Costa Rica Announces October 18 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social (República de Costa Rica) and Costa Rican bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Costa Rica's Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social has announced that the upcoming, annual, October 12 public holiday would be observed on Monday, October 18, 2010. [full story]

China Announces 3 Regional Public Holidays

Sources: 人民网 (Guangzhou) and China bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Guangzhou has announced 3 municipal non-working public holidays on account of the upcoming 16th Asian Games. [full story]

Nepal Sectorial Public Holiday On Thursday

Sources: The Himalayan Times (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nepalese Minister for Information and Communications, Shankar Pokharel, has announced that the government had decided to grant a public holiday for Madhesi women on the occasion of the upcoming Tijiya festival. [full story]

Canada's NB Liberals Loose Elections

Sources: Radio-Canada (Moncton) and Canada bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Liberal Party of Canada's Province of New Brunswick has lost yesterday's general elections, thus dashing hopes for a new annual provincial public holiday on the third Monday of February. [full story]

India Announces Andaman and Nicobar 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Andaman and Nicobar Administration (Port Blair) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands has issued a notification of the official public holidays in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Poland Restores Epiphany Public Holiday

Sources: Polskie Radio (Warsaw) and Poland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Polish Parliament has approved a draft amendment to the Labour Law and Bill on Holidays, which finally re-establishes Epiphany as an official non-working public holiday. [full story]

Nigeria Declares Independence Day Public Holidays

Sources: The Nigerian Tribune (Lagos) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday, October 1, 2010, as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 50th Independence Day Anniversary. [full story]

Paraguay Legislature Wants To Move Mid-Week Public Holidays

Sources: Ultima Hora (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies has passed a resolution exhorting the President of Paraguay to use Law 1723 to move mid-week public holidays to the following Monday. [full story]

Spain Amends Ceuta Public Holidays

Sources: Diario Ceuta (Ceuta) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The regional legislative assembly of Spain's autonomous region of Ceuta has approved the permanent replacement of the, September 2, Día de la Autonomía, public holiday by the Pascua Musulmana (Feast of Sacrifice). [full story]

Romania Rejects Roma Public Holiday

Sources: Senatului României (Bucharest) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Romanian Senate has rejected legislation that would have created a new, February 20, national public holiday commemorating the emancipation of the country's Roma. [full story]

Myanmar Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Myanmar Government (Yangoon) and Myanmar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Myanmar has announced the dates of public holidays in Myanmar for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Vietnam Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hanoi) and Vietnamese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of the government of Vietnam has announced the official public holidays in Vietnam for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Ghana Declares September 21 Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Interior Minister, Martin Hamidu, has announced that Tuesday, September 21, 2010, would be a statutory public holiday on the occasion of Founder's Day. [full story]

Australian ANZAC Public Holiday Being Reconsidered By Tasmania

Sources: The Mercury (Hobart) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Workplace Relations Minister of Australia's State of Tasmania, David O'Byrne, has announced that the State Government is drafting an amendment to the "Statutory Holidays Amendment Act 2000" which will include a provision to provide a substitute public holiday for Anzac Day when it falls on a Sunday or on Easter Monday. [full story]

Bermuda Announces 2011 Exchange Public Holidays

Sources: Bermuda Stock Exchange (Hamilton) and Bermuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) has announced its list of exchange public holidays for 2011. [full story]

Spain Announces 2011 Public Holidays In Castilla y León

Sources: Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (BOCYL) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno de la Junta de Castilla y León has published the list of 2011 public holidays in Spain's Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León. [full story]

Australian NT Announces 2012-2014 Public Holidays

Sources: NT Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment (Darwin) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Australia's Northern Territory has published the Government Gazette No. G35 which lists public holidays from 2012 to 2014 in Australia's Northern Territory. [full story]

Australia To Declare Double Year-End Regional Public Holidays

Sources: Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Brisbane) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Australia's State of Queensland has introduced legislation to provide for the observance of 2 public holidays for Christmas Day on December 25 and 28, 2010, and for 2 public holidays for New Years Day, on January 1 and 3, 2011. [full story]

Brazilian Bill To Declare November 20 Public Holiday

Sources: Agência Senado Federal (Brasilia) and Brazilian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A bill that would finally make November 20, the "Dia Nacional de Zumbi e da Consciência Negra", a new public holiday in Brazil, will soon be considered by the Comissão de Assuntos Sociais (CAS) before going for a floor vote. [full story]

Argentina Public Holidays Revision Bill Introduced

Sources: Parlamentario (Buenos Aires) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Argentina's President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, has presented a bill which would make wholesale changes to Argentina's public holidays, starting in 2011. [full story]

Spain Announces 2011 Public Holidays In Capital Region

Sources: Consejo de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid (Madrid) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid has published the list of 2011 public holidays in Spain's Autonomous Comunidad de Madrid. [full story]

Mexico Declares 5-Day Bicentennial Public Holidays

Sources: Presidencia de la República (México) and Mexico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mexico's President, Felipe Calderón, has issued a decree declaring Wednesday and Friday, September 15 and 17, 2010, as one-off public holidays on the occasion of Mexico's upcoming bicentennial celebrations. [full story]

Iran Declares Additional Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: وب سایتهای ایرنا (Irna) and Iran bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Iran’s IRNA news agency has reported that Saturday, September 11, 2010, was being declared an additional public holiday. [full story]

Isle of Man Declares Additional 2012 Public Holiday

Sources: Isle of Man Public Services (Tynwald) and Isle of Man bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Isle of Man Council of Ministers has agreed to declare an extra bank holiday (aka. public holiday) in 2012, after Tynwald Day, to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. [full story]

India Changes Date Of End of Ramadan Public Holiday

Sources: The Hindu (Hyderabad) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, the government of India's State of Andhra Pradesh moved the previously scheduled public holiday for the Id-ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) from today, to tomorrow, Saturday, September 11, 2010. [full story]

Bangladesh End of Ramadan Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, Bangladesh's National Moon Sighting Committee Chairman, and State Minister for Religious Affairs, Shahjahan Miah, announced that the Shawal Moon of Hizri 1431 had not been sighted and that the Eid-ul-Fitr public holiday would be observed on Saturday, September 11, 2010. [full story]

Armenia Declares September 13 And 20 Public Holidays

Sources: Armenian News Agency (ARMENPRESS) and Armenian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Armenia has declared 2 one-off public holidays: on Monday, September 13, and Monday, September 20, 2010. [full story]

Timor Leste End of Ramadan Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Governo de Timor-Leste (Dili) and Timor Leste bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). In a press release, the Prime Minister or Timor-Leste, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, confirmed that the upcoming Idul Fitri (End of Ramadan) public holiday would be observed on Friday, September 10, 2010. [full story]

Mauritius End of Ramadan Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: KZ Mauritius News (Port-Louis) and Mauritius bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Mauritius has announced that the Shawwal Moon had been sighted earlier tonight and therefore that tomorrow, Friday, September 10, 2010, is confirmed as the date of the public holiday for the End of Ramadan. [full story]

Indonesia Announces September 10 Idul Fitri Public Holiday

Sources: Antara News Agency (Bali) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs, Suryadharma Ali, has announced that the current month of Ramadan would last 30 days, and therefore that the upcoming Idul Fitri public holiday would be on Friday, September 10, 2010. [full story]

Malawi Declares September 10 Ramadan Public Holiday

Sources: African Press Agency (APA) and Malawi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, the Malawi Ministry of Local Government announced that the government of Malawi had decided to declare a nation-wide public holiday on Friday, September 10, 2010, on account of the upcoming Eid Ul Fitr celebrations marking the end of the month of Ramadan. [full story]

Nepal Declares Eid Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: The Himalayan Times (Lalitpur) and Nepal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Nepal has declared tomorrow, Friday, September 10, 2010, as the date of the upcoming end of Ramadan public holiday. [full story]

Syria Announces September 10 End of Ramadan Public Holiday

Sources: الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء - سانا (SANA) and Syrian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Syrian First religious judge, Adel Bunduk, announced last night that the first day Eid al-Fitr will be on Friday, September 10, 2010. [full sources]

Bahrain Announces End of Ramadan Public Holidays Date

Sources: وكالة أنباء البحرين (BNA) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The president of Bahrain's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalid Al Khalifa, has announced that Bahrain would celebrate the upcoming Eid Al Fitr public holiday tomorrow, Friday, September 10, 2010. [full story]

Mayotte Confirms End of Ramadan School Holiday

Sources: Mayottehebdo (Mamoudzou) and Mayotte public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Mayotte school board has announced that the upcoming End of Ramadan (Aïd el-Fitr) would be an official school holiday as it has always been. [full story]

Kyrgyzstan Declares September 10 Public Holiday

Sources: АКИpress новости Кыргызстана и Центральной Азии (Bishkek) and Kyrgyzstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Kyrgyzstan has announced that a decree had been signed declaring Friday, September 10, 2010, as the date of the upcoming Orozo Ayt (End of Ramadan) non-working public holiday in Kyrgyzstan. [full story]

Uzbekistan Declares September 10 Public Holiday

Sources: O’zbekiston Respublikasi Tashqi ishlar vazirligi huzuridagi Jahon axborot agentligi (Tashkent) and Uzbekistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, has signed a resolution "On celebration of Ramadan hait" which declares Friday, September 10, 2010, as the date of the upcoming non-working public holiday for the Eid ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Eritrea End of Ramadan Public Holiday On September 10

Sources: Ministry of Information of the State of Eritrea (Asmara) and Eritrea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The the Eritrean Mufti, Sheik Al-Amin Osman, has announced that the upcoming Ed-Alfetir Al-Mubarak, and associated public holiday, would be observed on Friday, September 10, 2010. [full story]

Kenya End of Ramadan Public Holiday On Saturday

Sources: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Nairobi) and Kenya bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Kenya's Head of Public Service, Francis Muthaura, has gazetted a public holiday to mark the end of the month of Ramadhan (Eid-Ul-Fitr) on Saturday, September 11, 2010. [full story]

Bahrain Extends End of Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة أنباء البحرين (BNA) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bahrain's Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has announced that all ministries and government establishments would be closed, as usual, on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr and the two following days, but that as these 3 days cover the Bahrain Friday and Saturday weekend, the Eid public holidays will be expanded for another two days. [full story]

Ghana Declares Friday End of Ramadan Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister for the Interior, Martin Amidu, has announced that his ministry had declared Friday, September 10, 2010, as the date of the upcoming Eid-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holiday in Ghana. [full story]

Saudi Arabia Announces End of Ramadan Bank Holidays

Sources: مؤسسة النقد العربي السعودي (SAMA) and Saudi Arabia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) has announced that the upcoming bank holidays for the End of Ramadan would begin on Tuesday, September 7, and that banks would re-open on Tuesday, September 14, 2010. [full story]

Oman Declares 9-Day Eid Public Sector Holidays

Sources: في موقع وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Oman bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Omani Minister of the Diwan of the Royal Court, Sayyid Ali Bin Hamoud Bin Ali Al Busaidi, has announced that Oman's public sector employees will have a nine-day holiday for Eid Al Fitr. [full story]

Canada Family Day Public Holiday Could Be Extended

Sources: Radio-Canada (Moncton) and Canada bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Prime Minister of Canada's Province of New Brunswick, Shawn Graham, has announced that his government, if re-elected, would also declare a new annual provincial public holiday, Family Day, on the third Monday of February. [full story]

Macedonia Declares September 8-9 Public Holidays

Sources: Македонски информативен центар (Skopje) and Macedonian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Macedonian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has issued a press release declaring Wednesday and Thursday, September 8-9, 2010, as official non-working public holidays. [full story]

UAE Announces 5-Day End of Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: Emirates News Agency (WAM) UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Human Resources Authority, Humaid Obeid Al Qatami, has issued a circular announcing that the upcoming Eid Al Fitr public holidays for federal ministries and departments would run from the 29th of Ramadan until the 3rd of Shawwal, 1431AH, inclusively. [full story]

American Samoa To Declare September 29 Public Holiday

Sources: Office Of The Governor Press Release (Utulei) and American Samoa bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The governor of American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, has announced that he plans to declare Wednesday, September 29, 2010, a one-off public holiday to mark the anniversary of last year's earthquake and ensuing tsunami. [full story]

Jordan Announces 4-Day End of Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordan's Prime Minister, Samir Rifai, has issued a communique announcing that all ministries, departments and public institutions would observe an extended 4-day public holidays from Thursday, September 9, until Sunday, September 12, 2010, on the occasion of the upcoming Eid Al Fitr. [full story]

Yemen Announces 2010 End of Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: The Yemen Times (Sanaa) and Yemeni bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Yemen's Ministry of Civil Service has announced the dates of the upcoming 5-day End of Ramadan public holidays in Yemen. [full story]

Pakistan Declares 4-Day End of Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Islamabad) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Pakistan's Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, has approved an expanded four-day Eid-ul-Fitr public holidays, running from Friday, September 10, to Monday, September 13, 2010, inclusively. [full story]