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- ↑ ""James Town Fisherman TV series has come to stay"". www.ghanaweb.com. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ↑ "Jamestown Fisherman". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
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