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- ↑ www.PRPA.gobierno.pr Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine , official government website for Puerto Rico Ports Authority (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Contáctenos". pr.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ley Núm. 17 de 19 abril 1955". gobierno.pr. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Rosselló nombra a Omar Marrero para dirigir tres corporaciones – CB Español". cb.pr. Retrieved 2017-07-02.