{"id":16452,"date":"2025-12-16T19:39:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/?p=16452"},"modified":"2025-12-16T19:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:40:14","slug":"community-development-citizens-engagement-division-hosted-its-14th-award-ceremony-by-carol-faye-bynoe-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/community-development-citizens-engagement-division-hosted-its-14th-award-ceremony-by-carol-faye-bynoe-george\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & CITIZENS ENGAGEMENT DIVISION HOSTED ITS 14TH AWARD CEREMONY by Carol-Faye Bynoe-George"},"content":{"rendered":"
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December 13th, 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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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).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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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.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The names of the winners are as follows:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Best Kept Community<\/div>\n
1st Place Winner \u2013 Fitches Creek \u2013 East Zone<\/div>\n
2nd Place \u2013 Five Islands Community – West Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Overall Herbs & Spices \u2013 (Residential)<\/div>\n
1st place winner \u2013 Irene Edwards – East Zone<\/div>\n
2nd Place winner \u2013 Henry Harris \u2013 North Zone<\/div>\n
3rd Place Winner \u2013 Joy Meade \u2013 West Zone –<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Overall Fruits & Vegetables \u2013 (Residential)<\/div>\n
1st Place Winner – Rhyves & Nia Knowles \u2013 East Zone<\/div>\n
2nd Place Winner \u2013 Birchfield Osbourne \u2013 North Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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3rd Place Winner \u2013 Annette Richards \u2013 West Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BUSINESS CATEGORY<\/div>\n
Flower Garden<\/div>\n
1st Place Winner \u2013 Indies Green \u2013 West Zone<\/div>\n
2nd Place Winner – Silva Buttons \u2013 North Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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WATER GARDEN<\/div>\n
1st Place Winner \u2013 Indies Green \u2013 West Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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HERB & SPICE<\/div>\n
1st Place Winner – Lions Club Community Garden<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Stone & Ornamental – Residential<\/div>\n
1st Place Winner – Carol Lewis – South Zone<\/div>\n
2nd Place Winner \u2013 Irene Edwards \u2013 East Zone<\/div>\n
3rd Place Winner \u2013 Birchfield Osbourne \u2013 North Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Business Category \u2013 Overall Fruit & Vegetable<\/div>\n
2nd Place Winner \u2013 Foundation Faith Tutorial \u2013 North Zone $500.00<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Flower Garden (Residential)<\/div>\n
1st Place Winner \u2013 Rhyves & Nia Knowles \u2013 East Zone $700.00<\/div>\n
2nd Place Winner \u2013 Ivor & Ileen Lawrence \u2013 South Zone<\/div>\n
3rd Place Winner \u2013 Anthony Mapp \u2013 Barbuda<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Overall Water Garden<\/div>\n
1st Place Winner – Rhyves & Nia Knowles \u2013 East Zone $700.00<\/div>\n
2nd Place Winner \u2013 Henry Harris \u2013 North Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The CD&CED would like to extend profound gratitude to the participants, sponsors, other supporting ministries and stakeholders for their unwavering cooperation and support.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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