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- ↑ " MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OFFICIAL RESULTS 4th MARCH 2015 Archived 13 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 16 March 2015)
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- ↑ Humes, Aaron (17 December 2022). "Former Mayor of Belmopan stands aside from candidacy for United Democratic Party" . Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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