Kazakhstan Declares July 4-5 Public Holidays

Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The deputies of Kazakhstan's Maslikhat have unanimously approved the declaration of Monday and Tuesday, July 4 and 5, 2011, as one-off non-working public holidays throughout Kazakhstan. [full story]

Pakistan Announces July 1st Bank Holiday

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that Friday, July 1, 2011, had been declared as a bank holiday. [full story]

Sint Maarten Declares July 1st Public Sector Holiday

Sources: The Daily Herald (Philipsburg) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Sint Maarten Council of Ministers has finally decided to declare a one-off public sector holiday and give all government workers the day off on Friday, July 1, 2011, on account of the upcoming Emancipation Day. [full story]

Ghana Announces July 1st Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Benjamin Kunbuor, confirmed that Friday July 1, 2011, would be a non-working statutory public holiday throughout the country on account of the upcoming Republic Day. [full story]

Iraq Declares June 28-29 Public Holidays

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Iraq has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, June 28 and 29, 2011, as one-off public holidays on account of the upcoming Prophet's Ascension. [full story]

Kuwait Declares June 30 Public Holiday

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced that the upcoming public holiday on account of the Prophet’s Ascension, ministries and government authorities will have a non-working public holiday on Thursday, June 30, 2011, instead of Wednesday, June 29, 2011. [full story]

West Bank Announces Prophet's Ascent Public Holiday

Sources: وكـالــة مــعــا الاخـبـاريــة (Ramallah) and West Bank and Gaza bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Palestinian Authority has announced Wednesday, June 29, 2011, as the date of the upcoming public holiday for Prophet Mohammed's Ascent. [full story]

Omani Public Holidays For Isra Wal Meraj Announced

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities have announced that the upcoming one-day public holiday for the Isra Wal Meraj would be moved from Wednesday, June 29, 2011, to Thursday, June 30, 2011. [full story]

Nepal Declares June 28 Public Holiday

Sources: The Himalayan Times (Kathmandu) and Nepal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Nepalese Government has declared a one-off public holiday for Tuesday, June 28, 2011, on account of the upcoming Bhoto Jatra festival. [full story]

Cayman Islands 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Cayman Islands Government Information and Services (Grand Cayman) and Cayman Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Deputy Governor's Office of the Cayman Islands has released a confirmed listing of 2012 public holidays in the Cayman Islands. [full story]

Zambia Declares June 27 Public Holiday

Sources: Zambia National Broadcasting Cooperation (Lusaka) and Zambia bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Zambia's President, Rupiah Banda, has declared Monday, June 27, 2011, as a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Zambia. [full story]

Philippines Declare June 29 ARMM Public Holiday

Sources: Philippines Information Services (PIA) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Philippines has announced that the date of the regional public holiday for the upcoming Lailatul Isra Wal Miraj (the Nocturnal Journey and Ascension of Prophet Mohammed) as Wednesday, June 29, 2011. [full story]

Australia Declares 2013 Victoria Public Holidays

Sources: State Government of Victoria (Melbourne) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Government of Australia's State of Victoria has officially announced the list of official non-working public holidays in Australia's State of Victoria for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Ukraine Declares June 27 Public Holiday

Sources: Кабінет Міністрів України (Kiev) and Ukraine bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine has issued a resolution declaring Monday, June 27, 2011, as a non-working public holiday, to link the weekend with the upcoming, June 28, annual Constitution Day public holiday. [full story]

Angola Proposes March 23 SADC Public Holiday

Sources: AngoNotícias (Luanda) and Angola bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Angola, represented at the recent SADC Ministerial Committee Meeting in Lusaka, has proposed that SADC member countries declare March 23 as a new annual non-working public holiday. [full story]

South Korean Day In Lieu Public Holidays Update

Sources: Yonhap News Agency (Seoul) and South Korea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The South Korean government has announced that it was examining a stimulus plan which would encourage a “substitute public holiday system” giving the next day off when public holidays overlap or fall on a Sunday. [full story]

Guernsey Considering 2012 Jubillee Public Holiday

Sources: States of Guernsey (St. Peter Port) and Guernsey bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Guernsey and Alderney's Commerce and Employment Department has announced that the States of Guernsey (Guernsey's Parliament) will soon be asked to also declare Monday, June 5, 2012, as a one-off public holiday to commemorate Queen Elisabeth's Diamond Jubilee. [full story]

Sint Maarten July 1st Public Holiday Update

Sources: The Daily Herald (Philipsburg) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sint Maarten Education Minister, Rhoda Arrindell, has announced that, despite a smooth sailing through the legislative process, the draft law making July 1st a new annual public holiday, is "unlikely to go into effect this year". [full story]

Madagascar Rules-Out June 27 Public Holiday

Sources: Communiqués de la Présidence de la Haute Autorité de la Transition (Antananarivo) and Madagascar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Madagascar's chargé de communication à la Présidence de la HAT has published a detailed program for Madagascar's upcoming 51st Independence Day celebrations which rules-out a day in lieu public holiday on Monday, June 27, 2011. [full story]

Nepal Declares July 22 Public Holiday

Sources: The Himalayan Times (Kathmandu) and Nepal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that the date of the upcoming National Census Day 2011, on Friday, July 22, 2011, would be an official non-working public holiday throughout Nepal. [full story]

Malaysia Thaipusam Public Holiday Update

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Melaka) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The chief of the Melaka MIC, Datuk R Perumal, has asked the state government of Malacca to declare Thaipusam as a state public holiday. [full story]

Bermuda Announces National Heroes' Public Holiday

Sources: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information (Hamilton) and Bermuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The date of Bermuda's upcoming National Heroes' Day public holiday has been confirmed as being Monday, June 20, 2011. [full story]

UAE Moves Isra Wal Meraj Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Minister of Education, and Chairman of Federal Authority for Human Resources, Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Quttami, has announced that the UAE government had decided to move the date of the upcoming Isra Wal Meraj public holiday from Wednesday, June 29, to Thursday, June 30, 2011. [full story]

Malaysia Declares June 19 Terengganu Public Holiday

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kuala Terengganu) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of Malaysia's State of Terengganu, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said, has announced that the State of Terengganu had declared Sunday, June 19, 2011, as a public holiday to celebrate the state victory in Saturday's FA Cup finals. [full story]

Bolivian Bill For September 23 Public Holiday

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A bill has been introduced in Bolivia's legislative assembly which would declare September 23 as a new annual public holiday to honour Bolivians of African descent. [full story]

Cape Verde Declares July 8 Public Sector Holiday

Sources: Ministro da Administração Interna (República de Cabo Verde) and Cape Verde bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Cape Verde has declared one off public sector holiday (tolerância de ponto) for the entire day of Friday, July 8, 2011. [full story]

Spain Announces La Rioja 2012 Public Holidays

Sources: Boletin Oficial De La Rioja (La Rioja) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejería de Industria, Innovación y Empleo of Spain's Autonomous Region of La Rioja has published the list of regional public holidays for 2012 in La Rioja. [full story]

Malaysia Declares State Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kota Baharu) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Secretary to Malaysia's State of Kelantan, Datuk Aiseri Alias, has announced that tomorrow, Sunday, June 12, 2011, would be a one-off State public holiday in conjunction with tonight's FA Cup final between Kelantan and Terengganu. [full story]

Nigerian States Declare June 12-13 Public Holidays

Sources: The Punch (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Governments of many Southwest States of Nigeria have declared Monday, June 13, 2011, a work free, day in lieu, public holiday in commemoration of the 17th anniversary of the June 12, 1993, election. [full story]

Turks and Caicos Announce Queen's Birthday Public Holiday

Sources: The TCI Journal (Grand Turk) and Turks and Caicos bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Turks and Caicos Advisory Council issued a press release confirming that the Turks and Caicos Islands will also observe a public holiday on Monday, June 13, 2011, to mark the occasion of Her Majesty’s birthday. [full story]

Fiji Official Public Holidays 2012

Sources: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Fiji Governing Cabinet has approved the list of the dates of public holidays for the year 2012, following a submission by Fiji's Minister for Labour, Filipe Bole. [full story]

Philippines Declare June 24 Public Holiday

Sources: Philippines Information Services (PIA) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' Presidential Executive Secretary, Paquito Ochoa Jr., has signed Proclamation 175, declaring Friday, June 24, 2011, as an official, non-working, public holiday in the city of Manila (the political and economic capital of the Philippines). [full story]

Kyrgyzstan March 24 Public Holiday Threatened

Sources: АКИpress новости Кыргызстана и Центральной Азии (Bishkek) and Kyrgyzstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The parliamentary committee for constitutional legislation, state system, rule of law and local government, of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan has decided to introduce legislation to cancel the March 24 non-working public holiday. [full story]

Macedonia Announces June 10 Public Holiday

Sources: Македонска Информативна Агенцијa (MIA) and Macedonia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Macedonia's Ministry of Labor and Social Policy has announced that Friday, June 10, 2011, (the Friday before Pentecost), would be an official non-working public holiday for Orthodox citizens of Macedonia. [full story]

Romanian Calls For November 30 Public Holiday

Sources: Bucarest Hebdo (Bucharest) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Romanian Orthodox Church Patriarch has petitioned the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for it to declare November 30, the feast of St. Apostle Andrew, as a new annual legal public holiday. [full story]

Norfolk Island Declares List Of 2012 Public Holidays

Sources: Norfolk Island Government Gazette (Kingston) and Norfolk Island bank holidays and Norfolk Island public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Minister for Community Services for the Australian territory of Norfolk Island, Timothy John Sheridan, has announced the list of 2012 official public holidays in Norfolk Island. [full story]

Puerto Rico's Senate Votes March 30 Public Holiday

Sources: Primera Hora (San Juan) and Puerto Rico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Puerto Rico's Senate has approved by 26 votes to 0 (and no abstention) the establishment of a new annual public holiday, on March 30, to commemorate veterans of the Vietnam war. [full story]

Bolivia Confirms June 21 and 23 Public Holidays

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Daniel Santalla, has announced that the relatively new, June 21, public holiday would be a nationwide public holiday, for both the public and private sectors, and not only in the western part of the country. [full story]

Australian Victoria Public Holidays Amendment Passed

Sources: Premier of Victoria (State Government of Victoria) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Public Holidays Amendment Bill 2011 has successfully passed through the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Australia's State of Victoria, thus becoming law. [full story]

Honduras Restores Weeklong School Holidays

Sources: La Prensa (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, the government of Honduras reversed its earlier decision to cancel the upcoming, annual, weeklong holidays for schools and the educational system. [full story]

Philippines Rule-Out June 13 Public Holiday

Sources: The Manila Bulletin (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Abigail Valte, has announced that President Aquino will not move the upcoming June 12, Independence Day, public holiday to Monday, June 13, 2011. [full story]

Saudi Arabia Eid Al-Fitr Public Sector Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة الأنباء السعودية - واس (Riyadh) and Saudi Arabian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Saudi Arabia has announced that the public sector holidays break from work to mark the upcoming 2011 Eid Al-Fitr will run from Thursday, August 25 (Ramadan 25) until Saturday, September 3 (Shawwal 5), 2011. [full story]

Honduras Cancels Weeklong School Holidays

Sources: El Heraldo (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Honduras' Minister of Education, Alejandro Ventura, has announced that the government of Honduras had decided to cancel the upcoming, annual, weeklong holidays for schools and the educational system. [full story]

Sint Maarten July 1st Public Holiday Likely This Year

Sources: The Daily Herald (Philipsburg) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sint Maarten Education and Culture Minister, Rhoda Arrindell, has announced that the draft law to make Emancipation Day, on July 1, into a new annual public holiday is expected to be sent to Parliament soon. [full story]

Venezuelan Bank Holidays Canceled

Sources: Ministerio de Estado para la Banca Pública (República Bolivariana de Venezuela) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The vice-president for branches and business development of Venezuela's state bank Banco Bicentenario, Yadira Romero, has announced that Banco Bicentenario would henceforth open on the date of Venezuela's traditional bank holidays. [full story]

Azerbaijan Announces June 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 effective non-working public holidays in Azerbaijan in June 2011. [full story]

Madagascar Declares June 3 Bridge Public Holiday

Sources: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) and Madagascar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, Madagascar's Conseil de Gouvernement issued a decree declaring Friday, June 3, 2011, as a paid one-off bridge public holiday throughout Madagascar. [full story]