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- ↑ "Notable Residents". North Stann Creek Valley.
- ↑ "BREAKING: Colorful former Government Minister Melvin Hulse Jr dies". 6 April 2022.
- ↑ "New Belize PM names 16-member Cabinet". CANA News. 12 February 2008. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ↑ "Former U.D.P. Minister, Melvin Hulse Passes | Channel5Belize.com" . Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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