Philippines Bill Would Devolve Regional Public Holidays

Sources: Philippines Information Services (PIA) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Congress of the Philippines is to consider a bill which would devolve the declaration of local public holidays to the concerned local municipal councils, so that "Congress can instead concentrate on measures of national concern". [full story]

Tonga Announces June 6 Public Holiday

Sources: Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications (Nuku'alofa) and Tonga bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Tonga has announced that the date of the upcoming Emancipation Day public holiday would be Monday, June 6, 2011, instead of Friday, June 4, 2011. [full story]

Australia Public Holidays Amendment In Victoria

Sources: Legislative Council of Victoria (State of Victoria) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Parliament of Australia's State of Victoria has passed on first reading "A Bill for an Act to amend the Public Holidays Act 1993 and for other purposes". [full story]

Nicaragua Mothers' Day Public Holiday Update

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Minister of Labour, Jeannette Chávez Gómez, has announced that Monday, May 30, 2011, would be a fully-paid public holiday (día de asueto con goce de salario) for women in the public sector who have children on account of the upcoming Día de la Madre Nicaragüense. [full story]

Spain Announces Extremadura 2012 Public Holidays

Sources: Diario Oficial de Extremadura (DOE) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno de la Junta de Extremadura of Spain's Autonomous Region of Extremadura has published the list of regional public holidays for the calendar year 2012 in the Extremadura. [full story]

Spain Announces Andalucia 2012 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 2012 public holidays in Spain's Autonomous Region of Andalucia. [full story]

Saint Helena 2011 Ratting Day Public Holiday

Sources: Tristan Times (Tristan da Cunha) and Saint Helena bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Islander of Saint Helena's region of Tristan da Cunha has declared tomorrow, Friday, May 27, 2011, as the day for this year's annual Ratting Day public holiday. [26-May-2011]

Tunisian Public Holidays Changes From 2012

Sources: وكالة تونس افريقيا للانباء (Tunis) and Tunisian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Yesterday, the Tunisian Council of Ministers reviewed a change to the Tunisian Labour Code replacing the November 7 annual public holiday by a public holiday on January 14. [full story]

Nigeria Declares May 30 Public Holidays

Sources: The Punch (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Nigerian Minister of Labour and Supervising Minister of Interior, Chief Emeka Wogu, has announced that the federal government of Nigeria had declared Monday, May 30, 2011, as a double work-free public holiday. [full story]

Malaysia Declares September Public Holiday

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kuala Lumpur) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Secretary to the government of Malaysia, Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, has announced that the Malaysian government had decided to decide to declare an additional one-off public holiday in September 2011 to compensate the fact that the upcoming Aidilfitri (End of Ramadan) public holiday falls on the same date as the annual National Day public holiday. [full story]

Indonesia Declares June 3 Bridge Public Holiday

Sources: Antara News Agency (Jakarta) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier this morning, the Indonesian government announced that it had decided to declare another one-off bridge public holiday (locally known as collective leave) for Friday, June 3, 2011, in conjunction with the already gazetted annual public holiday of Thursday, June 2, 2011. [full story]

Peru Declares 4 Electoral Public Holidays

Sources: Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Peru has issued an executive decree (Decreto Supremo) which declares the 4-day period from Friday, June 3, until Monday, June 6, 2011, inclusively, as public holidays on account of the electoral second round on June 5. [full story]

Spain Announces 2012 Balears Public Holidays

Sources: Dirección General de Trabajo (Consell de Govern) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Spain's autonomous region of the Balears has announced its official calendar of 2012 regional and national public holidays. [full story]

Lebanon Declares Resistance and Liberation Public Sector Holiday

Sources: Government Portal for Information and Forms (Republic of Lebanon) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The office of the caretaker prime minister of Lebanon has issued a statement to the effect that a national non-working public holiday had been declared for Wednesday, May 25, 2011, to mark the upcoming Resistance and Liberation Day. [full story]

Mauritius 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Prime Minister's Office (Port-Louis) and Mauritius bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of the Government of Mauritius has released its approved list of the official public holidays in Mauritius for the upcoming calendar year 2012. [full story]

Ghana Declares African Union Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior has announced that Friday, May 25, 2011, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Ghana on account of the upcoming African Union Day. [full story]

Jordan Independence Day Public Holiday On May 25

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 Wednesday, May 25, 2011, as the date of the upcoming Independence Day non-working public holiday throughout Jordan. [full story]

Seychelles Declares May 21 Electoral Public Holiday

Sources: The Central Bank of Seychelles (Victoria) and Seychelles bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Seychelles has declared Saturday, May 21, 2011, as a one-off public holiday on account of the Presidential election taking place on that day. [full story]

Ecuador Moves May 24 Public Holiday

Sources: Periódico Digital del Gobierno de la Revolución Ciudadana (Quito) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism has announced that the upcoming, May 24, Batalla de Pichincha, public holiday would be moved to Friday, May 27, 2011. [full story]

Estonian Bill To Extend Easter Public Holidays

Sources: Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) and Estonian bank holidays and public holidays. Estonia's Centre Party has introduced legislation that would make Easter Monday a non-working public holiday in Estonia, beginning in 2012. [full story]

Ukraine Regional Public Holiday In June 2012

Sources: Львівська міська рада (Lvov) and Ukraine bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The City Council of Ukraine's western city of Lviv (Lvov) has announced plans to declare a non-working public holiday on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, the one European Football Championship 2012 game which will fall on a weekday. [full story]

Spain Announces 2012 Public Holidays In Cataluña

Sources: Diario Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Conselleria de Treball de la Generalitat de Catalunya has published the list of 2012 public holidays in Spain's Autonomous Region of Cataluña. [full story]

Australia Announces 2014 Queensland Public Holidays

Sources: Department of Justice and Attorney-General (State of Queensland) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Department of Justice and Attorney-General of Australia's State of Queensland has announced the dates of its state public holidays for 2014. [full story]

Thailand Confirms May 16 Public Holiday

Sources: รัฐบาลไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Thailand's secretary to the Cabinet, Ampon Kittiampon, has issued a statement confirming that the Thai Cabinet had decided to make Monday, May 16, 2011, an extra non-working bridge public holiday, thus creating a five-day weekend. [full story]

Indonesia Declares May 16 Public Holiday

Sources: Antara News Agency (Jakarta) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier this morning, the Indonesian government declared an additional one-off bridge public holiday (locally known as collective leave) for Monday, May 16, 2011, ahead of the annual public holiday of Waisak on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. [full story]

Uruguay Senate Approves May 18 Public Holiday

Sources: Cámara de Senadores de la República Oriental del Uruguay (Montevideo) and Uruguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Uruguayan Senate has approved the one-off amendment of the ley Nº 16.085 which would not move this year's May 18 public holiday to the nearest Monday. [full story]

Ivory Coast Declares 3 Day Of Mourning

Sources: Agence France Presse (AFP) and Ivory Coast bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has declared three days of national mourning, beginning tomorrow, Thursday, May 12, 2011, for the victims of Ivory Coast's deadly post-election violence. [full story]

Paraguay 3-Day May Public Holidays Official

Sources: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Paraguay's President, Fernando Lugo, has finally signed into law the Ley 4316 which declares May 14 and 16, 2011, as additional one-off public holidays to commemorate the Bicentennial of Paraguay's independence. [full story]

Thailand Announces July 3 Elections

Sources: รัฐบาลไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Thailand's Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has announced the dissolution of the House of Representatives, and a nationwide election on Sunday, July 3, 2011. [full story]

Hungary Push For Christian Public Holidays

Sources: Caboodle (Budapest) and Hungary bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). An member of Parliament of Hungary's co-governing Christian Democratic (KDNP) party, Laszlo Varga, has introduced a bill that would make Good Friday a new, annual, non-working, public holiday in Hungary, beginning in 2012. [full story]

Uganda Declares May 12 Public Holiday

Sources: New Vision Online (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Uganda's public service minister, Henry Kajura, has announced that the Ugandan Government had declared Thursday, May 12, 2011, as a one-off public holiday on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Yoweri Museveni. [full story]

Sweden Abandons Muslim Public Holiday

Sources: Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm) and Sweden bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The newly appointed Secretary of the Social Democrat party, Sweden's largest party, Carin Jämtin, has gone back on her recent proposal of adding a Muslim public holiday in Sweden. [full story]

Qatar Rules-Out May 10 Public Holiday

Sources: قنـا الموقع العربي الصفحة الرئيسية (QNA) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A spokesperson for the Qatari Council of Ministers has announced that, this time, there would be no one-off eletoral public holiday on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, on the occasion of that date's Central Municipal Council (CMC) elections. [full story]

Venezuela Declares June 7 Public Holiday

Sources: Gobernación del Estado Anzoátegui (República Bolivariana de Venezuela) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of Venezuela's State of Anzoátegui, Tarek W. Saab, has announced that Tuesday, June 7, 2011, would be a one-off state public holiday to mark the day when Venezuela's national football team meets Spain's. [full story]

Hong Kong Officially Announces 2012 Public Holidays

Sources: 香港政府一站通 (HKSAR) and Hong Kong bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has released its official list of 2012 calendar year public holidays to be observed in Hong Kong. [full story]

Paraguay's Lower House Approves 3-Day May Public Holidays

Sources: Honorable Cámara de Diputados del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Paraguay's lower house of parliament (Cámara de Diputados) has in turn approved a bill declaring May 14 and 16, 2011, as additional bicentennial public holidays in Paraguay. [full story]

Chad Declares May 6 Public Holidays

Sources: Agence Tchadienne de Presse (N’Djamena) and Chad bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Chad has announced that Friday, May 6, 2011, would be a one-off public holiday on account of that day's 3 regional by-elections. [full story]

Argentina Gazettes August Public Holiday Change

Sources: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (Buenos Aires) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Argentina has gazetted an emergency decree (decreto de necesidad y urgencia 521/2011) which officializes the move of the upcoming annual public holiday commemorating the death of General José de San Martin from the 3rd Monday of August to Monday, August 22, 2011. [full story]

Azerbaijan Announces May 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Azəri-Press Agentliyi (APA) and Azerbaijan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Azeri Cabinet of Ministers has announced that there would be two non-working public holidays in Azerbaijan in May 2011. [full story]

Ecuador Declares 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 finally issued a decree declaring Friday, May 6, 2011, as a one-off, half-day, non-working public holiday in Ecuador. [full story]

Peru Rules Out May 3 Regional Public Holiday

Sources: Los Andes (Puno) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The honorary prefect of Peru's region of Puno, Víctor Urviola Garrido, has announced that the annual, May 2, regional public holiday, would not be moved to May 3rd, despite the declaration of May 2 as a national day-in-lieu public holiday. [full story]

Uruguay Confirms May 18 Public Holiday

Sources: Observa (Montevideo) and Uruguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies has confirmed that the upcoming Battle of Las Piedras public holiday would be held on its fixed date in 2011. [full story]

Ghanaian Calls For April 28 Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Upper West Regional Director of the National Commission on Civil Education (NCCE), Ben N. Banye, has called for April 28, Constitution Day, to be declared as an annual national public holiday in Ghana. [full story]

Samoan Calls To Restore ANZAC Public Holiday

Sources: Radio New Zealand International (Apia) and Samoan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Samoa’s Returned Services Association has publicly appealed to the Samoan Prime Minister to reinstate the ANZAC Day holiday. [full story]