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1. Senior or (Large) and Junior or (small) Band of the Year.1982 (Extracts of Antigua Sailing Week) 2. Local and Caribbean Queens (Best costumes) (many times). 3. King and Queen of the Band (at least ten times combined). 4. Male and Female Individual of the year.(twice) 5. Prince and Princess. 6. Peoples Choice. -In addition to: 7. Best costume Guadeloupe Carnival Parade. 8. Designer and Producer of Best Mas Troup St. Martin Carnival 9. Designer of the Best overall Mas Troup St Kitts Carnival 10. Designer & Builder of Best Costume - St. Thomas Queen Pageant. 11. Designer & Producer (Ali & Ass) Best Costume Ms. St.Vincent Jaycees Caribbean Queen. 12. Designer & Producer (Ali & Ass) Best Costume Ms. St Kitts Jaycees Caribbean Queen. 13. Both his King & Queen of the Band Costumes which were portrayed by (Bengola Matthew and Jacinta Osborn Local and Caribbean Queen) were Antigua's first appearance in a "World King & Queen of the Band Competition" held in Aruba in 1997, and were recorded as the "Audience Favorite." 14. Designer of "Best Float" for Antigua Masonry Product. 15. Best Individual Costume (several years). 16. Designer of Best costume in the 2003 Local Queen Pageant and the 2003 Princess (his daughter Serwa Thomas). 17. Designer of the "Best Junior and School Mas" for several years including 2003 and 2004 winners. 18. Designer for Showcase Mas Troup the "2004", "2005 Small Band of the Year Winner" * Among some of his best works is his tribute to the steel pan and its impact on the world community, his theme for one of his 2002 queen costume was "Pan Explosion" which was a recognition that steel pan a Caribbean innovation is established and accepted as an international instrument and still making waves in countless mediums. * A 5 minutes documentary film/video of several of his Individual and Carnival Queen Costumes featuring the steel pan was the opening presentation as his tribute to Gemonites Steel Orchestra and their "Moods of Pan" in 2003 at the Anglican Cultural Centre. * He has organized the only independent Mas/Costume one week workshop in the 48 years of carnival for one hundred (100) children and students from several schools; which included Barnes hill, Villa, Cedar Grove and Clare hall schools, teaching them the fundamentals of designing, fabricating and decorating . * He was the forerunner in the formation and establishing of the Antigua Mas Makers Association (AMMA). He was their lead negotiator with the Antigua Carnival Committee in the early years which brought great benefit to the Mas Makers. • He was the initiator of the "2000 Carnival Symposium".• He introduced, designed and produced children costume mas for the first time in Barbuda Caribana,• He designed and produced all the costumes for the Barbuda Caribana Queen Contestants in their 2000 pageant.

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