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Introducing Sint Eustatius
Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of Sint Eustatius. You haven’t? Don’t feel bad, intrepid traveler – how about Statia? (That’s what the locals endearingly call this scrubby little island.) No? OK. How about this: which Caribbean island was once the busiest seaport in the world, but whose name most people don’t even recognize today? Now we’re on the right track…
Yes, it’s true, this quiet speck on the map was the It spot during the 18th century, when valuable goods bounced between Europe, Africa and the New World. In fact, the naturally deep harbor was so sought after that the island changed hands 22 times before the Dutch permanently secured their claim.
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Latest headlines for Sint Eustatius
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Regions and territories: Netherlands Antilles
22 April 2008 2:33PM
A profile of the five-island Dutch territory in the Caribbean
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Anger over Dutch expulsion plans
13 May 2005 1:15PM
A Dutch minister says the cabinet backs her plans to curb immigration from the Netherlands Antilles.
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