Thursday, January 17, 2008
Barbados One-Off Public Holiday On January 18
Sources: Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation and Barbados public holidays. Following his victory in Tuesday's elections, Barbados’ sixth Prime Minister, David Thompson, took the oath of office Wednesday evening, and immediately declared a one-off public holiday on Friday, January 18, 2008. Note that Monday, January 21, 2008, is an annual public holiday, so that Barbados will enjoy a 4-day weekend.