Wales FM Favors March 1st Public Holiday

Sources: BBC News (BBC) and UK bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Responding to the Welsh Conservatives' call for a new annual non-working public holiday in Wales on March 1st to commemorate Saint David's Day, the First Minister of Wales announced that he was in favour of seeking the power to declare a public holiday in Wales. [full story]

Paraguay Public Holiday March 4

Sources: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Paraguay has issued a communique confirming that the upcoming Día de los Héroes public holiday would be observed as a non-working public holiday in Paraguay on Monday, March 4, 2013, instead of its set annual date of March 1st. [full story]

Dominican Republic Public Holiday Tomorrow

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 a communiqué confirming that, as per the Dominican Republic current public holidays legislation, the upcoming Día de la Independencia Nacional public holiday would be observed as a non-working public holiday on its set date of February 27, 2013, in the Dominican Republic. [full story]

Kenyan Electoral Public Holiday March 4

Sources: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Nairobi) and Kenya bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The head of Kenya's Public Service, Francis Kimemia, has announced that the Government of Kenya had finally declared Monday, March 4, 2013, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Kenya, on account of the upcoming Presidential and General Elections. [full story]

Bermuda 2014 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 2014. [full story]

Romanian 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Banca Naţională a României (Bucureşti) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Romania has released the official list of 2014 non-working public holidays in Romania (zile libere si sarbatorile oficiale). [full story]

Maldives Public Holiday March 4

Sources: ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Male) and Maldives bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the President of the Maldives, Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik , has issued a press communique indicating that Monday, March 4, 2013, had been declared a one-off public holiday to once again coincide with the year's first sitting of the People’s Majlis. [full story]

Philippines EDSA Holiday Clarification

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Philippines has confirmed that, despite many press reports to the contrary, tomorrow's EDSA Special Holiday was restricted to schools only, and that Monday, February 25, 2013, would therefore be a regular working day in the Philippines. [full story]

Macau Declares Additional 2014 Public Holidays

Sources: 澳门特区政府入口网站 (Macau) and Macau bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Macau's Chief Executive has once again announced additional, one-off, non-working public holidays (Special Grant for exempt from work for staff in Public Administration by the Chief Executive) for the upcoming calendar year 2014. [full story]

Cuban 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Órgano Oficial del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (Granma) and Cuban bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cuban government has released the up-to-date list of non-working public holidays in Cuba for the calendar year 2013 and the foreseeable future. [full story]

France Regional Public Holidays Maintained

Sources: Le Figaro (Paris) and France public holidays (qppstudio.net). France's Constitutional Court (le Conseil Constitutionnel) has rejected an attempt by the ruling Socialist Party to abrogate the "Concordat" which affords 2 additional non-working public holidays to 3 of France's administrative departments (Alsace and Moselle). [full story]

Ireland Republic Day Public Holiday Bill

Sources: Houses of the Oireachtas- National Parliament (Dublin) and Ireland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Dublin Member of Parliament, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, has introduced the Public Holidays (Lá Na Poblachta) Bill 2013 which would make April 24 a new annual non-working public holiday in Ireland. [full tory]

Trinidad and Tobago 2013 Easter Public Holidays

Sources: Trinidad and Tobago Government Portal (Port of Spain) and Trinidad and Tobago bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Trinidad and Tobago has proclaimed the still missing dates of the upcoming 2013, non-working public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago for Good Friday, Easter, and Corpus Christi. [21-Feb-2013]

New Zealand 2019-2021 Public Holidays Amended

Sources: New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Wellington) and New Zealand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released an amended list of non-working public holidays for the calendar years 2019, 2020, and 2021. [full story]

Ghana September 21 Public Holiday Finally Tabled

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Ghana has finally submitted a bill to Parliament to amend the Public Holidays Act to include the birthday of Kwame Nkrumah as a statutory non-working public holiday, to be observed annually on the 21st of September. [full story]

Grenada Public Holiday February 22

Sources: Office of the Prime Minister of Grenada (St George's) and Grenada bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Prime Minister-elect of Grenada, Keith Mitchell, has declared Friday, February 22, 2013, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Grenada for the country to " take to the streets and revel in this astounding victory". [full story]

Sierra Leone Inaugural Public Holiday February 22

Sources: State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) and Sierra Leone bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Freshly returned from yesterday's one-off public holiday, the Office of the President of Sierra Leone has announced that Friday, February 22, 2013, had been declared a one-off non-working public holiday thoughout Sierra Leone, to once again mark the inauguration of President Ernest Bai Koroma. [full story]

New Zealand 'Monday-ised' Public Holidays Progress

Sources: The New Zealand Herald (Auckland) and New Zealand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The private members bill which proposes that the following Monday be a public holiday when Waitangi Day and Anzac Day fall on a weekend which was presented last spring and passed first reading in Parliament last summer is widely expected to pass its second reading in the New Zealand Parliament tomorrow. [full story]

South Australia 2015 Public Holidays Released

Sources: Government of South Australia SafeWork SA (Adelaide) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the Australian State of South Australia has released the list of official non-working public holidays in the Australian State of South Australia for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Kazakhstan 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Kazakhstan has released the official list of non-working public holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Solomon Islands Public Holiday February 20

Sources: The Solomon Star (Honiara) and Solomon Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Solomon Islands has declared Wednesday, February 20, 2013, as a one-off public holiday to coincide with that day's memorial for the people who lost their lives in the February 6 tsunami that struck Santa Cruz in Temotu Province. [full story]

Lebanon Call For September 1st Public Holiday

Sources: جمعيّة مصارف لبنان (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following last week's declaration of Thursday, February 14, 2013, as a non-working public holiday to, once more, commemorate the anniversary of the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, Baabda MP Alain Aoun has proposed that September 1st be made into an annual non-working public holiday in Lebanon to commemorate all assassinated political leaders in the country. [full story]

Kuwait Extra Public Holiday February 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 Monday and Tuesday, February 25 and 26, 2013, as non-working public holidays for the upcoming National Day and Liberation Day annual public holidays and once again an additional bridge public holiday on the previous Sunday. [full story]

Bénin 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Site Officiel du président Béninois Boni Yayi (Cotonou) and Bénin bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Bénin has announced the list of expected 2013 non-working public holidays in Bénin. [full story]

Dominica 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (Office of the Prime Minister) and Dominica bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has released the official list of 2013 non-working public holidays in Dominica. [full story]

Sierra Leone Public Holiday February 18 Again

Sources: State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) and Sierra Leone bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the President of Sierra Leone has announced that Monday, February 18, 2013, had once again been declared a one-off non-working public holiday thoughout Sierra Leone, to be observed as Armed Forces Day. [full story]

Armenian Election Public Holiday February 18

Sources: Հայերեն լրատվական գործակալությանը (ARMENPRESS) and Armenian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Armenian Prime Minister, Tigran Sargsyan, has announced that Monday, February 18, 2013, the date of the upcoming presidential election in Armenia, would once again be a non-working public holiday in Armenia. [full story]

Azerbaijan 2013 Novruz Public Holidays Extended

Sources: Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabineti (Baku) and Azerbaijan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers has issued a decision, once again extending the upcoming Novruz non-working public holidays in Azerbaijan to 7 consecutive days. [full story]

Mauritius Bank Holiday Today

Sources: Government of Mauritius (Port-Louis) and Mauritius bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Due to the ongoing massive downpour, the Bank of Mauritius (Mauritius' Central Bank) has announced that it had declared today, Wednesday, February 13, 2013, as a one-off bank holiday when all banks and financial institutions of Mauritius will close. [full story]

South Australia March Public Holiday Maintained Until 2015

Sources: The Australian (Adelaide) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Industrial Relations Minister of the Australian State of South Australia, John Rau, has announced that, despite lobbying by the South Australian Jockey Club, the second Monday of March non-working public holiday (often referred to as Adelaide Cup Day) will remain in March until 2015, at least. [full story]

UAE Mulling Public Holidays Reform

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Minister of Presidential Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, has announced that the private sector weekend days-off and non-working public holidays may soon be brought in line with those of government employees. [full story]

Turks and Caicos 2013 Public Holidays To Be Amended

Sources: Turks and Caicos Office Of Public Service Management (Providenciales) and Turks and Caicos bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office Of Public Service Management of the Turks and Caicos Islands has announced that, to comply with the provisions of the Elections Ordinance, it would soon amend its recently-released list of the official non-working public holidays in the Turks and Caicos Islands, for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

New Caledonia 2013 Public Holidays Amended

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

Finland 2016 Bank Holidays Announced

Sources: Suomen Pankki - Finlands Bank (Helsinki) and Finland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Finland's Central Bank (Suomen Pankki) has released the list of official bank holidays (Pankkivapaapäivät) in Finland for the calendar year 2016. [full story]

Timor Leste Public Holiday February 13

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 that it had decided to grant an additional day-off public sector holiday for Ash Wednesday, on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, to all employees of ministries, departments and State agencies including all State institutes and bodies, but this year only until 12:00 noon (Toleránsia pontu iha loron 13 fulan Fevereiru tinan 2013, to’o oras 12). [full story]

Vatican April Public Holiday Change

Sources: Prefettura della Casa Ponitificia (Vatican City) and Holy See/Vatican bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following today's announcement that Pope Benedict the XVIth would retire on February 28, 2013, it is apparent that the April 19 annual Vatican public holiday commemorating his election will cease to be observed. [full story]

Qatari 2013 Sports Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: قنـا الموقع العربي الصفحة الرئيسية (QNA) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Over this past weekend, Qatar's Emiri Diwan has confirmed that Tuesday, February 12, 2013, had been declared as a non-working public holiday in Qatar on account of the upcoming 2013 National Sport Day. [full story]

Madagascar 2013 Electoral Public Holidays Moved

Sources: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) and Madagascar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Madagascar's President of the Independent National Electoral Commission for the transition (Cénit), has announced that the dates for the first and second rounds of the upcoming presidential election in Madagascar, dates which had been expected to be declared one-off public holidays, had been pushed back to July 25 and September 25, 2013, respectively. [full story]

Indonesian CNY Public Holiday Imbroglio

Sources: The Jakarta Post (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief of Surakarta’s Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI), Zainal Arifin Adnan, has issued a fatwa forbiding any Muslim from participating in any Chinese New Year festivities, but several Indonesian Muslim leaders have been distancing themselves from the position that Chinese New Year is haram (forbiden). [full story]

Cyprus 2014 Bank Holidays Released

Sources: Kεντρική Τράπεζα Κύπρου (Nicosia) and Cyprus bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Cyprus has released its official list of bank holidays to be observed in Cyprus for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Lebanon February 14 Hariri Bank Holiday

Sources: جمعيّة مصارف لبنان (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Association of Banks in Lebanon has announced that Thursday, February 14, 2013, had also been declared a bank holiday for all banks and financial institutions of Lebanon, including the Beirut Stock Exchange and the Central Bank of Lebanon, to commemorate the anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri (Commémoration de l'assasinat du PM Rafic Hariri). [full story]

Grenada 2013 Carnival Public Holidays Clarification

Sources: Office of the Prime Minister of Grenada (St George's) and Grenada bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Prime Minister of Grenada, Tillman Thomas, has issued a communique explaining that, although the dates of the upcoming Carriacou Carnival 2013 could not be made non-working public holidays in 2013 in Grenada, all government offices and schools in Carriacou, would remain closed on Monday and Tuesday, February 11 and 12, 2013. [full story]

Lebanon Hariri Public Holiday February 14

Sources: Government Portal for Information and Forms (Republic of Lebanon) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Lebanon, through a statement by Prime Minister Najib Mikati, has declared Thursday, February 14, 2013, as a non-working public holiday to, once more, commemorate the anniversary of the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. [full story]

Sint Maarten 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Government of Sint Maarten (Great Bay) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Sint Maarten Labour Department has released list of the Sint Maarten non-working public holidays dates for 2013. [full story]

Afghanistan 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: آژانس خبرى پژواك (Kabul) and Afghanistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Afghanistan has announced the list of official non-working public holidays in Afghanistan for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Nepalese Tamang Public Holiday Monday

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that the government of Nepal had declared Monday, February 11, 2013, as a non-working public holiday on account of the upcoming Sonam Lhosar festival marking the beginning of the Tamang New Year (Year of the Snake). [full story]

Thailand 2013 Songkran Bank Holidays Unchanged

Sources: ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following yesterday's announcement by the government of Thailand that the upcoming Songkran (Thai New Year) non-working public holidays would be extended by one additional day of public holiday, the Bank of Thailand has categorically ruled-out following suit, meaning that the upcoming Songkran New Year bank holidays in Thailand will remain set at 4 days. [full story]

Bolivian 2013 Carnival Public Holidays Extended

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's government has issued a communique confirming the dates of the upcoming Carnival non-working public holidays in Bolivia for the private sector, while extending the dates of the upcoming Carnival non-working public holidays for the Bolivian public sector. [full story]

Canada BC Public Holiday Confusion

Sources: CTV Vancouver Island (Victoria) and Canada bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). As Monday, February 11, 2013, the first occurrence of the new, Family Day, annual public holiday in British Columbia, approaches, there is minor chaos as people discover that not all in British Columbia are covered by the new Family Day, public holiday. [full story]

Barbados 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Government of Barbados Ministry of Labour (Bridgetown) and Barbados bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Barbados has published the official list of official non-working public holidays in Barbados for the calendar year 2015. [full story]