Indonesia Considers May 1st Public Holiday

Sources: The Jakarta Post (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). On the eve of this year's International Labour Day, Indonesia’s Home Minister, Gamawan Fauzi, has announced that the Indonesian government was deliberating whether to add May 1st as a new annual non-working public holiday (Hari Libur Nasional) in Indonesia. [full story]

Algerian Public Holiday May 1st

Sources: الموقع الرسمي للمديرية العامة للوظيفة العمومية (Alger) and Algeria banks holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Algerian government has announced that Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, had been declared a one-off non-working public holiday, on account of the upcoming "fête des travailleurs". [full story]

Maldives Public Holiday May 1st

Sources: ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Male) and Maldives bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the President of the Maldives, Mohamed Waheed, has released a communique indicating that, as announced last year, Tuesday, May 1, 2012, the date of this year's Labour Day, would be a non-working public holiday. [full story]

Venezuelan April 30 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (Caracas) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Venezuela, through the Twitter account of its Minister for Communication and Information, Andrés Izarra, has issued an official denial that Monday, April 30, 2012, would be a one-off non-working public holiday in Venezuela. [full story]

Bahrain Public Holiday May 1st

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 once again declaring Tuesday, May 1, 2012, as a non-working public holiday to mark the International Labor Day holiday for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Libyan Public Holiday May 1st

Sources: المجلس الوطنى الإنتقالى (Tripoli) and Libyan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has confirmed that Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Libya "for the first time ever". [full story]

Hong Kong 2013 Public Holidays Announced

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 2013 calendar year public holidays to be observed in Hong Kong, which the recently-gazetted Hong Kong public holidays legislation amendments. [full story]

Spain 2013 Murcia Public Holidays Announced

Sources: La Opinión de Murcia (Murcia) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The executive of Spain's autonomous region of La Murcia has released its annual calendar of official public holidays (calendario laboral) for the upcoming calendar year 2013. [full story]

Bolivian Public Holiday April 30

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) and Bolivia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Daniel Santalla, has announced that the Bolivian Cabinet of Ministers had approved a decree which declares Monday, April 30, 2012, as a non-working public holiday throughout Bolivia (feriado con suspensión de actividades públicas y privadas en todo el territorio del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), to link the coming weekend with the annual Labour Day non-working public holiday. [full story]

Cameroon Public Holiday April 30

Sources: Présidence de la République du Cameroun (Yaoundé) and Cameroon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has declared Monday, April 30, 2012, as an additional non-working public holiday (feriée chômée sur toute l’étendue du territoire de la république du Cameroun) to link the annual May 1st public holiday with the preceding weekend. [full story]

Madagascar Public Holiday April 30

Sources: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) and Madagascar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Madagascar's Conseil de Gouvernement has issued a decree amending the previously-announced list of 2012 Madagascar public holidays by declaring Monday, April 30, 2012, as a paid one-off bridge public holiday throughout Madagascar to link the upcoming May 1st public holiday with the preceding weekend. [full story]

Pakistan Bank Holiday May 1st

Sources: The State Bank of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has declared Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, as a bank holiday on account of the upcoming Labour Day holiday. [full story]

Nigerian Public Holidays May 1 and 29

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Minister of Interior of the Federal Government of Nigeria, Abba Moro, has announced that the Nigerian Government had declared Tuesday, May 1st, and Tuesday, May 29, 2012, as non-working public holidays. [full story]

Panama Public Holiday Moved To April 30

Presidencia de la República de Panamá (Panama City) and Panama public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Panama has announced that the upcoming, Labour Day, non-working public holiday, had been moved from Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, to Monday, April 30, 2012. [full story]

Macedonian Public Holiday May 1st

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 announced that Tuesday, May 1, 2012, would be another non-working public holiday for all citizens of Macedonia on account of the upcoming Labour Day bank and public holiday. [full story]

Anguilla 2012 Public Holidays Amended

Sources: Government of Anguilla (The Valley) and Anguilla bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Anguilla has released a revised official list of public holidays in Anguilla for the remainder of the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Romanian April 30 Public Holiday Announced

Sources: Mediafax (Bucureşti) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Romania's Prime Minister, Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, has announced that the government of Romania had finally decided to declare Monday, April 30, 2012, as a one-off bridge public holiday, to link the weekend of April 28-29 with the annual May 1st Labour Day non-working public holiday. [full story]

Saint Martin Adds May 27 Public Holiday

Sources: Journal Officiel de la République Française (JORF) and Saint Martin bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The list of annual official non-working public holidays in Saint Martin has been amended with the gazetting of the long-awaited return of the May 27 annual public holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery. [full story]

Saint Barthélemy Adds October 9 Public Holiday

Sources: Journal Officiel de la République Française (JORF) and Saint Barthélémy bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The list of annual official non-working public holidays in Saint Barthélemy has been amended with the gazetting of the long-awaited addition of an October 9 annual public holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery. [full story]

Nigerian Regional Public Holidays April 26-27

Sources: The Nigerian Observer (Asaba) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Information of Nigeria's Delta State has announced that the Delta State government had declared Thursday and Friday, April 26 and 27, 2012, as non-working state public holidays on account of the upcoming second South-South Economic Summit being held in Asaba. [full story]

Nicaraguan 4-Day Public Holidays

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's President, Daniel Ortega, has announced that Monday, April 30, 2012, would be a one-off non-working public holiday in Nicaragua as that day is sandwiched (encajonado) between the weekend and the annual May 1st non-working public holiday. [full story]

Jordan Public Holiday April 29

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Jordan has announced that the upcoming Labour Day public holiday would be observed on Sunday, April 29, 2012, rather than its traditional date of May 1st. [full story]

Lebanon Public Holiday May 1st

Sources: جمعيّة مصارف لبنان (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati, has declared Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, as a non-working public holiday in Lebanon. [full story]

Dominican Republic April 30 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, República Dominicana (Santo Domingo) and Dominican Republic bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic has issued an official communiqué confirming that the upcoming "Día del Trabajo" public holiday will be moved from its traditional date of May 1st to Monday, April 30, 2012. [full story]

Ecuador April 30 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Agencia de Noticias del Ecuador y Sudamérica (ANDES) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's Presidency has rejected the idea of declaring Monday, April 30, 2012, as a one-off bridge public holiday in Ecuador. [full story]

Liberian Public Holiday April 26

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Monrovia) and Liberian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has issued a proclamation declaring Thursday, April 26, 2012, as a non-working public holiday to coincide with the date of the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. [full story]

Ukraine Public Holiday April 30

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, April 30, 2012, as another non-working public holiday to link the annual Labor Day public holiday with the previous weekend. [full story]

Trinidad and Tobago Arrival Day Public Holiday Update 2

Sources: The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian (Port of Spain) and Trinidad and Tobago bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Indian Arrival Day non-working public holiday is once again mired by controversy as the Mayor of Port-of-Spain, Louis Lee Sing, has decided that the Port-of-Spain City Corporation would not celebrate Indian Arrival Day, next month, but rather as simply Arrival Day. [full story]

Brazil Public Holidays For Rio Summit

Sources: O Globo (São Paulo) and Brazilian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The mayor of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, has announced that he plans to declare Wednesday to Friday, June 20-22, 2012, as municipal non-working public holidays. [full story]

Nepal Restores Loktantra Diwas Public Holiday

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that Monday, April 23, 2012, had been restored as a non-working public holiday throughout Nepal. [full story]

Bermuda Labour Day Public Holiday Confirmed

Sources: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information (Hamilton) and Bermuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bermuda's Minister of Economy Trade and Industry, Patrice Minors, has announced that the Government of Bermuda had decided to keep the annual Labour Day non-working public holiday in September, rather than move it to May 1st. [full story]

Romania April 30 Public Holiday Considered

Sources: Ziare (Bucureşti) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Romanian Government has announced that it will decide next week whether to declare Monday, April 30, 2012, as a one-off bridge public holiday, as it did a few years ago. [full story]

Congo Brazzaville Public Holiday April 30

Sources: Compte rendu du Conseil des Ministres de la République du Congo (Brazzaville) and Congo Brazzaville bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Congo Brazzaville, Denis Sassou N'Guesso, has announced that Monday, April 30, 2012, would be another one-off non-working public holiday throughout the Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville). [full story]

Saint Helena Ratting Day Public Holiday Postponed

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 postponed this year's annual Ratting Day public holiday from its previously-announced date of Friday, April 20, 2012, to Monday, April 23, 2012, due to bad weather. [full story]

Indian Haryana Public Holiday April 29

Sources: Punjab Newsline Network (Chandigarh) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Haryana has declared Sunday, April 29, 2012, as another public holiday in the regions concerned by the upcoming municipal committees and municipal council elections. [full story]

Malawi Public Holiday April 23

Sources: Government of the Republic of Malawi (Lilongwe) and Malawi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malawi's President, Joyce Banda, has declared Monday, April 23, 2012, as a non-working public holiday throughout Malawi on the date of the burial ceremony of late president Bingu wa Mutharika. [full story]

Armenian Public Holiday April 30

Sources: Հայերեն լրատվական գործակալությանը (ARMENPRESS) and Armenian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Armenian Government has announced that it had declared Monday, April 30, 2012, as a non-working public holiday in Armenia on account of the May Day annual non-working public holiday. [full story]

Anguilla Jubilee Public Holidays Confirmed

Sources: Government of Anguilla (The Valley) and Anguilla bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The public relations department of the government of Anguilla has confirmed that the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II would be celebrated as a non-working public holiday in Anguilla on Monday, June 4, 2012. [full story]

Kyrgyzstan April 30 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Кабар - Кыргыз Улуттук Маалымат Агенттиги (Bishkek) and Kyrgyzstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic has announced that Monday, April 30, 2012, would not be an official non-working public holiday in Kyrgyzstan. [full story]

Saint Helena 2012 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 Friday, April 20, 2012, as the date for this year's annual Ratting Day public holiday. [full story]

Gabon Public Holiday April 17

Sources: Gouvernement de la République Gabonaise (Libreville) and Gabonese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Gabon has announced that Tuesday, April 17, 2012, would be a non-working public holiday (journée déclarée chômée et payée) to commemorate Gabon's Women's Day public holiday. [full story]

Kazakhstan Public Holiday April 30

Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Kazakhstan has declared Monday, April 30, 2012, as another non-working bridge public holiday to link the annual Unity Day public holiday with the previous weekend. [full story]

Swaziland April Public Holiday Switch

Sources: Government of Swaziland Ministry of Home Affairs (Mbabane) and Swaziland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Swaziland's Home Affairs Minister, Chief Gcokoma, has announced that Friday, April 20, 2012, had been declared a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Swaziland to celebrate King Mswati III's birthday. [full story]

Cayman Islands July 18 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Cayman Islands Government Information and Services (Grand Cayman) and Cayman Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cayman Islands' Premier, McKeeva Bush, has announced that, contrary to earlier announcements, the Cayman Islands Government would not hold its upcoming referendum on the date of the May 2013 general election, but rather on July 18, 2012. [full story]

Kyrgyzstan Parliament Cancels March 24 Public Holiday

Sources: Кабар - Кыргыз Улуттук Маалымат Агенттиги (Bishkek) and Kyrgyzstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan has approved a bill canceling the non-working public holiday status of March 24, voted a few years ago. [full story]

Paraguay Public Holidays May 14-15

Sources: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The office of Paraguay's Presidency has confirmed that, beginning in 2012, both May 14 and May 15 would be non-working public holidays in Paraguay. [full story]

Moldovan May Day Public Holidays Extended

Sources: Agentia Informationala de Stat (Moldpres) and Moldovan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Moldova's Labour, Social Protection and Family Minister, Valentina Buliga, has announced that Monday, April 30, 2012, had been declared another one-off non-working public holiday in Moldova on account of the upcoming International Labor Day public holiday. [full story]

Ukraine Euro 2012 Public Holidays Update

Sources: Офіційний сайт Харківської міської ради (Харків) and Ukraine bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Euro 2012 coordinator at Kharkiv City Council, Oleksandr Nechyporenko, has announced that, for its part, none of the days when a Euro 2012 match occurs in Kharkiv in June 2012 will be declared a non-working public holiday. [full story]

Timor Leste Public Holidays April 16-17

Sources: Press Release Government Of Timor-Leste (Dili) and Timor Leste bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Timor Leste has announced that it had also decided to declare day-off public sector holidays for the day of, and the day after, the second round of the upcoming presidential election. [full story]

Australia 2014 ACT Public Holidays

Sources: ACT Government Chief Minister's Department (Canberra) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister's Office of Australia's Capital Territory (ACT) has announced the list of public holidays to be observed in the Australian Capital Territory during the calendar year 2014. [full story]