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- ↑ "Kenneth Gittens". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Senator Kenneth L. Gittens". Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Senator Kenneth Gittens Hospitalized at Juan F. Luis Hospital, Said to be in Stable But Serious Condition". The Virgin Islands Consortium. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ↑ Daily News Staff (November 9, 2021). "Sen. Kenneth Gittens back home after hospital stay". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
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