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 Quill is a stratovolcano located on the island of Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands. The summit elevation is 601 m (1,972 ft) above sea level. It is also the second highest mountain in the Netherlands.
The flag of Sint Eustatius was adopted on 16 November 2004. The island's flag was designed by Zuwena Suares.
The American University of Integrative Sciences, School of Medicine, founded in 1999, is a private, medical school with campuses located in Barbados. The University also has an administrative office located in Tucker, Georgia of the United States. AUIS follows a US medical curriculum and confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Classes are taught in English.
F. D. Roosevelt Airport is the airport located on the island of Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands. It was opened as "Golden Rock Airport" in 1946 and renamed for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. As of 2012, the only commercial aircraft that serves the island is the DHC-6 Twin Otter, although the runway can accommodate larger turboprop aircraft and some smaller jets. As of 2018, the largest aircraft type to operate at the airport is the ATR 42.
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 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.
Earl N. Merkman was the youngest commissioner in the Netherlands Antilles.
Gerald Berkel was the Island Governor of Sint Eustatius from 2010 to 2016.
A status referendum was held in Sint Eustatius on 17 December 2014. Sint Eustatius had become a Dutch public body upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, despite this not being the status voted for, and so the 2014 referendum was supported as a way to resolve this. Although a majority of those voting opted for increased autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, voter turnout was well below the 60% required for the referendum to be binding.
General elections were held in Sint Eustatius on 20 April 2007. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won four of the five seats in the Island Council.
General elections were held in Sint Eustatius on 2 March 2011. They were the first elections since Sint Eustatius became a became a special municipality within the Netherlands on 10 October 2010.
General elections were held in Sint Eustatius on 18 March 2015. The Progressive Labour Party and the Democratic Party both won two of the five seats, with the United People's Coalition winning one.
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.
Raddics was a Statia association football club based in Oranjestad. The clubs best achievement came in 1982 and 1984 when they finished as runners up in the Sint Eustatius League.
This is a list of public holidays in Sint Eustatius.
