Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) candidate for St. Peter, Rawdon Turner, is pointing to active housing construction in his constituency as proof of delivery, with 13 homes nearing completion in Pares Village and 21 additional units planned for Parham.
According to Antigua News Room, Turner made the announcement during an election interview on ABS, framing the housing push as a direct response to concerns raised by residents during community consultations, with young people identified as the primary beneficiaries.
"In Pares Village now… we currently have about 13 homes under construction," Turner said, noting that several units have already reached an advanced stage, with roofing, doors and windows installed.
A second phase of development is expected to follow in the Vernon area of Parham, where 21 additional homes are planned. Turner was emphatic about who those homes are intended for.
"We are going to have 21 young professionals being given the opportunity to own your own home, turn your own key, and to have your own place," he said.
Turner described the initiative as a phased approach to addressing housing demand across the constituency, rather than a single large-scale project. Smaller clusters of homes are being developed across various communities to better match available land and the needs of residents — particularly younger people seeking independence from family households.
"We start in phase one… we're looking at different, various small parcels within the various communities that we can make intervention," he said.
Turner said the programme emerged directly from door-to-door engagement, during which residents repeatedly raised concerns about access to affordable housing. "We have a number of young people who are interested in branching out from their parents' home," he said.
He acknowledged that demand continues to outpace supply but maintained that the current projects represent the first phase of a broader effort to expand housing access in St. Peter.
The housing developments form a central part of Turner's wider campaign message, which centres on infrastructure, employment and community development, as he seeks re-election in the April 30 general election.
