The ground floor contains the food market where fruits, vegetables, meat and fish are sold.

[2] The top floor is a generic retail market where clothing, cigarettes, CDs and other consumer goods are sold.

The design was difficult, because the Suriname River has a large tidal range and a strong currents.

In the early morning, trucks and boats arrive supplying their goods to be sold at the market.

[7] During the COVID-19 pandemic the market was closed, and reopened in January 2021 with a one-way system with specific entrances, and exits.