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- ↑ International Matches 1988 - North and Central America and Caribbean - RSSSF
- ↑ International Matches 2004 - North and Central America and Caribbean - RSSSF
- ↑ "Ja's Tulloch to coach BVI". The Jamaica Star. 21 January 2004. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
