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{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - 1 2 "Nona Aquan is new Carib Queen". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
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- ↑ Guyadeen, Julie (2018-07-24). "A national icon! Remembering Carib Queen, Jennifer Cassar; and what her role means for First Peoples". Wired868. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- ↑ "Queen instead of chieftain: lady is head of Trinidad\'s Carib Indians - caribbean-sun.com - Caribbean direct from the Caribbean". www.caribbean-sun.com. Retrieved 2019-07-01.