Jamaican MPs Outline Local Projects During Constituency Presentations

Clarendon Central MP Delroy Williams has proposed a $26 million pipeline linking the Sheckles Well to the Woodside Well to ease water shortages in Pleasant Valley, Pennant Wood, Treadlight District and New Longville. He said the 2.25-kilometre project could be finished in under 10 weeks and would use surplus water already available to improve supply across the May Pen network.

St Thomas Eastern MP Rosemarie Shaw said investors are interested in an agro-processing site identified in Golden Grove and urged development that links agriculture with jobs, training and market access. She also called for urgent fixes to the Southern Coastal Highway, flooding in Bath, Bamboo River and Port Morant, and a long-delayed sewage solution for Morant Bay. Shaw said youth should be prepared for work through skills pathways and education support.

Portland Eastern MP Isat Buchanan said he supports the proposed Port Antonio Bypass, but only if residents are protected through fair compensation, legal aid, and real consultation. He warned that the project must not displace vendors, landowners, or businesses in Port Antonio, and should include local jobs and a plan to keep the town economically alive.

St James Central MP Heroy Clarke says the Montego Bay Perimeter Road will ease traffic, open up long-blocked lands and support new housing in a constituency he says is 77% informal. He also pointed to major health and private-sector investment in western Jamaica, saying it is creating jobs and improving services for residents.

Anthony Hylton said partnerships with residents and businesses helped solve long-running issues in St Andrew Western, including legal electricity for about 400 households in Riverton Meadows and a settled dispute over the White Lane playfield in Waterhouse. He said the agreement produced a new football field, jobs, and a community learning centre, while a Red Stripe and Zouki Trucking programme will train youths for logistics jobs.

St Andrew Western MP Anthony Hylton is calling for more secondary school places in his constituency, arguing that one high school is not enough for its size and population. He said many families face high transport costs to send children outside the area and urged the Government to expand Edith Dalton James High School or build another institution to improve education and long-term development.