Hanover Eastern Constituency
Development Plan
Progress Through Action and Empowerment
Hanover Eastern stands at a pivotal crossroads, where visionary leadership could transform this constituency from a region of untapped potential into a beacon of sustainable development. This comprehensive blueprint for progress centres on unleashing human capital through targeted skills training and educational initiatives, while simultaneously crafting an economic renaissance that touches every household.
Our Commitments
13 Key Initiatives
Feeding Tomorrow, Starting Today
Food Security
Reviving idle farmlands with modern greenhouse and protected agriculture techniques, empowering youth in agriculture, and positioning Eastern Hanover as a food-secure constituency.
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Clean Water, Once and for All
Water Productivity
Expanding and upgrading water systems across all communities to ensure a clean, safe, and reliable water supply — because clean water is a right, not a privilege.
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Invest in Our Future, Transform Our Present
Youth & Community Development
Revitalising SDC youth programmes, reopening community centres, restoring playing fields, and building the community councils that will hold our future together.
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Building Champions On and Off the Field
Sports Development
Developing track and field, cricket, and football programmes in schools, integrating athletic development with sports business careers, and creating pathways for our youth through sport.
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Homes & Jobs for Everyone
Housing & Employment
Promoting affordable housing that turns renters into homeowners, and targeted job creation in BPO, tech, tourism, and agro-processing industries that match skills to real opportunities.
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Protect the Reef, Empower the People
The Blue Economy
Organising fishers' cooperatives, upgrading fishing beaches, developing recreational shores, and protecting the marine environment that sustains our coastal communities.
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Positioning Eastern Hanover as a Premier Destination
Tourism & Linkages
Building on Eastern Hanover's historic tourism base to create a premier coastal and cultural destination with strong local linkages, community participation, and sustainable development.
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World-Class Care, Closer to Home
Health Care Development
Strengthening the primary healthcare network, upgrading Noel Holmes Hospital, and establishing urgent care centres so that every community has access to quality medical care.
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Empowering Minds, Building Futures
Education
Enhancing educational facilities, aligning programmes with job market demands, strengthening early childhood education, and positioning Knockalva Polytechnic College as an agricultural revolution leader.
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Transparency, Accountability, Action!
Transparency & Accountability
Building a constituency where every decision is open, every promise is tracked, and every community has a voice — concrete plans with clear timelines, budgets, and benefits.
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Dignity, Engagement & Community Support
Empowering Senior Citizens
Ensuring our senior citizens receive the dignity, healthcare, social inclusion, and community engagement they deserve for their lifetime of service to Eastern Hanover.
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Proactive Protection & Collaborative Policing
Community-Centred Public Safety
Implementing community-police integration, comprehensive safety regulation, and preventive safety measures that build trust, reduce crime, and create safe communities where families can thrive.
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Justice That Belongs to the People
Constitutional Reform
Supporting the transition to a republican constitution, removing colonial ties, and championing the Caribbean Court of Justice as our domestic path to accessible justice for all Jamaicans.
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Constituency Coverage
Across Three Divisions
Our plan reaches every corner of Hanover Eastern.
Chester Castle
Cllr. Wynter McIntosh
Agricultural Development
- Strengthen agricultural production and utilise lands for food security
- Expand water storage facilities at Axe and Adze, Miles Town, Pearce's Village
- Restore fishing ponds at Golden Grove, Haughton Grove, Burnt Ground, Knockalva, Forest
- Miles Town Shettlewood Micro Dam — develop food manufacturing and processing industries
Infrastructure & Housing
- Build cold storage facility in Haughton Grove
- Rebuild Haughton Grove Community Centre
- Regularise Build-On-Own-Land at Lethe
- Low-income housing at Copse, Friendship, Silver Grove, Copper Hill, Forrest, Success, and Pearce's Village
Road Development
- Mount Peto–Chigwell–Old Pen road corridor
- Nyerere Farm–Miles Town–Haughton Grove
- Shettlewood to Chester Castle
- Lethe to Shettlewood
- Bessie Baker to Westmoreland
- Golden Grove to Pearce's Village
Hopewell
Cllr. Lennox Fray
ZicoTourism & Heritage
- Continue development at Round Hill and Bamboo expansions
- Heritage tourism at Cacoon Castle
- 520 total homes: 1-bedroom starter units, 2-bedroom open market homes, 3-bedroom family spaces, and service lots
Agriculture & Blue Economy
- Develop 500+ acres at Cacoon Castle and surrounding areas
- Support local fishing industry and redevelop Hopewell Fisherman Cooperative
- Protect fishing beaches and preserve the marine environment
Sandy Bay
Cllr. Andria Dehaney Grant
Deputy Mayor, Hanover Municipal CouncilIndustry & Tourism
- Develop BPO initiatives — building on the Collective Solutions model
- Expand tourism at Kenilworth and Tryall
- Develop 4-H facility at Georgia
- Promote small ruminant farming — goats, sheep, and rabbits
Agriculture & Water
- Boost production of yam, banana, and livestock
- Strengthen water distribution networks to Montpelier and outlying districts
- Develop fishing beaches and maintain recreational beaches
Housing
- Expand Site and Services at Point and Kenilworth
- Develop essential housing for local residents and investors
A Blueprint for Hanover Eastern
The Vision
Preamble
Hanover Eastern stands at a pivotal crossroads, where visionary leadership could transform this constituency from a region of untapped potential into a beacon of sustainable development. This comprehensive blueprint for progress centres on unleashing human capital through targeted skills training and educational initiatives, while simultaneously crafting an economic renaissance that touches every household.
Vision
This bold vision encompasses affordable housing solutions that would turn renters into homeowners, strategic job creation aligned with emerging industries, and a technological revolution that would position Hanover Eastern as Jamaica's next tech hub. At the heart of this transformation lies an innovative approach to food security, leveraging modern agricultural techniques to ensure both sustainability and prosperity.
Synergy
The plan's interconnected elements create a powerful synergy — as skilled workers emerge from training programmes, they'll find opportunities in newly established tech parks and agro-processing facilities. Modern housing developments will rise alongside these economic zones, creating vibrant communities where families can thrive. This is a carefully orchestrated symphony of development where every note plays its part in Hanover Eastern's emergence as a model constituency.
Hanover Eastern Constituency
Hanover Eastern Constituency Development Plan — prepared by Andrea Purkiss, Member of Parliament, Hanover Eastern.
Progress Through Action and Empowerment