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- ↑ "Senate Belize - National Assembly". National Assembly of Belize.
- ↑ "House of Representatives Belize - National Assembly". National Assembly of Belize.
- ↑ "Former Parliamentarian turns 100 - Love FM Belize". 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "Father of the Nation Laid to Eternal Rest". Ambergris Today. 27 September 2011.
- ↑ "Commisioners of the Supreme Court". Judiciary of Belize.
- ↑ "About Us - HRCU". www.hrcubelize.org.
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