Business View Caribbean | February 2020

52 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN FEBRUARY 2020 L ocated in the north eastern Caribbean, 178 miles East of Puerto Rico and 35 miles south of St. Maarten, the island of St. Eustatius is just five miles long and two miles wide. But size isn’t everything. This idyllic slice of paradise, affectionately called Statia, has a population of 3,500 residents who reside, for the most part, in and around the capital of Oranjestad. Statia has always prized its nature and marine life among its most valuable assets, and the St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation, known locally as Stenapa, manages a variety of ecotourism initiatives in that regard. Stenapa is a dedicated environmental organization developed to protect the marine and land environment, as well as endangered species. The Caribbean island of Saba, otherwise known as the “Unspoiled Queen,” is the smallest public body of the Netherlands. It is a natural gem, AT A GLANCE WINDWARD ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE WHAT: Infrastructure construction company; part of Janssen de Jong Caribbean WHERE: Saba & St Eustatius WEBSITE: www.windwardroads.com d Roads Experience & reliability INFRASTRUCTURE, SABA & ST. EUSTATIUS