Learn about life on our beloved island
The storm passing Statia right now has a name: Hurricane Erin, and at first glance, she’s delivering one thing above…
On Statia, the sky can stay perfectly blue for days, so blue the island looks dry and dusty. This is…
On Statia, an empty road doesn’t mean you can keep driving. Here, anything with four legs, two legs, or scales…
Ready for something new? This isn’t a job opening. It’s a chance to run a restaurant — your own way…
On Statia, being reachable is an absolutely relative concept. Mobile phones usually work — unless the wind is wrong, a…
After a successful mission at the ATM, shopping on Statia can finally begin. The first thing you notice: most supermarkets…
On Statia, almost everything is still paid in cash. That’s why Friday has a fixed ritual: as soon as salaries…
You’re sitting in the back of the pick-up, next to a bag of cement, a wooden door, and something that…
After the most expensive kilometres in the air, you set foot on Statia. The airport has one runway, one gate, and…
It might just be the world’s most expensive ticket — per mile flown. A one-way flight from St. Maarten to…
Statia has long struggled to find its place in the world of tourism. An island with world-class dive sites, stunning…
The idea may sound futuristic today: ships calling at Statia for energy instead of oil. The old storage tanks take…
The elevation difference on Statia can deliver more than just power. The hilltop tanks could be repurposed to produce fresh…
Once Statia’s biggest employer. Now a mountain of opportunity. The oil tanks on Statia have been here for decades. Some…
Once the sand finally arrives, the next adventure begins: concrete. The recipe is simple — sand, cement, water and gravel…
Sand is a scarce commodity on Statia. There’s plenty at Zeelandia, but that’s where the turtles lay their eggs —…
Once, things were very different. About five years ago, there was suddenly a burst of hammering and masonry work near…
The ferry between the islands has always been an adventure. But now there’s something new: suitcases are weighed. “Weight and…
The BES islands aren’t very well known in the Netherlands today. But about forty years ago, things were different —…
On Statia, gardening isn’t about planting or growing. It’s about perfect timing — and hoping goats, neighbors, and invisible pickers…