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Vlf Thanks Partners, Public For Support In 2016

PHILIPSBURG – The visionary of Victorious Living Dr. Erna Mae Francis-Cotton and board members sincerely thank VLF’s partners, volunteers, clients, supporters and members of the press and general public for helping them to make a significant difference in 2016.

This past year yielded much transformation in the lives of the people that Victorious Living touches, from transformation in marriages, increased growth in the lives of young and old, and family restoration.

In addition, many lives were transformed through VLF’s fourth hosting of the premiere one-day leadership simulcast conference Leadercast; facilitation of a successful marriage and singles retreat for the pastors and spouses of the Moravian Church Eastern West Indies Province; and a grief workshop that VLF’s visionary facilitated for the St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The visionary of Victorious Living, Dr. Erna Mae Francis-Cotton, and board members sincerely thank VLF’s partners, volunteers, clients, supporters and members of the press and the general public for helping them to make a significant difference in 2016. This past year has yielded much transformation in the lives of the people that Victorious Living touches, from the transformation in marriages, increased growth in the lives of young and old, and family restoration.
In addition, many lives were transformed through VLF’s fourth hosting of the premiere one day leadership simulcast conference, Leadercast; facilitation of a successful marriage and singles retreat for the Pastors and spouses of the Moravian Church Eastern West Indies Province; and a grief workshop that VLF’s visionary facilitated for the St Read more

Vlf’S Leader Worth Following Awards Left Lasting Impact On Attendees

COLE BAY – “In the spirit of joy and thanksgiving, heartfelt congratulations must be expressed to The Victorious Living Foundation team for hosting the first VLF Leader Worth Following Awards 2016,” stated one of the awardees, Ambassador Alicia Liverpool, founder of the David Company.

Liverpool added: “Leaders Worth Following who lead with integrity of heart are much needed in the world today. Giving recognition to such leaders is equally honourable. As a recipient of this award on December 3, the esteem has been rewarding and will always be deeply regarded.”

The sentiments echoed from the 85 attendees at this event were: “powerful, fantastic, wonderful, and empowering experience.” Awardees were: Dr Read more

Victorious Living’S Leader Worth Following Awards Left Lasting Powerful Impact On Attendees

Cole Bay, St. Maarten - “In the spirit of joy and thanksgiving, heartfelt congratulations must be expressed to The Victorious Living Foundation team for hosting the first VLF Leader Worth Following Awards 2016,” stated one of the awardees, Ambassador Alicia Liverpool, founder of the David Company. Liverpool added: “Leaders Worth Following who lead with integrity of heart are much needed in the world today. Giving recognition to such leaders is equally honourable. As a recipient of this award on December 3rd, the esteem has been rewarding and will always be deeply regarded."

The sentiments echoed from the 85 attendees at this memorable event were: “powerful, fantastic, wonderful, and empowering experience.” Awardees were, Dr Read more

Nia Acrobatic Workshop With Annelies And Jiska Steenbeek

PHILIPSBURG – On Saturday, November 26, the National Institute for Arts (NIA), hosted an acrobatic gymnastic exhibition at the NIA gymnastic program located at Asha Stevens Christian Hillside School, with Jiska and Annelies Steenbeek.

The Steenbeek sisters, who are both gold and silver medal champion gymnasts from the Netherlands, were able to conduct a one-day acrobatic workshop at NIA.

Jiska Steenbeek has been performing in this highly competitive sport for over 18 years, before she retired in 2009, to focus on raising her family Read more

Victorious Living To Feature Artwork Of Local Artists At Awards

COLE BAY – The countdown is on for Victorious Living’s Leader Worth Following Awards on December 3.

At this first Leader Worth Following Awards, VLF will recognize and award Dame Asha Stevens-Mohabier, Ambassador Alicia Liverpool, and posthumously, Officer Gamali Benjamin as leaders worth following. Mhakeda Shillingford, Jim Housen and Roy Cotton, Jr., who were among the finalists, will also be recognized at this event.

Keynote speaker for is certified John C Read more

Fundraising Proceeds to empower and transform the lives of struggling families and youth

PORT DE PLAISANCE:--- In a world in which radio talk shows, employees, and the general public tend to lambaste political and other leaders for a lack of integrity and transparency, it is refreshing to know that leaders worth following still exist on St. Martin and the world. Therefore, on December 3rd, 2016, Victorious Living will host VLF’s Leader Worth Following Awards at La Terrasse Port de Plaisance from 7-9:30 pm Read more

Victorious Living Honours Officer Gamali Benjamin At Fundraising Awards

COLE BAY, Sint Maarten — In a world in which radio talk shows, employees, and the general public tend to lambaste political and other leaders for a lack of integrity and transparency, it is refreshing to know that leaders worth following still exist in St. Maarten and the world.

On December 3, Victorious Living will host VLF’s Leader Worth Following Awards at La Terrasse, Port-de-Plaisance from 7:00pm-9:30pm. This inspirational event is designed to encourage, stimulate and inspire leaders to be leaders worth following Read more

Police Report: Issues Surrounding The 911 Emergency Line Have Been Resolved.

911 operational

PHILIPSBURG:  KPSM will like to inform the general public that the technical issues surrounding the 911 emergency line have been resolved.

Female victims

PHILIPSBURG: In two unrelated instances female victims were robbed by bandits on scooters. One took place on the Rhine road in Mullet Bay at approximately 19.45 pm (quarter to eight) and the second victim was robbed at approximately 20.00 pm (eight o’clock) at her place of work located at her Place of work (Robbery’s Lottery) Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Community Police Officers (S. Carty, S. Crispulo & E. Josepha) in collaboration with School Inspector Priscilla S. Bell, M.A.Ed., met with the School Managers or their representatives from Philipsburg (Oranje, Sr. Borgia, St. Joseph, Marie G. de Weever) and Cay Hill (Asha Stevens & LU) and the Seventh Day Adventist School in preparation for the start of the Cops & Kids program Read more

2016 C-Tec Conference And Expo A Resounding Success With Over 1,000 Participants

~A kaleidoscope of technology in education~

CAY HILL – On October 23 through 25, the Hillside Christian School and the adjoining NIPA were the scene of a dazzling array of lectures and workshops on applying 21st century technology in education, constituting the second annual C-TEC conference.

Driven by the motto “Connecting Caribbean Classrooms and Communities” the Foresee Foundation organized its second annual conference with an audience including each and every educator in St Read more

2016 C-Tec Conference And Expo A Resounding Success With Over 1,000 Participants A Kaleidoscope Of Technology In Education

CAY HILL, St. Maarten - On October 23 through 25, the Hillside Christian School and the adjoining NIPA were the scene of a dazzling array of lectures and workshops on applying twenty-first century technology in education, constituting the second annual C-TEC conference.

Driven by the motto “Connecting Caribbean Classrooms and Communities” the Foresee Foundation organized its second annual conference with an audience including each and every educator in Sint Maarten. At the closing of the conference on Tuesday afternoon, the total number of participants stood at 1,004 persons; over 400 of them attended the Monday program when the secondary school educators were invited, and over 650 on Tuesday, when the program was geared towards primary school teachers Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On October 23 through 25, the Hillside Christian School and the adjoining NIPA were the scene of a dazzling array of lectures and workshops on applying twenty-first-century technology in education, constituting the second annual C-TEC conference.

Driven by the motto “Connecting Caribbean Classrooms and Communities” the Foresee Foundation organized its second annual conference with an audience including each and every educator in Sint Maarten. At the closing of the conference on Tuesday afternoon, the total number of participants stood at 1,004 persons; over 400 of them attended the Monday program when the secondary school educators were invited, and over 650 on Tuesday when the program was geared towards primary school teachers Read more

Semi-Finals Of Scotiabank Rotary-Rotoract Spelling Bee 2016

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - On Sunday The Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle hosted the Semifinals of the Scotiabank Rotary-Rotoract Spelling Bee 2016.

The fifteen semi-finalists from eight schools were Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School: Radharoni Natram, Learning Unlimited School: Dhiren Punjabi & Krishang Motwani,  Methodist Agogic Center Browlia Maynard Campus: Lavanya Budhwani, Rianna Ayoka Roberts & Sacha Tobias,Methodist Agogic Center Rev Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Sunday The Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle hosted the Semifinals of the Scotiabank Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee 2016.

The fifteen semi-finalists from eight schools were Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School: Radharoni Natram, Learning Unlimited School: Dhiren Punjabi & Krishang Motwani, Methodist Agogic Center Browlia Maynard Campus: Lavanya Budhwani, Rianna Ayoka Roberts & Sacha Tobias,Methodist Agogic Center Rev Read more

Competing Top-Up Specials To Be Offered At Ctec 2016

PHILIPSBURG – The island’s biggest communication companies TelEm and UTS are working together to provide high speed internet for the Caribbean Technology in Education Conference beginning this weekend.

However, their mobile subsidiaries TelCell and Chippie will remain in the spirit of competition by offering different top-up and prepaid incentives for participants at this year’s regional conference.

TelCell and Chippie will both be on site at the Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School and NIPA giving away promotional items, and showing the near 1,000 educators to the conference what they have to offer as they did last year, at the first C-TEC conference held at Milton Peters College (MPC) in 2015.

“It’s great to see TelCell and Chippie work together in the name of education, and we at Foresee Foundation are very proud that both companies see the value in what we are doing,” said Alston Lourens of the Foresee Foundation.

C-TEC is a regional technology in education conference for educators put together by the Foresee Foundation Read more

The Island's Biggest Communication Companies, Telem & Uts

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The island's biggest Communication companies, TELEM & UTS are working together to provide high speed internet for the Caribbean Technology in Education Conference beginning this weekend, however their Mobile subsidiaries TelCell and Chippie will remain  in the spirit of competition by offering different top up and prepaid incentives for participants at this years regional conference. Telcell and Chippie will both be on site at the Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School and NIPA giving away promotional items and showing the near 1000 educators to the conference what they have to offer as they did last year, at the first C-TEC conference held at MPC in 2015 Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The preliminary round of the Scotiabank Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee 2016 was held on Sunday 16th October at the Belair Community Center. This is the sixth time the Spelling Bee is being held and was started by the late President Ramesh Manek in 2011.
This year seventeen schools participated, fifteen schools from St. Maarten and two schools from Anguilla. The participating schools were All Children Education Foundation School (1), Dr. Martin Luther King School (1), Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School (3), Learning Unlimited School (2), Leonard Conner School (2), Methodist Agogic Centre (BM) School (3), Marie Genevieve de Weever School (3), Methodist Agogic Center (JAG) School (3), Oranje School (2), Ruby Labega School (3), Seventh Day Adventist School (3), Sister Marie Laurence School (2), St Read more

Police Report: Police Chief Attends Inspection Of Pathfinders And Police Held Church Service On Police Sixth Anniversary

Police Chief attends inspection of Pathfinders

The North Caribbean Conference of Seventh Day Adventist celebrated 40 years of Pathfinders Ministry 1976-2016. This celebration took place from October 7th through October 9th 2016 on the premises of the Asha Stevens Christian Hillside School in Cay Hill.

Dr. Vincent A. David, director of the Youth and Chaplaincy Ministries extended an invitation to the Chief of Police Carl John to accompany him in the walk along inspection of the staff and uniform groups.  The police chief gladly accepted and was honored to have been part of the inspection.

Police held church service on police sixth anniversary

On Monday October 10th 2016 country Sint Maarten celebrated “Constitution Day” Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The North Caribbean Conference of Seventh Day Adventist celebrated 40 years of Pathfinders Ministry 1976-2016. This celebration took place from October 7th through October 9th, 2016 on the premises of the Asha Stevens Christian Hillside School in Cay Hill.
Dr. Vincent A. David, director of the Youth and Chaplaincy Ministries extended an invitation to the Chief of Police Carl John to accompany him in the walk along inspection of the staff and uniform groups Read more

Scotiabank Rotary–Rotaract Spelling Bee 2016 Biggest Ever.

PHILIPSBURG:--- This year’s Scotiabank Rotary-Rotoract Spelling Bee 2016 will be the biggest since its inception in 2011. Nineteen schools have entered, seventeen schools from St. Maarten and two schools from Anguilla. The St. Maarten schools are All Children Education Foundation School, Caribbean International Academy School, Dr. Martin Luther King School, Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School, Learning Unlimited Preparatory School, Leonard Conner School, Methodist Agogic Centre School (BM), Marie Genevieve de Weever School, Methodist Agogic Centre School (JAG), Oranje School, Ruby Labega School, Seventh Day Adventist School, Sister Borgia School, Sister Marie Laurence School, St Read more

Public Invited To Vote For Vlf’S Leader Worth Following Nominees

GREAT BAY– Globally, and locally, in every sphere of our societies, leadership is challenged as scandals and cries of corruption, and injustice are being lamented daily. Consequently, Victorious Living Foundation (VLF) under the leadership of its visionary Dr. Erna Mae Francis-Cotton, board and volunteers have been consistently charting a course to develop leaders worth following.

            For the past four years, Victorious Living has teamed up with the international brand Leadercast to create leaders worth following and have seen tangible results through the lives of its participants Read more

C-Tec And Expo 2016 Committee Calls For Presenters And Exhibitors

CAY HILL – With the 2nd Caribbean Technology in Education Conference (C-TEC) and EXPO 2016 on its way, the organizing committee is inviting interested persons and businesses to be presenters of workshop sessions or exhibitors of their company’s products.

C-TEC and EXPO 2016 is calling on all local tech savvy St. Maarten people to showcase and share their knowledge in their area of expertise. This is a professional development opportunity that will shine on your CV or resume. C-TEC and EXPO 2016 organizers are especially looking for subject area teachers, who can demonstrate how technology is revolutionizing their discipline.

The C-TEC 2016 conference program will feature local, regional and international educators addressing the integration of technology in classrooms, including latest trends in the areas of blended learning, social media, STEM education and other topics through cutting-edge sessions Read more

C-Tec And Expo 2016 Committee Calls For Presenters And Exhibitors

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - With the 2nd Caribbean Technology in Education Conference & EXPO 2016 on its way, the organizing committee is inviting interested persons and businesses to be presenters of workshop sessions or exhibitors of their company’s products.

C-TEC and EXPO 2016 is calling on all local tech savvy St. Maarten people to showcase and share their knowledge in their area of expertise. This is a professional development opportunity that will shine on your CV or resume.

C-TEC and EXPO 2016 organizers are especially looking for subject area teachers who can demonstrate how technology is revolutionizing their discipline Read more