The Beeston Spring community in Westmoreland was "awarded first place in the National Better Environments for Social Transformation (BEST) Community Competition 2010"
"The community has received more than $2 million in cash and prizes geared at further developing the community."
"Residents of Beeston Spring have undertaken projects geared at improving both the physical and social aspects of their community. Currently, the district is without tap water and residents have been working assiduously to develop a nearby spring that can serve as an area for washing and bathing."
"They are also encouraging farmers within the community to practice organic farming as a means of ridding the area of pesticides and insects"
"The National Best Community Competition was held for the first time in 2007, when more than $15 million in prizes was awarded to several communities across Jamaica."
"The competition aims to foster local governance, community self-reliance and self-help, improved values and attitudes and the establishment of partnerships to encourage the creating and development of sustainable communities."
Quotes from Jamaica Gleaner: Beeston Spring Best of the BEST
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