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- ↑ "Housing ministry distributes 3,600 house lots in regions 3,4,6". Stabroek News. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "GWI distributes 270 hot meals". Stabroek News. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "Minister Croal and Rodrigues met with staff of the MOHW". Citizens' Report. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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