In artist Phillips Melville's mid-20th-century painting, the brig Andrew Doria receives the United States' first international recognition of independence when it arrived in port at Sint Eustatius ...

The Dutch government has taken direct control of the tiny Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius following years of neglect by the island’s local authority. Sint Eustatius is one of three Caribbean ...

View of The Quill Hill on St. Eustatius. Climb The Quill volcano to explore a lush rain forest crater filled with orchids, mosses, and silk cotton trees. Dive to the Chien Tong wreck to swim with sea ...

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands blended into the warm tropical climate as she donned a sunny yellow frock for the tenth day of the royals' trip to the Dutch Caribbean Islands. The mother-of-three, 51, ...

Archaeologists work at the site of the former Golden Rock Plantation, where researchers recently found an 18th-century graveyard that holds the remains of at least 48 enslaved Africans. St. Eustatius ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Netherlands-administered Caribbean island last year saw almost half its power demand provided by a 4.1 MW solar-plus-storage plant, commissioned in late 2017. The facility generated 6.5 million ...

Aruba inspires with its relaxed flair and hospitable people, Bonaire is known for its legendary shore diving, and Curaçao attracts visitors with its cultural diversity and breathtaking reefs. But the ...

It’s ironic that the first country to recognize the United States as an independent nation is not known by many Americans. Sint Eustatius, more commonly known as Statia, has gone mostly unknown as a ...