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] Friday, July 2, 2010
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] 
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