WILLEMSTAD - The police often had to act against catering establishments and partygoers on Tuesday during Marcha di Despedida, the farewell parade. In particular, the number of places where people sold articles along the road has been checked and warned. This was reported by the Curaçao Police Force in a press release.
In addition, during the parade there were a dozen people selling food through the crowd. The police confronted them about this. A catering business was also caught playing music that was too loud. After reporting that, the bar reduced the volume.
Ten catering establishments were closed earlier by the police for the same reason, because they exceeded the closing time or because they played too loud music. In total, ten arrests took place during the closing evening of Carnival 2023, the reason being failure to follow police orders, possession of weapons and drugs.