Peru To Announce New Holiday On July 30

Sources: Panamericana (Lima) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The leader of Peru's Iglesia Alianza Cristiana y Misionera, Reverend Miguel Bardales, has announced that Peru's President, García Pérez, has promised that he would soon sign a decree making July 30 an annual holiday for thanksgiving (Acción de Gracias). [full story]

Jamaica Declares August 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and Jamaica bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jamaica's Ministry of Labour and Social Security has announced that the annual, August 1st, Emancipation Day public holidays would be observed on Monday, August 2, this year. [full story]

Kenya Declares August 4 Public Holiday

Sources: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Nairobi) and Kenyan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki, has agreed to declare Wednesday, August 4, 2010, the date of the upcoming constitutional referendum, a one-off public holiday "to allow Kenyans to fully take part at the referendum on the draft law". [full story]

Barbados Clarifies August 2 and 3 Public Holidays

Sources: Barbados Government Information Services (BGIS) and Barbados bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Barbados has issued a statement specifying that the upcoming Emancipation Day public holiday would be observed on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, while the annual Kadooment Day public holiday will be celebrated on Monday, August 2, 2010. [full story]

Sudan Declares July 30 GoSS Public Holiday

Sources: The Sudan Tribune (Juba) and Sudanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The minister of Labor and Public Service for the Government of South Sudan (GoSS), Awut Deng Acuil, has declared Friday, July 30, 2010, as a national public holiday on the occasion of this year's Martyrs Day. [full story]

Solomon Islands Declares August 4 Public Holiday

Sources: Solomon Times (Honiara) and Solomon Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Solomon Islands Ministry of Home Affairs, the ministry responsible for declaring national public holidays, has announced that the upcoming National Election day, Wednesday, August 4, 2010, would be declared a national public holiday. [full story]

Kenyan August 4 Public Holiday Update

Sources: Interim Independent Electoral Commision (Republic of Kenya) and Kenyan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chairman of Kenya's Interim Independent Electoral Commission, Ahmed Isaack Hassan, has asked Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki, to declare Wednesday, August 4, 2010, the date of the upcoming constitutional referendum, a public holiday. [full story]

Isle of Man Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Isle of Man Public Services (Tynwald) and Isle of Man bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bank Holidays (Amendment) Order 2010 was approved by Tynwald, thus specifying the actual dates of the official public holidays in the Isle of Man for 2011. [full story]

Australia's ACT Announces 2012 Public Holidays

Sources: ACT Government Chief Minister's Department (Canberra) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister's Office of Australia's Capital Territory (ACT) has announced the list of public holidays to be observed in the Australian Capital Territory during 2012. [full story]

Cook Islands Announce 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Office of Prime Minister Organization (Avarua) and Cook Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Cook Islands has released a list of public holidays for the first part of 2011. [full story]

Spain's Canaries Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: La Provincia Diario de Las Palmas (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The spokesperson for the regional government of Spain's autonomous region of las Islas Canarias, Martín Marrero, has announced the official list of 2011 regional public holidays in the Canaries Islands. [full story]

Norfolk Island Declares List Of 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Norfolk Island Government Gazette (Kingston) and Norfolk Island public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Minister for Community Services for the Australian territory of Norfolk Island, Timothy John Sheridan, has announced the list of 2011 official public holidays in Norfolk Island. [full story]

Liberia Declares July 26 Public Holiday

Sources: Liberia Broadcasting System (Monrovia) and Liberian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has issued a proclamation declaring Monday, July 26, 2010, as a non-working public holiday to be observed throughout the territorial confines of the republic. [full story]

Portugal Set To Reject Public Holidays Amendments

Sources: Expresso (Lisboa) and Portugal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Portugal's parliament is set to reject, in its third reading, a draft bill that would have removed some public holidays while moving the date of some other public holidays to adjoin the nearest weekend. [full story]

Kuwait Announces Ramadan Public Sector Schedule

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Undersecretary of Kuwait's Civil Service Commission, Mohammad Al-Roumi, has issued a circular which specifies the official work hours at 22 government departments during the upcoming month of Ramadan. [full story]

Philippines Rules-Out SONA Public Holiday

Sources: GMA News and Public Affairs (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' Presidential spokesperson, Edwin Lacierda, has announced that the upcoming, July 26, SONA (State of the Nation Address) of recently-elected President Benigno Aquino III would not be a public holiday, but rather a regular working day. [full story]

Ireland July 12 Public Holiday Update

Sources: The Irish Times (Dublin) and Ireland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ireland's former deputy prime minister, Michael McDowell, has called for declaring July 12 as a national public holiday in the Republic of Ireland as well as in Northern Ireland. [full story]

Sri Lanka Amends 2011 Bank Holidays

Sources: Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sri Lanka Banks' Association has released a revised list of official bank holidays in Sri Lanka for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Malaysia Announces 2011 Public Holidays List

Sources: Laman Web Rasmi Bahagian Kabinet Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Kuala Lumpur) and Malaysia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malaysia's Cabinet , Constitution and Government Relations Department of the Prime Minister's Office has issued the official Federal Public Holidays Schedule 2011 and State Public Holiday Schedule 2011. [full story]

Oman Declares July 24 Public Holiday

Sources: في موقع وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Oman bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Oman's Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court and Chairman of the Civil Service Council, Sayyid Ali bin Hamoud al Busaidi, has announced that it was decided that Saturday, July 24, 2010 (Shaban 12th, 1431 AH) would be an official non-working public holiday for employees at ministries, public authorities and other departments of the state's administrative apparatus. [full story]

Chilean September Public Holidays Signed Into Law

Sources: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (Valparaíso) and Chilean bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Chilean President, Sebastián Piñera, has signed into law Law 20.450 which declares finally and officially Friday and Monday, September 17 and 20, 2010, as additional public holidays. [full story]

Afghanistan Declares July 19-20 Public Holidays

Sources: آژانس خبرى پژواك (Kabul) and Afghanistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Afghanistan has declared another 2-day public holiday for Monday and Tuesday, July 19 and 20, 2010, on the occasion of next week's international conference. [full story]

Trinidad and Tobago Revises 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Trinidad and Tobago Government Portal (Port of Spain) and Trinidad and Tobago bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Trinidad and Tobago has published a revised list of 2011 public holidays. [full story]

Peru Confirms 5-Day Public Sector Holidays

Sources: La República (Lima) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Peruvian government has confirmed that the Peruvian public sector would be on holidays from Wednesday, July 28, until Sunday, August 1, 2010, on the occasion of this year's Fiestas Patrias. [full story]

Australia Keeps Adelaide Cup Publ;ic Holiday In March

Sources: Premier of South Australia (Adelaide) and Australia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). South Australia's Minister for Industrial Relations, Paul Holloway, has announced that the 2011 Adelaide Cup public holiday would be, once again, observed in March, specifically on Monday, March 14, 2011. [full story]

Australian ACT Announces April 26 Public Holiday

Sources: Jon Stanhope (Chief Minister Australian Capital Territory) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Jon Stanhope, has officially announced that Tuesday, April 26, 2011, would also be a public holiday in the ACT. [full story]

Indian Central Government Declares October 14 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions (New Delhi) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Indian Government has also declared the Thursday, October 14th, 2010, as a one-off public holiday for Central Government Offices, including Central Public Sector Undertakings, located in Delhi/New Delhi on the occasion of Closing Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2010. [full story]

Sri Lanka Announces 2011 Bank Holidays

Sources: Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sri Lanka Banks' Association has released the list of official bank holidays in Sri Lanka for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Philippines To Review Public Holidays Economics

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Tacloban City) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines Presidential Spokesman, Edwin Lacierda, has announced that contrary to his recent statement, President Benigno Aquino III will in fact be reviewing the possibility of requesting Congress to amend the law allowing the moving of legal holidays. [full story]

Malaysia Could Extend Deepavali Public Holiday

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kuala Lumpur) and Malaysia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). One of Malaysia's MIC (Malaysian Indian Congress) has asked the Malaysian government to extend the duration of the Deepavali public holiday for 2 days. [full story]

Iran Declares July 11-12 Public Holidays

Sources: وب سایتهای ایرنا (Irna) and Iran bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Iranian Cabinet of Ministers has decided to announce Sunday and Monday, July 11-12, 2010, as non-working public holidays for state agencies in Tehran and 19 provinces of the country due to the abnormal hot weather. [full story]

Armenia Declares July 12 Public Holiday

Sources: Armenian News Agency (Yerevan) and Armenian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Armenia has declared Monday, July 12, 2010, as a one-off public holiday on account of the Armenian religious festival of Vardavar (Transfiguration of Jesus Christ). [full story]

Nicaragua Declares July 20 Public Sector Holiday

Sources: El Pueblo Presidente (Managua) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Minister of Labour (Ministra del Poder Ciudadano para los Trabajadores), Jeannette Chávez, has announced that Tuesday, July 20, 2010, would be a one-off public sector holiday on the occasion of this year's Revolution Day Anniversary (31 aniversario del triunfo de la Revolución Sandinista). [full story]

Philippines Will Not Amend Public Holidays Laws

Sources: INQUIRER.net (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines Presidential spokesman, Edwin Lacierda, has issued a statement that the current holiday economics policy would remain in place for the moment, as the new government has "no official position" yet on the issue. [full story]

South Australia 5-Day Easter Public Holidays In 2011

Sources: Adelaide Now (Adelaide) and Australia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). South Australia's Industrial Relations Minister, Paul Holloway, has announced that the government of Australia's State of South Australia had declared Tuesday, April 26, 2011, as a one-off public holiday. [full story]

Iraq Declares July 8 Public Holiday

Sources: السومرية نيوز (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Iraqi government has declared an official public holiday in the Baghdad governorate, for tomorrow, Thursday July 8, 2010, marking the anniversary of the martyrdom of Al-Imam Musa bin Jafar Al-Kadhim. [full story]

Ecuador Confirms August Public Holiday Date Change

Sources: El Comercio (Quito) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's Minister of Tourism has issued a press release announcing that the date of the upcoming August 10, Primer Grito de la Independencia, public holiday had been moved to Friday, August 13, in 2010. [full story]

Chilean Bicentennial Public Holidays Officialized

Sources: Honorable Cámara de Diputados (Valparaíso) Chilean bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Chile's Chamber of Deputies has approved the recent changes to the Bicentennial Public Holidays Bill recently approved by the Senate, thus making the official declaration of September 17 and 20, 2010, as public holidays, a virtual certainty. [full story]

Sri Lanka Publishes Official Public Holidays For 2011

Sources: The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sri Lanka's Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs has released its official list of bank and public holidays for 2011. [full story]

Nigeria Declares July 7 Regional Public Holiday

Sources: Ogun State Government (Abeokuta) and Nigeria bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The governor of Nigeria's State of Ogun, Gbenga Daniel, has announced that the Ogun State government had declared Wednesday, July 7, 2010, a non-working public holiday to commemorate the death of Moshood Abiola, 12 years ago. [full story]

Oman Declares July 10 Public Holiday

Sources: في موقع وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Oman bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Oman's Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court and Chairman of the Civil Service Council, Sayyid Ali bin Hamoud al Busaidi, has announced that Saturday, July 10, 2010, had been declared a day in lieu public holiday for employees at ministries, public authorities, and other departments of the State's administrative apparatus on the occasion of Al Isra'a Wal Miraj. [full story]

Lebanon Declares July 6 Public Holiday

Sources: الجمهورية اللبنانية - بوابة معلومات ومعاملات الحكومة (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Lebanon's cabinet’s secretary general has issued a memo declaring Tuesday, July 6, 2010, as a national day of mourning. [full story]

Cayman Islands Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Cayman Islands Government Information and Services (Grand Cayman) and Cayman Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Deputy Governor's Office of the Cayman Islands has released a confirmed listing of 2011 public holidays in the Cayman Islands. [full story]

Spain Announces Extremadura 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Diario Oficial de Extremadura (DOE) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejería de Igualdad y Empleo de Extremadura of Spain's Autonomous Region of Extremadura has published the list of regional public holidays for 2011 in the Extremadura. [full story]

Netherlands Antilles Considering New Public Holiday

Sources: The Daily Herald (Philipsburg) and Netherlands Antilles bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The leader of the Government of the Netherlands Antilles, Commissioner William Marlin, has been quoted as saying that, with more autonomy after October 10th, St. Maarten will be able to make its own decisions, such as declaring Emancipation Day, on July 1, as a national public holiday ("By the grace of God, July 1, 2011, will be a public holiday in the new country St. Maarten"). [full story]

Spain Announces 2011 Public Holidays In Navarra

Sources: Boletín Oficial de Navarra (BON) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Directora General de Trabajo y Prevención de Riesgos de Navarra has published the list of 2011 public holidays in Spain's Autonomous Región of Navarra.. [full story]

Western Australia Gazettes Upcoming Regional Public Holidays

Sources: Western Australia Department of Commerce (Perth) and Australia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Western Australia has gazetted alternative dates to observe the Queen's Birthday public holiday in some parts of Western Australia. [full story]

Spain Announces Andalucia 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía (BOJA) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno de la Junta de Andalucía has published the list of 2011 public holidays in Spain's Autonomous Region of Galicia. [full story]