The primary purpose of putting together this compilation is to gain a resource that is able to contribute to the process of developing a development plan for this region. A development plan in its compilation, not only seeks to identify on the basis of interviews and observational studies the needs of a given population given a set of natural and cultural resources, within a given socio-cultural environment, but also utilize an archival approach, which allows planners to, on the basis of historical documentation and articles in the media, identify those long term concerns and challenges which might not come out in the interview process, the historical development of the region in question along with solutions tried in the past to correct identified problems. Archival studies also allows for indebt stakeholder analysis which could include the study of the socio-economic development of given stakeholders over a given period of time, it allows for leadership studies, the studies of socio-economic conflicts which might not come out in the interview process, it allows for the study of the origin and development of given problems and also allows for the carrying out of detailed SWOT analysis.It is against this background, this compilation was carried out, with the hope that stakeholders such as the Bethany Moravian Church, the Mile Gully Church of God of Prophecy, the local business and farming communities, the Mile Gully Police, the local taxi association, the Rastafarian community, the Glanville’s and Morgan’s families, the Parent Teachers Associations among others, will be better able to come together as a group to further contribute to the process of bringing into being the Bethany Mile Gully Development Plan. This compilation would be of value, to those who have interests in or are curious about the Bethany-Mile Gully region. Here it is important to point out that the Bethany-Mile Gully region is but one small region in Manchester and one should not try to see the region as a separate entity. The social and Economic development of Christiana and Mandeville either positively or negatively impact the region because of its small size and relative closeness to these larger population centers.This compilation of articles from the two major print media houses in Jamaica, can also be utilized by the community as a system of control which enables any member of the community, rich or poor to look back at what was promised by the political leaders, were they elected or unelected, and other leaders, and demand that promises made are kept. In this way the power of control and ability to set standards of accountability are in the hands of the Parent Teachers Associations, The Church, the Sports Club, the Business Community and the ordinary farmer in Bethany or around Mile Gully.
