepped aside in 2019.

That's when Jodi Montgomery was appointed conservator of Spears' person, a position she still holds.

Gone forever: This beautiful bird and 22 others like it are now extinct

Death's come knocking for the last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The US government on Wednesday declared them extinct.

It's a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal, but government scientists say they've exhausted efforts to find these 23. 

They warn climate change, on top of other pressures, could make such disappearances more common  as a warming planet adds to the dangers facing imperilled plants and wildlife. 

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The ivory-billed woodpecker was perhaps the best known species the US Fish and Wildlife Service declared extinct. The woodpecker went out stubbornly and with fanfare, making unconfirmed appearances in recent decades that ignited a frenzy of ultimately fruitless searches in the swamps of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.

Others such as the flat pigtoe, a freshwater mussel in the southeastern US, were identified in the wild only a few times and never seen again, meaning by the time they got a name they were fading from existence.

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"When I see one of those really rare ones, it's always in the back of my mind that I might be the last one to see this animal again," said Anthony "Andy" Ford, a US Fish and Wildlife Service biologist in Tennessee who specialises in freshwater mussels.

The factors behind the disappearances vary — too much development, water pollution, logging, competition from invasive species, birds killed for feathers and animals captured by private collectors.

In each case, humans were the ultimate cause.

Another thing they share: All 23 were thought to have at least a slim chance of survival when added to the endangered species list beginning in the 1960s. Only 11 species previously have been removed due to extinction in the almost half-century since the Endangered Species Act was signed into law. 

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The announcement kicks off a three-month comment period before the species' status changes become final.

Around the globe, some 902 species have been documented as extinct.

The actual number is thought to be much higher because some are never formally identified, and many scientists warn the earth is in an "extinction crisis" with flora and fauna now disappearing at 1000 times the historical rate.

It's possible one or more of the 23 species named on Wednesday could reappear, several scientists said. 

A leading figure in the hunt for the ivory-billed woodpecker said it was premature to call off the effort, after millions of dollars spent on searches and habitat preservation efforts. 

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"Little is gained and much is lost" with an extinction declaration, said Cornell University bird biologist John Fitzpatrick, lead author of a 2005 study that claimed the woodpecker had been rediscovered in eastern Arkansas.

"A bird this iconic, and this representative of the major old-growth forests of the southeast, keeping it on the list of endangered species keeps attention on it, keeps states thinking about managing habitat on the off chance it still exists," he said.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, a Switzerland-based group that tracks extinctions globally, is not putting the ivory-billed woodpecker into its extinction column because it's possible the birds still exist in Cuba, said the group's Craig Hilton-Taylor.

Mr Hilton-Taylor said there can be unintended but damaging consequences if extinction is declared prematurely. 

"Suddenly the (conservation) money is no longer there, and then suddenly you do drive it to extinction because you stop investing in it," he said.

But wildlife officials said in an analysis released on Wednesday that there have been no definitive sightings of the woodpecker since 1944 and "there is no objective evidence" of its continued existence.

They said the 23 extinction declarations were driven by a desire to clear a backlog of recommended status changes for species that had not been acted upon for years. They said it would free up resources for on-the-ground conservation efforts for species that still have a chance for recovery.

What's lost when those efforts fail are creatures often uniquely adapted to their environments.

Freshwater mussel species like the ones the government says have gone extinct reproduce by attracting fish with a lure-like appendage, then sending out a cloud of larvae that attach to gills of fish until they've grown enough to drop off and live on their own.

The odds are slim against any freshwater mussel surviving into adulthood — a one in a million chance, according to Mr Ford of the wildlife service — but those that do can live a century or longer. 

Hawaii has the most species on the list — eight woodland birds and one plant. That's in part because the islands have so many plants and animals that many have extremely small ranges and can blink out quickly.

The most recent to go extinct was the teeny po'ouli, a type of bird known as a honeycreeper discovered in 1973.

By the late 1990s just three remained — a male and two females. After failures to mate them in the wild, the male was captured for potential breeding and died in 2004. The two females were never seen again.

The fate of Hawaii's birds helped push Duke University extinction expert Stuart Pimm into his field. Despite the grim nature of the government's proposal to move more species into the extinct column, Professor Pimm said the toll would probably have been much higher without the Endangered Species Act.

"It's a shame we didn't get to those species in time, but when we do, we are usually able to save species," he said. 

Since 1975, 54 species have left the endangered list after recovering, including the bald eagle, brown pelican and most humpback whales.

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Climate change is making species recovery harder, bringing drought, floods, wildfires and temperature swings that compound the threats species already faced.

How they are saved also is changing. No longer is the focus on individual species, let alone individual birds. Officials say the broader goal now is to preserve their habitat, which boosts species of all types that live there.

"I hope we're up to the challenge," said biologist Michelle Bogardus with the wildlife service in Hawaii. 

"We don't have the resources to prevent extinctions unilaterally. We have to think proactively about ecosystem health and how do we maintain it, given all these threats."

How COVID-19 has impacted cancer diagnosis, treatment

Thousands of Aussies may have suffered a delay in cancer diagnosis or treatment with new figures showing an eight per cent drop in the number of tests carried out in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cancer Australia has released figures which shows that in 2020 there were 163,595 fewer diagnostic procedures, such as scans or biopsies, carried out for 14 common cancers.

That includes tests for breast, colorectal, lung, prostate, melanoma, stomach, kidney, pancreatic, liver, uterine, ovarian, cervical, vaginal, and vulval cancer.

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Natalie Fornaiser has stage 4 melanoma

And while not all those being tested would actually have cancer, delays for those who do can mean a difference between a treatable cancer and a terminal one.

Cancer Australia, as well as charities, have been sounding alarm bells for months over lower than expected pandemic cancer diagnoses due to people putting off seeing their GP and reductions in services due to lockdowns — and the new figures reveal the extent of the issue.

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One of the biggest areas patients are 'missing' is when it comes to colorectal cancer tests such as for bowel cancer.

There were around 87,000 fewer tests such as colonoscopies carried out in 2020, Cancer Australia found. Usually there are almost 700,000 done annually.

'I can understand people are afraid to go to the hospital or GP — people obviously associated those places with COVID-19. Health is all we have we should be doing everything we can to protect it'

The figures also show the numbers of cancer treatments being carried out have dropped too, by around 9 per cent. However for some cancers treatment procedures are combined with testing.

Professor Dorothy Keefe CEO of Cancer Australia, said delays in diagnosis can lead to "poorer outcomes" for patients, meaning doctors could be unable to save their lives.

"It's an important reminder that cancer won't wait, and we do encourage anyone with a symptom or new change in their body not to delay seeing their doctor to have it checked out," she said.

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Sydney writer Natalie Fornaiser, 27, has stage 4 metastatic melanoma, and has become an advocate for cancer sufferers since she was diagnosed seven years ago.

Her skin cancer has progressed from a mole on her toe to being what she calls "spot fires" all over her body.

Last year there were 11,245 fewer surgical removals for melanoma skin cancers done, Cancer Australia said — down 14 per cent on the previous year.

She said she is 'concerned' about that number and urged people to seek help if they had any symptoms or unusual skin changes.

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"In a couple of months or years those numbers are going to result in late stage diagnoses which could have been prevented," she said.

"I can understand people are afraid to go to the hospital or GP — people obviously associated those places with COVID-19. Health is all we have we should be doing everything we can to protect it."

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Ms Fornaiser's melanoma wasn't caused by the sun, though many are, and she first noticed the mole she'd always had looked different while putting her sandals on during a holiday overseas.

She got it checked as soon as she got home and was given the shock diagnosis.

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After multiple treatments and surgeries she is now undergoing immunotherapy and radiation.

"I've just got to hope one drug works and works permanently," she said.

A campaign, New normal, same cancer is urging people not to put off tests or check-ups due to the pandemic.

Cancer Australia has also launched an interactive body map to guide people though cancer symptoms.

Contact journalist Sarah Swain: Ss****@******om.au

COVID deaths at 13; 10 in September

COVID-19 death in St. Kitts and Nevis is now at 13 according to the latest COVID-19 situation report for Tuesday 28 September.

The 12th death was recorded on Monday meaning there were a death two days in a row.

For September St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded 10 deaths from COVID-19.

The total cases of COVID-19 cases in St. Kitts and Nevis as of Tuesday is 1918 with 915 of them currently active.

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Narrow win for defending champion Tabernacle on opening night of #7 Domino League

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, September 29, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — In an exciting and hotly contested game, defending champion team in the longest running domino league in the Federation scrapped through with a narrow win over a former champion team on the opening night of the 26th edition of Constituency Number Seven Dr the Hon Timothy Harris Domino League on Tuesday evening September 28.

Prime Minister Harris watches as Clifford Richard of Mansion Domino Club makes a move in their game with Christ Church Domino Club at the Edgar Gilbert Sporting Complex pavilion in Molineux on the opening night.

Defending champion team, Tabernacle Domino Club, captained by Kerone Roache faced former champion team, Lodge Domino Club, at the Tabernacle Community Centre in what turned out to be a game that could have gone either way, but at the end of the encounter Tabernacle edged out Lodge 13-12.

Fourteen teams are taking part in this year’s league which will only be a one-round affair as a lot of time would have been lost due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. Games are being played at four venues in the constituency.

Sponsor of the league, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris who is also the Area Parliamentary Representative, visited two of the venues, the old Lodge Community Centre in Lodge Project and the Edgar Gilbert Sporting Complex pavilion in Molineux, where he not only encouraged the players but also took part in an exhibition game.

At the old Lodge Community Centre in Lodge Project, Prime Minister Harris presented a set of non-contact thermometers to President of the league’s Executive Committee and League Co-ordinator Calvin Farrell. The thermometers came in handy as the tournament is being held under very strict Covid-19 protocols which require temperatures of all the players to be taken and recorded.

While there, Dr Harris teamed up with a player from Saddlers Domino Club and played an exhibition game against two players from Phillips Domino Club including their captain, Allington Berridge.

That exhibition game might have spurred up players on the Saddlers team as at the end of the evening they upset the hot favourite Phillips by handing them a 13-7 beating. Phillips Domino Club who had finished in fourth position last year were expected to run over their counterparts from Constituency Number Six.

In the second game at the old Lodge Community Centre, which was also witnessed by Prime Minister Harris, Sylvers Domino Club captained by Octavia Huggins-Sewell beat Guinness Domino Club 13-8.

Next door neighbouring venue, Cuban Bar, saw action where another former league champion team Unity Domino Club stopped Unstoppable Domino Club with a sound 13-6 beating.

At the Edgar Gilbert Sporting Complex pavilion in Molineux, where two games were supposed to take place, Mansion Domino Club beat Christ Church Domino Club 14-8. However, the second game between Molineux Domino Club and Otlley’s Domino Club did not take place as one of the teams did not have a full complement of players.

The Executive Committee will be meeting shortly to discuss the fate of that game with the possibility of the two teams being given a second chance to play their first game.

The second game of the evening at the Tabernacle Community Centre saw yet another former champion team, Parsons Domino Club – the only team from outside Constituency Number Seven to have been crowned champion – beat Small Corner Bar Domino Club 13-6.

Second segment of play in this only one round of play in the 26th edition of Constituency Number Seven Dr the Hon Timothy Harris Domino League will be on Thursday September 30 at the same four venues with all games starting at 7:00 p.m.

Tabernacle Community Centre will host the games between Tabernacle and Sylvers, and Saddlers and Molineux. The Edgar Gilbert Sporting Complex pavilion in Molineux will host games between Guinness and Ottley’s and Mansion and Phillips.

The old Lodge Community Centre in Lodge Project will be the venue for the Lodge vs. Small Corner Bar, and Unstoppable vs. Christ Church games. The final game, between two former champions Unity and Parsons, will be held at Cuban Bar in Lodge ProjectBASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, September 29, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — In an exciting and hotly contested game, defending champion team in the longest running domino league in the Federation scrapped through with a narrow win over a former champion team on the opening night of the 26th edition of Constituency Number Seven Dr the Hon Timothy Harris Domino League on Tuesday evening September 28.

Defending champion team, Tabernacle Domino Club, captained by Kerone Roache faced former champion team, Lodge Domino Club, at the Tabernacle Community Centre in what turned out to be a game that could have gone either way, but at the end of the encounter Tabernacle edged out Lodge 13-12.

Fourteen teams are taking part in this year’s league which will only be a one-round affair as a lot of time would have been lost due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. Games are being played at four venues in the constituency.

Sponsor of the league, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris who is also the Area Parliamentary Representative, visited two of the venues, the old Lodge Community Centre in Lodge Project and the Edgar Gilbert Sporting Complex pavilion in Molineux, where he not only encouraged the players but also took part in an exhibition game.

At the old Lodge Community Centre in Lodge Project, Prime Minister Harris presented a set of non-contact thermometers to President of the league’s Executive Committee and League Co-ordinator Calvin Farrell. The thermometers came in handy as the tournament is being held under very strict Covid-19 protocols which require temperatures of all the players to be taken and recorded.

While there, Dr Harris teamed up with a player from Saddlers Domino Club and played an exhibition game against two players from Phillips Domino Club including their captain, Allington Berridge.

That exhibition game might have spurred up players on the Saddlers team as at the end of the evening they upset the hot favourite Phillips by handing them a 13-7 beating. Phillips Domino Club who had finished in fourth position last year were expected to run over their counterparts from Constituency Number Six.

In the second game at the old Lodge Community Centre, which was also witnessed by Prime Minister Harris, Sylvers Domino Club captained by Octavia Huggins-Sewell beat Guinness Domino Club 13-8.

Next door neighbouring venue, Cuban Bar, saw action where another former league champion team Unity Domino Club stopped Unstoppable Domino Club with a sound 13-6 beating.

Captain of the defending champion team Tabernacle Domino Club, Kerone Roache, seen in action in their game against former champion team Lodge Domino Club at the Tabernacle Community Centre.

At the Edgar Gilbert Sporting Complex pavilion in Molineux, where two games were supposed to take place, Mansion Domino Club beat Christ Church Domino Club 14-8. However, the second game between Molineux Domino Club and Otlley’s Domino Club did not take place as one of the teams did not have a full complement of players.

The Executive Committee will be meeting shortly to discuss the fate of that game with the possibility of the two teams being given a second chance to play their first game.

The second game of the evening at the Tabernacle Community Centre saw yet another former champion team, Parsons Domino Club – the only team from outside Constituency Number Seven to have been crowned champion – beat Small Corner Bar Domino Club 13-6.

Second segment of play in this only one round of play in the 26th edition of Constituency Number Seven Dr the Hon Timothy Harris Domino League will be on Thursday September 30 at the same four venues with all games starting at 7:00 p.m.

Tabernacle Community Centre will host the games between Tabernacle and Sylvers, and Saddlers and Molineux. The Edgar Gilbert Sporting Complex pavilion in Molineux will host games between Guinness and Ottley’s and Mansion and Phillips.

The old Lodge Community Centre in Lodge Project will be the venue for the Lodge vs. Small Corner Bar, and Unstoppable vs. Christ Church games. The final game, between two former champions Unity and Parsons, will be held at Cuban Bar in Lodge Project.

Sponsor of the league, Prime Minister Harris, paired up with a Saddlers Domino Club player for an exhibition game with two Phillips Domino Club players at the old Lodge Community Centre in Lodge Project.

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PM Harris: More than EC$18M Spent On COVID-19 Battle

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The St. Kitts-Nevis government says it has spent in excess of EC$18 million in implementing measures aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic which has killed 12 people and infected 1, 891 in the Federation since March last year.

Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris told a news conference that his administration has borne a significantly high cost to contain the spread of the virus here and prevent the Federation’s health system from being overwhelmed.

“The Federal government has spent EC$18.4 million since March 2020 to procure equipment, additional manpower, including the cost of Cuban and Filipino medical brigades, other physicians and specialist support, pharmaceuticals, particularly vaccines.”

Harris said that the funds were also spent to procure vehicles, retrofit wards and health centres, to rent quarantine facilities and to provide testing support.

Prime Minister Harris, who is also the Minister of Health, said funds were also spent to ensure early child care facilities and schools were fit for purpose.

“We have spent EC$1.3 million to enhance our national security system, recruiting quarantine officers etc. for the islands of Nevis and St. Kitts. Additionally, the Federal government spent EC$2.7million to retrofit and upgrade the R.L.B International Airport to protect all employees, visitors and indeed all who use the facility.”

He said that an additional five million dollars will be spent by the end of the year, bringing the total cost of COVID-19 related expenditure to more than EC$23 million.

But Harris told reporters that nationals needed to get vaccinated against the virus since it provides the safest way out from the pandemic.

“The right choice is for all to get vaccinated but more so for parents, adults, teachers, and all who work in our schools, health facilities, and our security forces to get vaccinated without further delay.  It is the responsible thing to do,” said Prime Minister Harris.

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Retired Nurse, Active Business Owner Honored by Nevis

Nurse Manners honored for dedicated 39-year contribution to Health in Nevis

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS– Retired Registered Nurse Mrs. Ernette Claudia Manners of Brick Kiln Village in Nevis was honored on the occasion of the 38th Anniversary of the Independence of St. Christopher and Nevis for her contribution to the development of healthcare in the federation.

To mark the occasion, Nurse Manners was presented with a plaque by Her Honour Mrs. Hyleeta Liburd, Deputy Governor General on of Nevis at an awards ceremony at Government House on September 20, 2021

Nurse Manners is regarded as a registered nurse par excellence who after dedicating 39 years to the Nursing profession retired in 2016.

Over the years Nurse Manners received a number of awards from the Ministry of Health for outstanding service, including attaining the Nurse of the Year Award for 2001. Special recognition was also given to her at her local church where she continues to devotedly perform basic clinical checks on a weekly basis.

Retired Nurse Manners attributes her success to God to whom she has entrusted her life. She has no doubt that God has gifted and guided her to her lifetime calling.

A wife of 44 years and counting, her union produced two sons. However, despite her commitment to her family, she was always available to assist the ailing and hurting in the community.

Mrs. Manners remains grateful to her family including her church family, friends, the Nevis Island Administration, colleagues and others who have inspired her. She remains motivated by the words of the Apostle Paul: “Whatever you do, do it heartily as unto the Lord.

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Independence Day honoree Mr. Troy McKoy with his plaque in honour of his 25-year contribution to Business on Nevis following an awards ceremony at Government House on September 20, 2021, on the occasion of the 38th Anniversary of Independence of St. Christopher and Nevis

Brown Pasture businessman Troy McKoy honoured for 25-year contribution to Business Sector on Nevis

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — Mr. Troy McKoy of Brown Pasture was awarded for his 25-year contribution to the Business Sector on Nevis, as part of the 38th Anniversary of Independence of St. Christopher and Nevis.

He was one of two persons who were awarded in the field of Business and was presented with a plaque by Her Honour Mrs. Hyleeta Liburd, Deputy Governor-General on Nevis, at an awards ceremony at Government House on September 20, 2021.

From an early age Mr. McKoy knew he wanted to become a businessman. However unknowingly his first step toward that goal presented itself when in 1989, a friend and neighbor Mr. Michael Jones of blessed memory gave him a hair clipper and asked him to cut his hair.

From working in his mother’s yard under a mango tree, he knew that for him to get the business to advance and to attract people from all walks of life, he needed a proper barbershop. The business grew to the point where he was forced to open early at mornings and close late at nights,” the profile said.

After spending almost 20 years in the small barber shop and due to the overwhelming support, Mr. McKoy saw the need to expand his business, employ an assistant, provide better accommodations, and to offer better customer experience.

He subsequently moved from his original shop in his mother’s yard to a space that was available a few metres away to erect his shop.

After 25 years in the business, Mr. McKoy has learnt that hard work, perseverance and good customer relation skills can bring success

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Jamaica Tourist Board Celebrates Bond Premier

Jamaica Tourist Board representatives have joined the world premiere for the new James Bond film, ‘No Time To Die.’ The event led a series of premieres in 57 cities across the globe.

‘No Time To Die’ will be released internationally in cinemas from September 30th through Universal Pictures International and in the United States on October 8th from Metro Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) via their United Artist Releasing banner.

Jamaica is a key location in ‘No Time To Die’ where Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life on the island.

His peace is short-lived when his old friend, Felix Leiter, from the CIA turns up asking for help.

Jamaica is the birthplace of 007, where Ian Fleming created and wrote the Bond novels.

The island also features in the first James Bond film, ‘Dr. No” (1962), as well as in ‘Live And Let Die’ (1973).

 

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Bolivia Coca Farmers Battle for Control, Protests Turn Violent

By Daniel Ramos and Monica Machicao

LA PAZ, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Bolivia’s coca farmers are battling for control of the leaf’s main market in the highland city of La Paz, a conflict which has seen producers and police clash in the streets with slingshots and tear gas, and even a building set on fire.

Coca growers from the nearby Yungas region are at odds over the leadership of the body that runs the huge market for coca, the raw ingredient for cocaine, but which many in the Andes chew to ward off the effects of high altitude or brew into teas.

Protests on Monday led to a fire breaking out in an apartment building near where protesters and police were clashing, with both sides blaming each other. Last week, a number of police vehicles were set alight during similar process.

Two cliques have formed. One around the government-backed head of the coca management body Adepcoca, Arnold Alanes, while others have rallied behind government critic Armin Lluta who says the ruling party – and former president Evo Morales – is trying to seize greater control of the trade.

“Evo Morales… wants to form a great national confederation of coca leaf producers, he wants to be the leader of the Chapare and the Yungas,” Lluta told reporters, referring to the two main coca growing regions.

The Yungas region produces and trades some $200 million of coca a year in the local market, according to estimates by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, which has said that most Bolivian coca is not traded in approved markets.

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Demonstrators run from police officers during a protest by coca producers for control of the coca market, in La Paz, Bolivia September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

Alanes told a group of coca growers on Tuesday that he had been elected to his position by farmers themselves and said that the criticism against him was because he was trying to stamp out corruption in the market.

“The crime of Arnold Alanes is to propose the systematization of Adepcoca’s economic income. Arnold Alanes’ crime is to prevent and eradicate corruption,” he said.

Augusta Colpa, a coca grower, said that conditions were tough for farmers which were stoking unrest.

“How much do we harvest from a coca plot? In cold weather we don’t harvest much. … It’s not enough for our family,” she said, denying police accusations farmers were throwing dynamite in the protests.

Ronald Lopez, a coca farming leader, said during protests that have hit the city over the last week that the Yungas groups hoped for dialogue with the government towards installing a new head of Adepcoca.

“We put this government in power, with our struggle and fighting,” he said. “Brothers, you can’t treat us like this.”

Reporting by Daniel Ramos and Monica Machicao in La Paz; Editing by Adam Jourdan and Alistair Bell

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World View: US Budget Stalemate, N. Korea Missile, Champ Boxer Retires, Canary Volcano, More

Sep 29, 2021

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