COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & CITIZENS ENGAGEMENT DIVISION HOSTED ITS 14TH AWARD CEREMONY by Carol-Faye Bynoe-George

December 13th, 2025
Last night, the Community Development and Citizens Engagement Division within the Ministry of Social Transformation hosted its 14th award ceremony for the Community Home and Garden Festival at the American University of Antigua (AUA).
This 2025 competition had over eighty Participants but due to the inclement weather conditions that number dwindle to sixty who competed in six different categories.
The names of the winners are as follows:
Best Kept Community
1st Place Winner – Fitches Creek – East Zone
2nd Place – Five Islands Community – West Zone
Overall Herbs & Spices – (Residential)
1st place winner – Irene Edwards – East Zone
2nd Place winner – Henry Harris – North Zone
3rd Place Winner – Joy Meade – West Zone –
Overall Fruits & Vegetables – (Residential)
1st Place Winner – Rhyves & Nia Knowles – East Zone
2nd Place Winner – Birchfield Osbourne – North Zone
3rd Place Winner – Annette Richards – West Zone
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Flower Garden
1st Place Winner – Indies Green – West Zone
2nd Place Winner – Silva Buttons – North Zone
WATER GARDEN
1st Place Winner – Indies Green – West Zone
HERB & SPICE
1st Place Winner – Lions Club Community Garden
Stone & Ornamental – Residential
1st Place Winner – Carol Lewis – South Zone
2nd Place Winner – Irene Edwards – East Zone
3rd Place Winner – Birchfield Osbourne – North Zone
Business Category – Overall Fruit & Vegetable
2nd Place Winner – Foundation Faith Tutorial – North Zone $500.00
Flower Garden (Residential)
1st Place Winner – Rhyves & Nia Knowles – East Zone $700.00
2nd Place Winner – Ivor & Ileen Lawrence – South Zone
3rd Place Winner – Anthony Mapp – Barbuda
Overall Water Garden
1st Place Winner – Rhyves & Nia Knowles – East Zone $700.00
2nd Place Winner – Henry Harris – North Zone
The CD&CED would like to extend profound gratitude to the participants, sponsors, other supporting ministries and stakeholders for their unwavering cooperation and support.