Sint Eustatius (/ juːˈsteɪʃəs / yoo-STAY-shəs, Dutch: [sɪnt øːˈstaː (t)sijʏs] ⓘ), [ 7 ] known locally as Statia (/ ˈsteɪʃə / STAY-shə), [ 8 ] is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality (officially " public body ") of the Netherlands. [ 9 ] The island is in the northern Leeward Islands, southeast of the Virgin Islands.

The Kingdom Representative for the public bodies Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba serves as the link between Dutch central government in The Hague and the 3 public bodies in the Caribbean Netherlands. The office of the Kingdom Representative is located on Bonaire.

St. Eustatius is currently undergoing a period of transition. After an investigation by the government in the Netherlands in February 2018, the ‘Temporary Act on Neglect of Duties’ passed through Dutch parliament.

New Job Vacancies for 2024. Statia 2026 : Region deal projects set to transform St Eustatius through cultural preservation and sustainable development. The Programme Statia 2026 consists of 12 projects, six of which are financed through the Region Deal. These include the ...

Feb 6, 2024 · Statia is one step closer to the return to full democracy with the approval of a Royal Decree by the Council of Ministers in the Netherlands terminating the St Eustatius Recovery Provisions Act.

Jun 10, 2020 · THE HAGUE/STATIA--The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved the law proposal to phase out Dutch supervision and gradually restore democracy in St. Eustatius.

Jan 20, 2009 · Legislative--unicameral parliament. Judicial--Joint High Court of Justice appointed by the monarch. Subdivisions are by island: Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Curaçao. Suffrage: Universal at 18. Political parties: Curaçao:

May 3, 2022 · EUSTATIUS--The Standing Committees for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Parliament’s First and Second Chambers arrived in St. Eustatius on a Winair aircraft on Monday, May 2. The committee members were met at F.D. Roosevelt Airport by Government Commissioner Alida Francis, Deputy Government Commissioner Claudia Toet …

The first Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles consisted of 15 members, of which 5 were appointed by the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles and 10 were elected through elections held in the territories. In 1949, universal suffrage was introduced and …

Jun 5, 2020 · Almost all Members of Parliament (MPs) who were present during the three-hour debate expressed their disappointment that there has been too little progress for the Statia people since the Dutch government took over more than two years ago, sending home the executive council and the island council.