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- ↑ "Reggaepedia / Josey Wales". Reggaepedia. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- 1 2 3 Jackson, Kevin (2014) "The return of Josey Wales", Jamaica Observer , 4 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014
- ↑ Johnson, Richard (2017) "With Distinction: Arts, entertainment fraternity members honoured at King's House Archived 3 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine ", Jamaica Observer , 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017
