Saint John Parish, Grenada

For Saint John Parish in other places, see Saint John Parish (disambiguation).

Saint John Parish Paroisse de Saint John
Parish
Country	Grenada
Capital City	Gouyave
Area
• Total	15 sq mi (39 km2)
Population
• Total	8,591
• Density	630/sq mi (244/km2)
ISO 3166 code	GD-04

Saint John is one of the parishes of Grenada. Its capital is Gouyave. Fishing is the main industry. Gouyave is also the home of Grenada's biggest nutmeg factory and of the Dougladston Estate, an old spice plantation. There is almost no tourism in this parish of Grenada, with only a few small guesthouses such as the Mango Bay Cottages in Woodford.

History

In 1889, an iron bridge was built on a new boulder bank between Gouyave and the neighbourhood of Florida. On November 8, 1897, there were heavy rains in the parish, which nearly flooded the Gouyave River. On December 6, 1897, the Gouyave-Florida boulder bank and stone bridge were destroyed. Gouyave was also known as Charlotte town.

Constituency

Saint John Constituency
Constituency
Country	Grenada
Parish	St John
Constituency Minister	Michael Church
Capital City	Gouyave

	Year	Winner	Party
	1984–1990	Grace M. Duncan	Grenada National Party
	1990–1995	Edzel V. Thomas	Grenada United Labour Party
	1995–1999	Grace M. Duncan	New National Party
	1999–2008	Claris C. T. Charles	New National Party
	2008-2013	Michael A. Church	National Democratic Congress
	2013-2018	Alvin DaBreo	New National Party }