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- ↑ Edward Seaga: The Jamaican Visionary
- ↑ "Fakhouries vouch for peace - Sister and baby brother look to go one-two in St Ann". Jamaica Gleaner. 23 July 2007. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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