Canada BC Public Holiday February 11

Sources: The Government of the Province of British Columbia (Victoria) and Canada bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Premier of Canada's Province of British Columbia, Christy Clark, has confirmed that Monday, February 11, 2013, would be the first occurrence of the new, Family Day, annual public holiday in British Columbia. [full story]

Madagascar 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) and Madagascar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Madagascar's Conseil de Gouvernement has issued the "Décret fixant la liste des jours fériés, chômés et payés au titre de l'année 2013", which officially declares the list of non-working public holidays in Madagascar for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Netherlands Royal Public Holiday Amended

Sources: Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Amsterdam) and Netherlands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following last weekend's surprise announcement that Queen Beatrix would abdicate on April 30, the Dutch Governement has confirmed that, beginning in 2014, April 30 would no longer be an official non-working public holiday (Konninginnedag) in the Netherlands. [full story]

Guam 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: The Government of Guam (Chamorro) and Guam bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Guam has released the official list of public holidays in Guam for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Netherlands Queen To Abdicate April 30

Sources: Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Amsterdam) and Netherlands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Queen of the Netherlands, Queen Beatrix, has announced that she would abdicate on April 30, 2013, the date of the Dutch annual public holiday Konninginnedag celebrating her mother's birthday, in favor of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand who will be crowned King on the same day. [full story]

Rwanda Public Holiday February 1st

Sources: Rwanda Bureau Of Information and Broadcasting (ORINFOR) and Rwanda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Rwanda has released a communique reminding the population of Rwanda that Friday, February 1, 2013, will be a non-working public holiday throughout Rwanda. [full story]

Timor Leste 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Komunikadu Imprensa Sekretaria Estadu Konsellu Ministru Timor-Leste (Dili) and Timor Leste bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Timor Leste has announced the list of official public holidays in Timor Leste for the calendar year 2013 (Feriadu sira iha tinan 2013). [full story]

Cape Verde CAN 2013 Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Ministro da Administração Interna (República de Cabo Verde) and Cape Verde bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, has declared a one-off non-working public holiday following today's qualification by Cape Verde's national football team for the CAN 2013 quarter finals. [fullstory]

Cook Islands 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Office of Prime Minister Organization (Avarua) and Cook Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Cook Islands has released it list of official non-working public holidays in the Cook Islands, for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Ireland Rules-Out March 18 Public Holiday

Sources: National Employment Rights Authority - NERA (Dublin) and Ireland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ireland's National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) has issued a statement ruling-out the possibility of Monday, March 18, 2013, being declared a public holiday in Ireland to compensate the fact that the Saint Patrick's Day annual public holiday falls on a Sunday in 2013. [full story]

Germany 2017 BW Reformation Public Holiday

Sources: Die Welt (Stuttgart) and Germany bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). SPD deputies from Germany's southern state (Land) of Baden-Württemberg have added their voice to the current spate of declarations, and intents to declare, October 31, 2017, as a one-off public holiday (gesetzlichen Feiertag) to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther posting his ninety-five theses on the door of the Castle Church of Wittenberg. [full story]

Western Australia 2016 Public Holidays Released

Sources: Western Australia Department of Labour Relations and Commerce (Perth) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the Australian State of Western Australia has followed its recent announcement of the list of official non-working public holidays in the Australian State of Western Australia for the calendar year 2015, by releasing the list of official non-working public holidays in the Australian State of Western Australia for the calendar year 2016. [full story]

Tanzanian Maulid Public Holiday Friday

Sources: Prime Minister's Office United Republic Of Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) and Tanzanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the United Republic Of Tanzania has announced that the upcoming Maulid (Prophet's Birthday) non-working public holiday in Tanzania would be observed on Friday, January 25, 2013. [full story]

Pakistan 2013 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Extended

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following the recent announcement of the date of the upcoming birthday of the Prophet non-working public holiday on Friday, January 25, 2013, the government Pakistan's Provinces of Sindh has declared Thursday, January 24, 2013, as a one-off regional public holiday. [full story]

Macedonian Public Holiday January 27

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 Sunday, January 27, 2013, would be a non-working public holiday members of the Serbian community in Macedonia on account of the upcoming Saint Sava annual sectorial non-working public holiday. [full story]

Omani 2013 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday January 26

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities have announced that they have once again moved the dates of the upcoming non-working public holiday in Oman for the Prophet's Birthday for both the private sector and the public sector of Oman. [full story]

Ethiopian 2013 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Announced

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) and Ethiopia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council has confirmed that the upcoming Mawlid (birthday of Prophet Mohammed) non-working public holiday, would be celebrated on Thursday, 24 January 2013. [full story]

St. Kitts and Nevis Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Office of the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (Basseterre) and St. Kitts and Nevis bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Prime Minister Elect of St. Kitts and Nevis, Vance Amory, has declared tomorrow, Wednesday, January 23, 2013, as a one-off non-working public holiday in St. Kitts and Nevis following his electoral win, earlier today. [full story]

Kuwait Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday January 24

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission has announced that it had declared Thursday, January 24, 2013, as a the date of this year's Kuwaiti non-working public holiday for the birthday of Prophet Mohammad. [full story]

Western Australia 2015 Public Holidays Released

Sources: Western Australia Department of Labour Relations and Commerce (Perth) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the Australian State of Western Australia has released the list of official non-working public holidays in the Australian State of Western Australia for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Uganda NRM Public Holiday January 30

Sources: Uganda Media Centre, Office of the President of the Republic of Uganda (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Uganda's Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, has issued a press communique confirming that the government of Uganda had declared Wednesday, January 30, 2013, as the date of the upcoming NRM Day non-working public holiday in Uganda, instead of January 26, the date when the NRM public holiday is usually observed in Uganda. [full story]

Bolivian Public Holiday January 22

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Daniel Santalla, has issued a statement reminding the Bolivian population that Tuesday, January 22, 2013, was an official non-working public holiday throughout Bolivia to commemorate the anniversary of the establishment of the plurinational state of Bolivia (aniversario del Estado Plurinacional). [full story]

Ecuador 2013 Public Holidays Amended

Sources: Agencia de Noticias del Ecuador y Sudamérica (ANDES) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's Presidency has released the Decreto Ejecutivo 1418 which amends last year's Decreto 1162 which specfied the dates of Ecuador's non-working public holidays for the calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015. [full story]

Guyana 2013 Youmun Nabi Public Holiday Announced

Sources: Guyana Government Information Agency (GINA) and Guyana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Guyana has announced that the upcoming Youmun Nabi, birth anniversary of the Prophet, public holiday, would be observed as a non-working public holiday on Thursday, January 24, 2013. [full story]

Afghanistan 2013 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday

Sources: آژانس خبرى پژواك (Kabul) and Afghanistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Afghanistan has declared Thursday, January 24, 2013, as an official non-working public holiday in Afghanistan on the occasion of the Birthday celebration of prophet Mohammad ("Milad al Nabi"). [full story]

Bahrain 2013 Prophet's Birthday 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 declaring Thursday, January 24, 2013, as the official non-working public holiday in Bahrain to mark the birthday of Prophet Mohammed for the Islamic year 1434. [full story]

Bhutanese Snowfall Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan (Thimphu) and Bhutanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bhutan's Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs have declared Monday, January 21, 2013, a government non-working public holiday in Bhutan's capital, Thimphu, due yesterday's first Thimphu snowfall of the winter. [full story]

Curaçao 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Eilandgebied Curaçao (Willemstad) and Curaçao bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Curaçao has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Curaçao for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Uganda 2013 NRM Public Holiday Might Move

Sources: Uganda Media Centre, Office of the President of the Republic of Uganda (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The chief of Uganda's Office of the President's Media Centre, Fred Opolot, has issued a press release announcing that the government of Uganda had declared Wednesday, January 30, 2013, as the date of the upcoming NRM Day celebrations in Uganda. [full story]

Sudanese Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday January 24

Sources: وكالة السودان للانباء (SUNA) and Sudanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Thursday, January 24, 2013, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of the anniversary of the holy Birthday of the Prophet. [full story]

Egyptian Prophet Public Holiday January 24

Sources: الهيئة العامة للأستعلامات (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Egypt's Minister of Manpower and Immigration, Khaled el-Azhari, has announced that the official non-working public holiday in Egypt for the upcoming Birthday of Prophet Muhammad, would be observed as a "fully paid holiday for employees of the public and private sectors" on Thursday, January 24, 2013. [full story]

Tunisian Prophet Public Holiday January 24

Sources: وكالة تونس افريقيا للانباء (Tunis) and Tunisian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Tunisia has announced that the date for the public holiday for the upcoming Mouled (the Prophet's Birthday) in Tunisia, would be Thursday, January 24, 2013. [full story]

Libyan Prophet Public Holiday January 24

Sources: المجلس الوطنى الإنتقالى (Tripoli) and Libyan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has announced that Thursday, January 24, 2013, had been declared a non-working public holiday throughout Libya on account of the upcoming Mawlid Al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet). [full story]

Nigerian Prophet Public Holiday January 24

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nigeria’s Federal Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has announced that Thursday, January 24, 2013, had been declared an official non-working public holiday throughout Nigeria to commemorate the Muslim celebration of Eid-El-Maulud (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday). [full story]

US Virgin Islands 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: The Governor's Office (St. Croix) and British Virgin Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of the US Virgin Islands, John P. de Jongh, Jr., has released its official list of non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Niue 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Niue Government and Niue bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Niue has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Niue for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Jordanian Public Holiday Moved To January 20

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, Jordanian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ensour, announced that the upcoming non-working public holiday in Jordan for Prophet Mohammad’s birthday had been moved from Thursday, January 24, to Sunday, January 20, 2013. [full story]

Indonesia Rules-Out Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: The Jakarta Post (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Joko Widodo, the Governor of Jakarta, Indonesia's political and economic capital, has placed the entire capital city of Jakarta under emergency status until January 27, due to recent flooding, but has ruled-out declaring tomorrow, Thursday, January 17, 2013, as a one-off non-working public holiday. [full story]

Malawi January 17 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Government of the Republic of Malawi (Lilongwe) and Malawi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malawi's Information Minister, Moses Kunkuyu, has announced that tomorrow, Thursday, January 17, 2013, had not been, and would not be, declared as a one-off non-working public holiday by the government of Malawi. [full story]

UAE 2013 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, the UAE's Minister of Education, Chairman of Board of Directors of the Federal Authority for Human Resources, Humaid Mohamed Al Qattami, issued a circular stating that the public sector holiday for the upcoming Milad Al Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) would be on Tuesday, January 24, 2013. [full story]

Latvian 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: LETA News Agency (Riga) and Latvia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Latvia has released the official list of non-working national public holidays in Latvia for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Trinidad and Tobago 2013 Carnival Public Holidays

Sources: Trinidad and Tobago Government Portal (Port of Spain) and Trinidad and Tobago bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Trinidad and Tobago, George Maxwell Richards, has proclaimed the dates of the upcoming 2013, non-working public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago for Carnival. [full story]

Botswana 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Botswana Press Agency (Gaborone) and Botswana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Botswana has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Botswana for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

New Zealand Provincial Public Holidays Maintained

Sources: Southland District Council (Invercargill) and New Zealand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). New Zealand's Southland District Council has maintained the move of the Southland Anniversary Day regional public holiday to be observed on Easter Tuesday. [full story]

New Caledonia 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Medef Nouvelle-Calédonie (Nouméa) and New Caledonia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of New Caledonia has released the official list of non-working public holidays (jours fériés chômés) and bank holidays for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Argentina January 31 Public Holiday Gazetted

Sources: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (Buenos Aires) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The bill to declare a one-off non-working public holiday in Argentina on Monday, January 31, 2013, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the initial meeting of the Argentine Contituting Assembly (conmemoración del bicentenario de la Asamblea General Constituyente de 1813), recently approved by Argentina's lower house of Congress (Cámara de Diputados) and Argentina's Senate, has now been officially gazetted (Ley Nº 26.840). [full story]

Macedonian Public Holiday January 19

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 Saturday, January 19, 2013, would be a non-working public holiday for believers of the Orthodox religion in Macedonia on account of the upcoming Orthodox Epiphany (Theophany) annual sectorial non-working public holiday. [full story]

Ireland 2015 Bank Holidays Announced

Sources: Irish Payment Services Organisation Limited (Dublin) and Ireland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The list of bank holidays for the calendar year 2015, in the republic of Ireland, has been released. [full story]

Pakistan 2013 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The head of Pakistan's Ruyat-e-Hilal (moon sighting) committee, Mufti Mufti Munibur Rehman, has announced that the upcoming month of Rabi-ul-Awaal would begin on January 14, meaning that the upcoming non-working public holiday in Pakistan marking the birthday of the Prophet will be on Friday, January 25, 2013. [full story]

Bangladesh Public Holiday January 25

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Public Relations Officer of the Islamic Foundation of Bangladesh's National Moon Sighting Committee and Religious Affairs Secretary, Kazi Habibul Awal, has announced that the moon of the month of Rabiul Awal Hijri 1433 had not been sighted in Bangladesh's sky yesterday, thus confirming that the Eid-e-Miladunnabi (birthday of the Prophet Mohammad), would be observed on Friday, January 25, 2013. [13-Jan-2013]