Sint Eustatius
Dutch Caribbean island
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| January 2022 | The Statia Heritage and Research Commission (SHRC) published an investigative report about the allegations raised by protest groups regarding archaeological excavations. |
| June 2021 | SECAR became involved in protests against excavations at the 18th-century Golden Rock burial ground, with the Ubuntu Connected Front and local citizens denouncing the lack of community involvement in the archaeological process. |
| October 29 2020 | New Island Council members were inaugurated following the October 21 elections. |
| October 23 2020 | Announcement of the final result of the Sint Eustatius island council election |
| October 21 2020 | Sint Eustatius Island Council elections were held, with the Progressive Labour Party led by Rechelline Leerdam winning three seats and the Democratic Party led by Adelka Spanner winning two seats. |
| September 7 2020 | Day of nomination for candidates in the Sint Eustatius island council election |
| July 29 2020 | Last day for batch registration for the Sint Eustatius island council election |
| December 2019 | The first public same-sex marriage in Sint Eustatius took place in Oranjestad between Walter Hellebrand and Christopher Russell. |
| September 23 2019 | New election date for Sint Eustatius Island Council elections was officially announced. |
| March 20 2019 | Original planned date for Sint Eustatius Island Council elections, which was postponed due to administrative intervention by the Dutch government. |
| 2017 | Hurricane Maria caused a significant decline of 25% in the population of the critically endangered Lesser Antillean iguana on Sint Eustatius during a high-intensity hurricane year. |
| November 2017 | Expansion of solar park adds 2.15 MWp, totaling 14,345 solar panels with 4.1 MW capacity and 6.4 GWh yearly production, including 5.9 MWh lithium-ion battery storage. |
| March 2016 | First phase of solar park becomes operational, with 1.89 MWp capacity covering 23% of the island's electricity demand, marking the start of green energy transformation. |
| 2015 | Sint Eustatius island council election held, with the Progressive Labour Party and Democratic Party each winning two seats, and the United People's Coalition winning one seat. Voter turnout was 65.46%, with 1,594 out of 2,135 eligible voters participating. |
| May 2013 | French Caribbean territories, including Guadeloupe and Martinique, followed the Caribbean Netherlands by legalizing same-sex marriage a few months after Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. |
| May 2013 | The first same-sex wedding in Bonaire was performed in Kralendijk between Jean Ardley Baiz and Norbert Miguel Torrealba. |
| December 4 2012 | The first same-sex marriage in Saba was performed in The Bottom between Cedeno Xiomar Gonzalez (from Aruba) and Israel Ernesto Ruiz Pinto (from Venezuela). |
| October 10 2012 | Legislation legalizing same-sex marriage officially took effect in the Caribbean Netherlands. |
| October 10 2012 | Same-sex marriage became legal in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba following legislation passed by the States General of the Netherlands. This made the Caribbean Netherlands the first jurisdiction in the Caribbean to legalize same-sex marriage. |
| 2011 | The island officially adopted the US dollar as its currency. |
| January 1 2011 | The Second Amendment Act Public Bodies Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba came into force, amending the Civil Code to recognize marriages and registered partnerships performed abroad. |
| 2010 | The Netherlands Antilles was dissolved. Saba, Bonaire, and Sint Eustatius became special municipalities of the Netherlands. |
| October 2010 | Sint Eustatius completed its transition to becoming a special municipality of the Netherlands, following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. |
| October 10 2010 | The Implementation Act took effect, incorporating Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Bonaire into the Netherlands as special municipalities and establishing a new civil code. |
| May 17 2010 | Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands gave royal assent to the Implementation Act Public Entities Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, which would establish the legal framework for the Caribbean Netherlands. |
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