Jordan Declares November 9 Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, Jordanian Prime Minister, Samir Rifai, issued an official statement declaring Tuesday, November 9, 2010, as an official non-working public holiday. [full story]

Suriname Declares Public Holiday For Diwali

Sources: Dagblad Suriname (Paramarimbo) and Suriname bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Suriname's President, Desi Bouterse, has announced that the upcoming Diwali, on Friday, November 5, 2010, would be an official public holiday in Suriname. [full story]

El Salvador Declares November 1st Public Sector Holiday

Sources: Presidencia de la República de El Salvador (San Salvador) and El Salvador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of el Salvador has declared Monday, November 1, 2010, as a one-off bridge public sector holiday. [full story]

Slovakia Adds 2 New Memorial Holidays

Sources: Slovenská tlačová agentúra (Bratislava) and Slovakia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The parliament of Slovakia has approved an amendment to the law on state holidays which adds two new annual memorial holidays, starting in 2011. [full story]

Australia Extends 5-day Easter Public Holidays

Sources: Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Brisbane) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations for Australia's state of Queensland, Cameron Dick, has also approved a substituted public holiday for Easter Monday on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. [full story]

UAE Declares Public Holidays For Sheikh Saqr

Sources: Emirates News Agency (WAM) UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following the death of Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, public sector holidays of various durations have been declared in parts of the UAE. [full story]

Nicaragua Declares November 2nd Public Sector Holiday

Sources: La Voz del Sandinismo (Managua) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Yesterday afternoon, Nicaragua's Ministry of Labour issued a communique declaring that Monday, November 2nd, 2010, would be a one-off full-day public sector holiday. [full story]

Maldives Bank Holidays November 11-20

Sources: Maldives President's Office Press Release (Male) and Maldives bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has announced that it, and all banks in the Maldives, would also remain closed from Thursday, November 11, until Saturday, November 20, 2010, inclusively. [full story]

Philippines Declares Tomorrow Partial Public Holiday

Sources: Philippines Information Services (PIA) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines President, Benigno Aquino III, has declared Wednesday, October 27, 2010, as another special non-working (public) holiday in the areas where yesterday's barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections were postponed. [full story]

Ivory Coast Declares October 29 Public Holiday

Sources: AFP (Abidjan) and Ivory Coast bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, has declared Friday, October 29, 2010, as a one-off non-working public holiday (jour férié, chômé et payé sur toute l'étendue du territoire national). [full story]

Azerbaijan Declares November 15 Public Holiday

Sources: Trend News (Baku) and Azerbaijan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan has issued decision №184 which declares an additional non-working public holiday for Monday, November 15, 2010. [full story]

India Declares State Public holiday Tomorrow

Sources: The Times of India (Delhi) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian state of Haryana has declared a state public holiday for its women employees in all the government offices, educational, institutes, boards and corporations on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. [full story]

Malaysia Declares November 4 State Public Holiday

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kota Baru) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Secretary for Malaysia's State of Kelanta, Mohd Aiseri Alias, has announced that the state government had finally decided to declare Thursday, November 4, 2010, as a one-off state public holiday. [full story]

Ghana Rules-Out October 25 Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Interior Minister, Martin Amidu, has issued a communique dismissing rumours suggesting that Monday, October 25, 2010, had been declared a public holiday. [full story]

Macedonia Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Министерство за труд и социјална политика (Skopje) and Macedonian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has released the official list of 2011 public holidays in Macedonia. [full story]

Nigeria Declares Bayelsa Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: The Nigerian Tribune (Lagos) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Secretary to Nigeria's State Government of Bayelsa, Chief Gideon Ekeuwei, has declared tomorrow, Friday, October 22, 2010, as another one-off state public holiday to honour President Jonathan, who is visiting the state that day. [full story]

Maldives Declare November 14 Public Holiday

Sources: Maldives President's Office Press Release (Male) and Maldives bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, has declared Sunday, November 14, 2010, as a one-off public holiday. [full story]

Malaysia Declares Regional Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Malacca) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, the Chief Minister of Malaysia's State of Melaka, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, has declared a special, one-off, regional public holiday on Thursday, October 21, 2010, to celebrate the state being accorded developed state status. [full story]

India Extends Upcoming Valmiki Jayanti Public Holiday

Sources: The Times of India (Bangalore) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of India's State of Karnataka has declared Friday, October 22, 2010, as an additional, one-off, regional public holiday on account of this year's Valmiki Jayanti. [full story]

Bangladesh Approves Official List Of 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bangladesh's Prime Minister Press Secretary, Abul Kalam Azad, has announced that the list of official public holidays for the calendar year 2011 had been approved at today's weekly Cabinet meeting. [full story]

Australia To Fully Harmonize ANZAC Public Holiday

Sources: Tasmanian Government Media Releases (Hobart) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, the Minister for Workplace Relations of Australia's State of Tasmania, David O’Byrne, has tabled a bill in Parliament that would finally include provision for a substitute public holiday for ANZAC Day when it falls on a Sunday or on Easter Monday. [full story]

Lithuania Considering Christmas Eve Public Holiday

Sources: Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas (Vilnius) and Lithuanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Lithuania's Social Democratic Party has introduced legislation in the Seimas (Parliament) that would declare December 24, Christmas Eve, an annual non-working public holiday. [full story]

Azerbaijan Announces 3 November Public Holidays

Sources: Azəri-Press Agentliyi (APA) and Azerbaijan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers, Akif Ali, has announced that the Cabinet of Ministers had passed a resolution declaring non-working public holidays on November 9, 16 and 17, 2010. [full story]

Ecuador Adds November Public Holiday

Sources: Presidencia de la República (Quito) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa, signed the Decreto 512, which finally declares Monday, November 1, 2010, as a one-off bridge public holiday. [full story]

Australia Declares Easter Regional Public Holiday

Sources: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Premier of Australia's State of New South Wales (NSW), Kristina Keneally, announced today that the NSW Government would become the first jurisdiction in Australia to recognise Easter Sunday as a public holiday. [full story]

Cayman Islands Revises 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Cayman Islands Government Information and Services (Grand Cayman) and Cayman Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cayman Islands' Deputy Governor's Office has issued a communique confirming all the official non-working public holidays in the Cayman Islands for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Suriname Promises Maroons Day Public Holiday

Sources: Dagblad Suriname (Drie Tabbetje) and Suriname bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). At a krutu held on the occasion of yesterday's Maroons Day, Suriname's President, Desi Bouterse, announced that Maroons Day, on October 10, would henceforth be a non-working public holiday in Suriname. [full story]

Ukraine Could Restore October Revolution Day Public Holiday

Sources: Новини УНIАН (Kiev) and Ukrainian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ukraine's Parliamentary Committee on Labor has agreed to support a bill which would restore the celebration of the October Socialist Revolution as an official non-working public holiday in the Ukraine. [full story]

Trinidad and Tobago Announces Divali Public Holiday

Sources: Trinidad and Tobago Government Portal (Port of Spain) and Trinidad and Tobago bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has announced that President George Maxwell Richards had appointed Friday, November 5, 2010, as the date of the upcoming Divali public holiday. [full story]

India Announces 2011 Tamil Nadu Public Holidays

Sources: Government of Tamil Nadu (Chennai) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the Indian State of Tamil Nadu has published the official list of 2011 public holidays and government holidays in the State of Tamil Nadu. [full story]

Australia Declares 2 Additional Regional Public Holidays

Sources: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Brisbane) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Parliament of Australia's State of Queensland has amended the Holidays Act 1983 to provide for the observance of two public holidays for Christmas Day 2010 and for two public holidays for New Year's Day 2011. [full story]

Malaysia Could Declare November 4 Regional Public Holiday

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kota Baru) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Executive of Malaysia's State of Kelantan, Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, has announced that Thursday, November 4, 2010, might be declared a one-off regional public holiday. [full story]

Ecuador Could Move November 3 Public Holiday

Sources: El Comercio (Quito) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ecuadorean Hotel Association (Asociación Hotelera del Ecuador, Ahotec) with the support of the Federation of Ecuadorean Chambers of Commerce (Federación de Cámaras de Turismo del Ecuador), have asked the government of Ecuador to move the upcoming, November 3, independencia de Cuenta public holiday to Monday, November 1, 2010. [full story]

Nigeria Declares Public Holiday Today In Plateau State

Sources: 234 Next (Jos) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Commissioner of Police in Nigeria's Plateau State, Ikechukwu Aduba, has announced that today, Friday, October 8, 2010, had been declared a one-off regional public holiday. [full story]

Kenya Cancels October 10-11 Public Holidays

Sources: The Nation (Nairobi) and Kenya bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, Kenya's government spokesman, Alfred Mutua, has announced that, effective immediately, and as per the recently-promulgated new constitution, October 10, the day previously observed as Moi Day, is no longer a public holiday. [full story]

Philippines Declares October 25 Public Holiday

Sources: Manila Bulletin (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). As expected, Philippines President, Benigno Aquino III, has issued Proclamation No. 48, declaring October 25, the day of the nationwide barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, as a non-working public holiday. [full story]

Nigeria Planning November Public Holidays

Sources: The Punch (Lagos) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has hinted that the Federal Government would declare public holidays to enable Nigerians register during the forthcoming registration of voters exercise. [full story]

Costa Rica Amends April 11 Public Holiday Law

Sources: El País (San José) and Costa Rican bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The bill fixing the date of the Juan Santamaria Day public holiday to April 11, regardless of the weekday on which it falls, has passed its second reading in front of the Plenario Legislativo. [full story]

Bolivia Declares October 6 Regional Public Holiday

Sources: La Patria (Oruro) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The governor of Bolivia's State of Oruro, Santos Tito Veliz, has signed into law the recent legislative bill declaring Wednesday, October 6, 2010, as a one-off regional public holiday. [full story]

Pakistan Declares October 5 Regional Public Holiday

Sources: SAMAA (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Pakistan has declared a regional public holiday throughout Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. [full story]

India Announces Kerala 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Government of Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of India's State of Kerala has issued notification of the days to be observed as public holidays by the Kerala public offices during the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Philippines Could Declare SK Public Holiday

Sources: ABS-CBN News (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Philippines Commission on Elections (Comelec) has announced that it will ask the President of the Philippines to issue an executive order declaring a one-off non-working public holiday on Monday, October 25, 2010, the date of the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. [full story]

Spain Announces Valencia Regional Public Holidays For 2011

Sources: Diari Oficial de la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencia) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consell de la Generalitat Valenciana has published the list of 2011 public holidays in Spain's Autonomous Region of the Comunidad Valenciana. [full story]

Fiji Re-Publishes Official 2011 Public Holidays List

Sources: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labor, Industrial Relations and Employment of Fiji has re-released the official dates for the assigned public holidays in calendar year 2011. [full story]

India Declares Commonwealth Games Public Holidays

Sources: The Hindu (Delhi) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The chief minister of India's state of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit, has announced that Sunday, October 3, 2010, had been declared an additional regional public holiday to coincide with the beginning of the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010. [full story]

Argentina Fast Tracks Public Holidays Revision

Sources: Parlamentario (Buenos Aires) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The plenary of Argentina's congressional Comisiones de Legislación General, Turismo y Cultura is fast tracking the recently introduced bill revising the list of Argentina's official non-working public holidays. [full story]