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- ↑ "MONTSERRAT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (AMENDMENT) ACT No. 3 of 2017" (PDF). Agc.gov.ms. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ↑ "2nd Wednesday in July is Montserrat's National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving". discovermni.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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