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- 1 2 "NDP launches 6th District candidate (May 19, 2011)". The BVI Beacon . 28 October 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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- 1 2 Waldinger, Joey (23 January 2020). "Alvera Caines-Maduro, D-6 rep, crosses the aisle to Virgin Islands Party". The BVI Beacon . Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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- ↑ "BVI Opposition MP Chooses Country Over Party". The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer . 21 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Hon Maduro-Caines wants constitution to block same-sex marriages". Virgin Islands News Online. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Honourable Maduro-Caines Appointed Minister For Education". Government of the Virgin Islands. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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- ↑ "Culture added to Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines' portfolio". Virgin Islands News Online. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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