Sint Maarten. Carnival Opening Jump-Up a success

The Police Department is reporting that the opening Jump-up for Carnival 2014 has been a success.

The Jump-up which started at 08.00 p.m. in Reward and finished in front of the Festival Village at approximately 11.45 p.m., was well attended by revelers and onlookers along the route. What was very noticeable was the amount of teenagers and young children that were taking part in this event without guidance or the presence of their parents.

There were no other arrests made with the exception of one teenage boy who was severely intoxicated, that he had to be taken to the police station to sleep it off. The parents of this young man will be spoken to about this incident.