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- ↑ "Daryl, Ann-Marie Vaz double-team Portland". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ↑ "Vaz sets 100-day priority list for Portland Eastern". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
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