
Outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in Statia
ORANJESTAD - St. Eustatius is currently experiencing an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease, St. Eustatius Health Department official Gerwin Schobbe said. He said the disease is highly contagious and is usually More...

Statia Island Council elections called off
THE HAGUE - The Island Council elections in St. Eustatius on March 18, 2019, will definitely not go ahead. This is stated in a lengthy progress report about Statia that Dutch State Secretary of Home Affairs and More...

Statia versus Netherlands case postponed until November 20
ORANJESTAD - The government of the Netherlands was granted a four-week postponement of the court case filed against it by the ousted former Island Government of St. Eustatius. The hearing is scheduled for November More...

New geological map of the Kingdom
WILLEMSTAD - The entire Kingdom of the Netherlands including Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has been brought into geological mapping. On 5 October it was unveiled in honor of the More...

Passing tropical storm causes further erosion on St. Eustatius
ST. EUSTATIUS - St. Eustatius received much-needed rain during the passing of Tropical Storm Isaac on Friday and Saturday. The wind did not affect the island as much as the rain did. The heavy rain which descended More...

Knops in St. Maarten and Statia next week
THE HAGUE - Dutch Undersecretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops will arrive in St. Maarten on Monday, September 3, for a one-day visit. In St. Maarten, Knops will have meetings with local authorities More...

PDVSA to resume use of St Eustatius oil terminal after payment deal with NuStar
HOUSTON - Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA and NuStar Energy LP have reached a payment agreement over outstanding storage fees at Statia terminal in the Caribbean island of St Eustatius, the U.S. oil company said on More...

Undersecretary Blokhuis visits St. Eustatius, Saba
THE BOTTOM, ORANJESTAD - Undersecretary of Public Health, Welfare and Sport Paul Blokhuis paid a working visit to St. Eustatius and Saba. The Undersecretary and his delegation arrived in St. Eustatius on Monday More...

‘Neglect and backlog’ in Statia, State Secretary Knops tells MPs
ORANJESTAD - “The situation is serious, the neglect and backlog even more extensive than previously thought and visible and noticeable in virtually all areas,” State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations More...

Motion adopted to condemn Dutch intervention on St. Eustatius
WILLEMSTAD - A motion has been adopted today in the Curaçao parliament to condemn Dutch intervention on St. Eustatius. The motion emphasizes the right to free elections on St. Eustatius, because the government More...