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- ↑ "Leo Cato to become new Speaker of Parliament". The New Today. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ "New Speaker and Senate President sworn in". Now Grenada. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ The New Today (22 August 2022). "Leo Cato to become new Speaker of Parliament". The New Today.
- ↑ "Dr. Dessima Williams, Elected as President of the Senate, Leo Cato as Speaker of the House". Dr. Dessima Williams, Elected as President of the Senate, Leo Cato as Speaker of the House.
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