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- ↑ "New Barbuda Council Chairman Devon Warner pledges 'it won't be business as usual'". 17 January 2024.
- ↑ "Caribbean Elections Biography | Mackenzie Frank". 2022-01-01. Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
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