WILLEMSTAD – The Ministry of Health, Environment and Nature (GMN) has been leading an extensive campaign since December to remove abandoned vehicles across Curaçao. Working closely with neighborhood police officers, authorities have identified and tagged over 670 derelict cars, according to an official press release from the ministry. 

Of those marked, more than 470 wrecks were voluntarily removed by their owners. However, in over 100 cases, the government had to take administrative enforcement measures to ensure the vehicles were removed. 

The campaign is based on local legislation allowing the government to act when abandoned vehicles pose a threat to public safety and environmental health. Each vehicle is first inspected and marked with an official red sticker. If the owner fails to remove it within a designated period, the government intervenes. 

The ministry emphasized that this operation will continue on a structural basis until the issue of vehicle abandonment is fully resolved. Citizens are being called upon to fulfill their civic duty by reporting suspicious or abandoned vehicles in their neighborhoods. 

“This is not only about cleaning up the streets,” said a GMN spokesperson. “It’s about improving safety, public health, and the overall quality of life for everyone on the island.” 

The government sees the initiative as a key part of its broader environmental and urban management policy, aiming to create cleaner, safer, and more livable communities across Curaçao.