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- ↑ "Stop The Gender Base Violence now and Protect Women and their families Says DNCW". EmoNews. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ↑ "National Service Awards Register". Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
- ↑ "Edison James inducted as "hero" in Marigot". Dominica News Online. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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