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- 1 2 "Saisnarine Kowlessar appointed Chairman of GRA Board". Village Voice News. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ Chabrol, Denis (21 May 2018). "Former Finance Minister Saisnarine Kowlessar arrested, released on bail". Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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