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- ↑ "Remembering Bell, Ziadie 25 years later". jamaica-gleaner.com.
- ↑ "Donaldson hails 'ahead-of-their-time' Bell, Ziadie". jamaica-gleaner.com.
- ↑ "Bell's widow hails memorial competition". jamaica-star.com.
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