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- ↑ "SELESO'S MISTAKE". theislandsun.com.sb. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ↑ "Seleso decision back fires". Solomon Star News. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ↑ "MPGIS embarks on developing a Revenue Sharing Bill to allow distribution of revenues to provinces — Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC)". 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ↑ "MP Seleso Takes Action to Provide Relief Rice Supply to Rain-Affected Constituents in South Guadalcanal". theislandsun.com.sb. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ↑ "We must commit one another in our pursuit for economic prosperity: Minister Seleso — Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC)". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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