Argentina Confirms August 22 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, Argentina's Minister of the Interior, Florencio Randazzo, confirmed that the 2011 annual public holiday commemorating the death of General José de San Martín would be moved from Monday, August 15, to Monday, August 22, 2011. [full story]

Sri Lanka Rules-Out May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: The Daily Mirror (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sri Lanka's Labour Ministry issued a statement last night that there would not be an additional public holiday on Monday, May 2, 2011, to compensate the fact that the annual May Day public holiday falls on a Sunday this year. [full story]

Ecuador To Declare May 6 Public Holiday

Sources: Periódico Digital del Gobierno de la Revolución Ciudadana (Quito) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa Delgado, has announced that he will soon issue a decree declaring Friday, May 6, 2011, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Ecuador, as had been requested by Ecuador's electoral council. [full story]

Kazakhstan Announces May 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Kazakhstan has announced the extent of the 2011 non-working public holidays associated with the annual May 1st and May 9 non-working public holidays. [full story]

Philippines Declares June 20 Public Holiday

Sources: Philippines Information Services (PIA) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines President, Benigno Aquino III, has signed signed Proclamation 154 which declares Monday, June 20, 2011, as special non-working public holiday in the Philippines for the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal. [full story]

Angola Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Rádio Nacional de Angola (Luanda) and Angolan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet Director of Angola's Ministry of Public Service and Social Security, Jesus Maiato, has announced that as per the recently-voted law revising Angolan official public holidays, Monday, May 2, 2011, would be a non-working public holiday. [full story]

Maldives Declare May 1st 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 that May 1st, Labour Day, would be an official public in the Maldives from this year onward. [full story]

Paraguay's Senate Approves 3-Day May Public Holidays

Sources: ABC Digital (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, as expected, Paraguay's Senate approved a further modified version of the extended bicentennial public holidays request made earlier this month by the Comisión Nacional del Bicentenario. [full story]

Argentina Considering Moving August 15 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Argentina's ministro del Interior, Florencio Randazzo, has announced that the Argentine government was considering changing the date of this year's public holiday commemorating the death of General José de San Martín from from August 15 to another date, away from the upcoming August 14, 2011, presidential primaries poll day. [full story]

Ghana Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Benjamin Kunbuor, announced that Monday, May 2, 2011, had been declared a day in lieu public holiday due to the annual May Day statutory public holiday falling on a Sunday in 2011. [full story]

Jordan Declares May 1 Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Marouf Bakhit, has issued a communique declaring Sunday, May 1st, 2011, as a public holiday for all ministries, government departments and public institutions. [full story]

Bahrain Declares May 1 Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة أنباء البحرين (BNA) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bahrain's Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has issued a circular on the upcoming May 1st, Labour Day, public holiday. [full story]

Spain Declares Aragon 2012 Public Holidays

Sources: Gobierno de Aragón (Zaragoza) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Spain's autonomous region of Aragon has announced its list of regional public holidays for 2012. [full story]

Bermuda 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information (Hamilton) and Bermuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Bermuda, has released a list of official public holidays in Bermuda for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Philippines Rule-Out May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: GMA News Online (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' presidential spokesman, Edwin Lacierda, has announced that May 2 would be considered a regular working day despite the annual May 1, Labor Day, falling on a weekend, once again, this year. [full story]

Cuba Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: The Havana Times (Havana) and Cuban bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Cuba's Ministry of Labor has announced that Monday, May 2, 2011, would be treated as a national non-working public holiday. [full story]

Paraguay's Senate Considers 4-Day May Public Holidays

Sources: Ultima Hora (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Paraguay's Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on a modified version of the 4-day bicentennial public holidays request made earlier this month by the Comisión Nacional del Bicentenario. [full story]

Mali Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Conseil National du Patronat du Mali (Bamako) and Mali bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mali's Government has availed itself of the dispositions of Article 2 of the 2005 law on public holidays and declared Monday, May 2, 2011, as a one-off nationwide public holiday (journée chômée et payés sur toute l'étendue du territoire national). [full story]

Dominican Republic Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Centro de Informacion Gubernamental (Santo Domingo) and Dominican Republic bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Dominican Republic Ministry of Labour has announced that the upcoming, May 1st, Labour Day public holiday would be moved to Monday, May 2, 2011. [full story]

Australian April 26 Public Holiday Clarification

Sources: Tasmanian Government Media Releases (Hobart) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Workplace Relations Minister of Australia's State of Tasmania, David O’Byrne, has issues a last-minute, Sunday afternoon, press release clarifying the observance of the Easter Tuesday public holiday in Tasmania. [full story]

India Declares April 27 State Public Holidays

Sources: The Hindu (New Delhi) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of India's State of Andhra Pradesh, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, has declared Wednesday, April 27, 2011, as a one-off state public holiday on account of the last rites of spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba on that day. [full story]

Nigeria Declares April 26 Public Holiday

Sources: Vanguard (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Emmanuel Ihenacho, has announced that the date of the upcoming Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections, Tuesday, April 26, 2011, would be a work-free non-working public holiday. [full story]

Ukraine Announces Easter and May Day Public Holidays

Sources: Інтерфакс-Україна (Kyiv) and Ukraine bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ukranian government's press service has announced the extent of the upcoming public holidays for Easter and May Day. [full story]

Niger Declares April 25 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministère de la Fonction Publique et du Travail du Niger (Niamey) and Niger bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Niger's Minister of Labour has announced that Monday, April 25, 2011, had been declared a nationwide non-working public holiday in Niger on account of the upcoming Easter Monday holiday. [full story]

Philippines Resolves Good Friday Public Holiday Conflict

Sources: GMA News Online (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' President, Benigno Aquino III, has issued Administrative Order No. 12 which moves that date of this year's Earth Day to Monday, April 25, 2011, due to that day's conflict with the 2011 date of the Good Friday annual public holiday. [full story]

Macedonia Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Македонска Информативна Агенцијa (MIA) and Macedonia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Macedonia has announced that Monday, May 2, 2011, would be a non-working public holiday due to the annual May 1st Labour Day public holiday falling on a Sunday in 2011. [full story]

Uganda Wants To Reduce Number Of Public Holidays

Sources: The Parliament of the Republic of Uganda (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Uganda's Prime Minister, Apolo Nsibambi, has announced that the Ugandan Government is considering reducing the number of public holidays in Uganda. [full story]

Malta Declares April 25 Bank Holiday

Sources: Malta Bankers Association (Valetta) and Malta bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Malta Bankers’ Association has announced that Monday, April 25, 2011, had been declared a bank holiday, and that, as such, all the banks in Malta would be closed for business on that day. [full story]

Bolivia Announces Easter Public Holidays Start

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Felix Rojas, has announced that the upcoming Easter public holidays would begin at 16:00, 4pm, on Thursday, April 21, 2011, but that that same day would be worked without a midday pause. [full story]

Montserrat Declares Royal Wedding Public Holiday

Sources: Government of Montserrat (Brades) and Montserrat bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the Deputy Governor of Montserrat has announced that Friday, April 29, 2011, had been declared a non-working public holiday throughout Montserrat on the occasion of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. [full story]

Nigeria Announces Easter Public Holidays

Sources: Business Day Online (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Emmanuel Ihenacho, has announced that the Nigerian Federal Government had declared Friday, April 22, and Monday, April 25, 2011, as non-working public holidays on account of the upcoming Good Friday and Easter Monday celebrations. [full story]

Singapore Declares May 7 Public Holiday

Sources: The Straits Times (Singapore) and Singapore bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Singapore has declared Saturday, May 7, 2011, as a one-off public holiday on account of the upcoming polls that will be held on that day. [full story]

Macedonia Announces April 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Македонска Информативна Агенцијa (MIA) and Macedonia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced the scope of the upcoming April 22 and April 25, 2011, public holidays. [full story]

Serbia Announces April-May Public Holidays

Sources: Telegraphic Agency of New Yugoslavia (ТАНЈУГ) and Serbia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Serbia's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has announced the dates of the upcoming Easter and Labour Day public holidays. [full story]

Philippines Declares April 23 Public Holiday

Sources: ABS-CBN News (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' President, Benigno Aquino III, has issued Proclamation No. 150 which finally declares Saturday, April 23, 2011, as a non-working public holiday throughout the Philippines. [full story]

Honduras Declares April 20 Bank Holiday

Sources: La Tribuna (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Honduran Banks Association (Asociación Hondureña de Instituciones Bancarias-Ahiba) has announced that banks in Honduras would exceptionally be closed on Holy Wednesday, April 20, 2011. [full story]

Philippines Still Considering Black Saturday Public Holiday

Sources: Philippines Information Services (PIA) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines deputy presidential spokesperson, Abigail Valte, has announced that a proposal had been sent to the Office of the Executive Secretary to declare Black Saturday, April 23, 2011, as another national non-working public holiday in the Philippines. [full story]

Lebanon Announces Easter Day In Lieu Bank Holiday

Sources: Banque du Liban (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Lebanon has released an amended list of official Lebanese bank holidays for the year 2011. [full story]

Ghana Declares 2 Easter Statutory Public Holidays

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Benjamin Kunbuor, announced that both Friday, April 22, and Monday, April 25, 2011, had been declared statutory public holidays. [full story]

Bolivia Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Felix Rojas, has announced that, contrary to what happened last year, the upcoming May 1st annual public holiday had been moved to Monday, May 2, 2011 (el feriado del 1 de mayo se trasladará al lunes 2 del mismo mes). [full story]

Nicaragua Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Minister of Labour, Jeannette Chávez, has issued a communique declaring that Monday, May 2nd, 2011, would be a full-day public holiday in compensation of the fact that the annual May 1st public holiday falls on a Sunday in 2011. [full story]

Réunion Tamil Public Holidays Update

Sources: Journal de l'Ile de la Réunion (Saint-Paul la Réunion) and Réunion bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Tamil umbrella group, Tamij Sangam, has once again officially petitioned the French Interior Minister, Claude Guéant, and the French Minister of overseas territories, Marie-Luce Penchard, to declare Tamil New Year and Deepavali as official non-working public holidays in the Réunion. [full story]

Paraguay Moving Towards 4-Day May Public Holidays

Sources: ABC Digital (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Executive Council of Paraguay's Comisión Nacional del Bicentenario has announced that it had finally voted for a 4-day public holidays to commemorate the upcoming bicentennial of Paraguay's independence. [full story]

Honduras Declares Holy Week Public Sector Holidays

Sources: El Heraldo (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Honduras has officialized the declaration of a week-long, Holy Week, of public holidays for Honduras' public sector. [full story]

Chilean Legislation Would Create Regional Public Holidays

Sources: Honorable Cámara de Diputados (Valparaíso) and Chilean bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A bill has been introduced in Chile's Parliament which would amend the Constitution to allow the Chilean to declare regional non-working public holidays in Chile. [full story]

India Declares April 14 and 16 Regional Public Holidays

Sources: Press Trust of India (PTI) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of the government of India's Delhi state, Sheila Dikshit, has announced that Thursday, April 14, and Saturday, April 16, 2011, would be gazetted non-working public holidays to mark the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar and Mahavir Jayanti respectively. [full story]

British Virgin Islands Revise 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: BVI Government Website (Road Town) and British Virgin Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the British Virgin Islands has officially released a revised listing of the Cabinet-approved public holidays for 2011. [full story]

Switzerland Bill Would Create Thanksgiving Public Holiday

Sources: 20 Minutes Online (Bern) and Switzerland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A member of the Swiss Parliament, Ricardo Lumengo, has announced he wants to introduce legislation to create a new annual non-working national public holiday to thank foreigners for their contribution to Switzerland. [full story]

Malaysia Considering Deepavali Public Holiday Extension

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kuching) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Human Resource Minister of Malaysia's State of Sarawak, S. Subramaniam, has announced that the Sarawak state government was considering the possibility of making Deepavali into a non-working public holiday in the State of Sarawak. [full story]

Laos Declares April 13-15 Pi Mai Public Holidays

Sources: The Ventiane Times (Ventiane) and Laos bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Prime Minister’s Office of Laos has issued a communique officially declaring April 13-15 as the dates of the upcoming Pi Mai non-working public holidays. [full story]