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Manchester Central Electoral Divisions                             Polling Divisions Knockpatrick                                                 24 Mandeville                                                      26 Royal Flat                                                       25 Bellefield                                                         22 Manchester North Eastern Electoral Divisions                             Polling Divisions Craighead                                                     40 Christiana                                                      32 Walderston                                                    30  Manchester Northwestern […]

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Several of the parish’s leading factories are open for public tours. The High Mountain Coffee Factory in Williamsfield is a must for Coffee fanatics. The Pioneer Chocolate Factory, also in Williamsfield, allows visitors to  observe the making of chocolate from fine Jamaican Cocoa. The Pic-A-Peppa Factory in Shooters Hill is another one of Manchester’s famous […]

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Bauxite Bauxite was discovered in Manchester in 1942 and the industry has been largely credited with the development of the parish. Over 4000 persons are employed in the industry and Alcan Jamaican Company, the country’s first bauxite company operates its Kirkvine Works plant in the parish. Agriculture The agricultural industry has long been and still […]

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