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1. 2023 Financial Statement

   The island council has formally received the 2023 financial statement from the executive council. The statement, which the island ...

   News item | 28-06-2024 | 17:19

2. Statian Residents to receive their health care cards in July

   Care & Youth Caribbean Netherlands, known by its Dutch abbreviations, ZJCN, will introduce the health care card in Statia on 8 ...

   News item | 27-06-2024 | 21:13

3. Statian waters are officially a sanctuary for sharks and rays, designated Yarari Reserve

   Sharks and rays are now fully protected in Statia’s waters, as well as that of the rest of the BES islands. This means sharks or ...

   News item | 11-06-2024 | 20:16

4. Message from Crisis Manager Andre Bennett on the Start of the 2024 Hurricane Season

   We are at the beginning of what forecasters predict will be a very busy hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

   News item | 03-06-2024 | 18:08

5. Executive Council Emphasise Importance of Cultural Preservation

   In a tangible show of support for cultural preservation and heritage conservation, leading government officials have paid a visit ...

   News item | 24-05-2024 | 15:30

6. SEATBELT AND HELMET USE MANDATORY AS ENFORCEMENT OF ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE BEGINS

   ORANJESTAD, St Eustatius - Motorists will no longer be allowed to drive without seatbelts or hold onto their mobile phones while ...

   News item | 20-03-2024 | 18:00

7. Alida Francis to become Statia's first female governor.

   Government Commissioner Alida Francis is to become the next governor of Statia in the coming months, the first woman to ascend to ...

   News item | 08-03-2024 | 17:01

8. JOINT STATEMENT BY CUSTOMS CARIBBEAN NETHERLANS AND THE STATIA GOVERNMENT ON THE SITUATION AT THE HARBOUR

   Over the past two days there has been an unfortunate situation at the harbour which resulted in customs officers withholding ...

   News item | 29-02-2024 | 16:44

9. STATIA TO RECEIVE €10 MILLION FROM THE NETHERLANDS TO IMPROVE LIVING, HOUSING AND WORKING CONDITIONS.

   St. Eustatius  –  A number of key sectors in Statia stand to benefit from a €10 million cash injection from the Netherlands. The ...

   News item | 09-02-2024 | 20:16

10. Next stage to full democracy

    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 ...

    News item | 06-02-2024 | 14:42