The Netherlands Antilles was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The country consisted of several island territories located in the Caribbean Sea. The islands were also informally known as the Dutch Antilles. The country came into being in 1954 as the autonomous successor of the Dutch colony of Curaçao and Dependencies, and was dissolved in 2010. The former Dutch colony of Surinam, although it was relatively close by on the continent of South America, did not become part of Netherlands Antilles but became a separate autonomous country in 1954. All the island territories that belonged to the Netherlands Antilles remain part of the kingdom today, although the legal status of each differs. As a group they are still commonly called the Dutch Caribbean, regardless of their legal status.
The SSS islands is an acronym which refers to three islands in the Lesser Antilles that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands:
- Saba
- Sint Eustatius
- Sint Maarten
The Democratic Party is a political party in Sint Eustatius with one seat in the 5-seat island council. In 2011, the party obtained 2 seats in the first elections after Sint Eustatius became part of the Netherlands upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2011. However, their Island Council representative Reuben Merkman left the DP in 2014 and became an independent council member.
The Scout and Guide movement in the Dutch Caribbean is served by
The Netherlands Antilles was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was dissolved on 10 October 2010.
The Caribbean Netherlands are the three special municipalities of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean Sea. They consist of the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, although the term "Caribbean Netherlands" is sometimes used to refer to all of the islands in the Dutch Caribbean. In legislation, the three islands are also known as the BES islands. The islands are currently classified as public bodies in the Netherlands and as overseas countries and territories of the European Union; thus, EU law does not automatically apply.
The Identity card BES is a uniform identity card for residents in the Caribbean Netherlands introduced upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. The cards are machine-readable and have the size of a credit card. The front contains the words Identiteitskaart followed by the island names Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. The card also contains the coat of arms of the island of issue.
The coat of arms of Sint Eustatius consists of a shield and the motto. It was established on 9 November 2004 by the Island council of Sint Eustatius, when it was still part of the Netherlands Antilles. It remained the coat of arms of Sint Eustatius after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles and the subsequent change of Sint Eustatius's constitutional status into a special municipality of the Netherlands in 2010.
ISO 3166-2:BQ is the entry for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
The Dutch Caribbean are the territories, colonies, and countries, both former and current, of the Dutch Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands that are located in the Lesser Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea.
Sint Eustatius Football Association – the sport of association football in the island of Sint Eustatius also known as Statia Football Association. The association administers the Sint Eustatius national football team, as well as the Sint Eustatius Football League. However, the league was only active from 1980 until 1985.
The Sint Eustatius Football League was a league competition held on Sint Eustatius from 1980 until 1984.
Golden Eagles FC was a Statia association football club based in Oranjestad. The club is historically known as one of the most successful clubs in the Sint Eustatius League, having two known titles.
Statia Terminal was a Statia association football club based in Oranjestad. The club finished third in the final season and in the 1984 season of the Sint Eustatius League.
Same-sex marriage became legal in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba which are three special municipalities of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean Sea following the entry into force of a law enabling same-sex couples to marry there on 10 October 2012. The change to the Civil Code of the Caribbean Netherlands was proposed by Dutch House of Representatives rather than the Government itself. The issue was very controversial on the island of Sint Eustatius, with many Christian islanders opposing the principle of the law and because of the perceived "neocolonialism" of the Netherlands imposing such a law on its overseas municipalities.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Sint Eustatius which is one of three special municipalities of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean Sea may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in Sint Eustatius, with same-sex marriage and adoption being legalised since 2012
