What you should know about the measures that will govern Halloween this weekend in Bucaramanga



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Vanguardia informs you of the activities that can be carried out, and those that may not, on Halloween in Bucaramanga and the metropolitan area.

In addition, we tell you what restrictive measures will be in force during the holiday weekend.

– The mayor of Bucaramanga, Juan Carlos Cárdenas Rey, decided that the ‘Ciudad Bonita’ will not be able to carry out the typical celebrations of that day. According to the president, in Bucaramanga the curfew will continue to apply from 11:00 at night, but there will be no Prohibition.

“We want to avoid crowds or multiple contacts of children receiving sweets in the streets. The recommendation is not to go out into the streets, avoid being in shopping centers and make tours of neighboring houses, ”said Cárdenas.

The measure also covers Shopping Centers, where trips to collect sweets in stores, shopping centers or streets by parents and minors are prohibited.

– In Floridablanca: The Ministry of the Interior of the municipality announced that there will be a curfew for those under 18 years of age, which will be in force between 3:00 pm on October 31 and 00:00 on Sunday, November 1.

Likewise, the curfew for adults continues, which starts at 10:00 at night.

In addition, the decision was made to implement the Prohibition Law from 00:00 hours of the same Saturday 31 until 23:59 of the holiday Monday, November 2.

– In Piedecuesta: As reported by the Mayor’s Office, through decree 0125 of October 2,020, a curfew was implemented for minors from 3:00 pm, on October 31 until 5:00 am, on November 1, 2,020 . The sale and consumption of intoxicating beverages is also prohibited from 00:00 am, on Halloween night until 11:59 pm, on November 2, 2020.

– Girón The Prohibition Law and the Curfew for the Halloween holiday are also welcomed. The curfew for minors is effective from 3:00 pm on October 31 until the morning of November 1. The Prohibition Law will also be established from midnight on October 31 to 11:59 pm on a holiday Monday, a determination that is already in effect.

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In the municipality, checkpoints will be made in different sectors to prevent people from going out to participate in clandestine parties.

The Metropolitan Police of Bucaramanga, from Thursday, October 30, will begin to carry out operations to prevent clandestine Halloween costume parties in the metropolitan area.

Be careful with the weather

The rainy season also weighs heavily on the celebration of this date, as explained by Yolanda González Hernández, General Director of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies, Ideam, is due to the arrival of the La Niña phenomenon.

“Climatologically, we are in the second strongest rainy season of the year. By having a cooling that evolves or is maintained in the ocean, we are going to have precipitation values ​​above the average, especially in October and November ”, he mentioned.

The Department’s Risk Management Directorate warned that, “the second rainy season, with the La Niña phenomenon included, will last until mid-December, which makes it necessary to increase the precautions of the risk prevention systems in the country. ”

– In the provinces

The Socorro authorities decided to prohibit any meeting or kind of activity related to the celebration of Halloween between October 31 and November 2.

Although there will not be a special curfew for children as has happened in some cities, the mayor’s office decided that during this weekend “no commercial establishment may give sweets to people, children or adults who pass by asking.”

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Likewise, yesterday it was established that during the weekend it is forbidden for families to go out to do the tours they usually do to collect sweets.

In San GilAccording to Hermes Ortiz Rodríguez, the mayor, the recommendations remain the same to avoid crowds and be with the family, but “the local mayor’s office does not plan to issue any type of extra restriction,” said Ortiz.

Barrancabermeja: Although the mayor of Barrancabermeja, Alfonso Eljach, had declared a curfew, he decided to give free rein to the celebration of Halloween, which will take place this weekend, as warned by the first president of the District.

The decision is made, according to the mayor, after an analysis made with the Public Force and other authorities. “We did an initial survey with the security agencies, with whom we met and evaluated different alternatives. I have a stake and I think we should have a self-regulation process this weekend, ”Eljach said.

For its part, the Magdalena Medio Police, indicated that it is not ruled out that on Friday things related to the dry law and the curfew can be activated, that will be decided in an extraordinary security council.



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