Dominican Republic Public Holiday May 5

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 would, once again, be moved from its traditional date of May 1st to Monday, May 5, 2014. [full story]

Spain 2015 Aragon Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Gobierno de Aragón (Zaragoza) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Spain's autonomous region of Aragon has announced its annual list of regional non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) for the upcoming calendar year 2015. [full story]

Bahrain Labour Day 2014 Bank Holiday

Sources: مصرف البحرين المركزى (Manama) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Bahrain has announced that it had declared a bank holiday on Thursday, May 1st, 2014, to mark the upcoming annual Labour Day public holiday in Bahrain. [full story]

Japan August 11 Public Holiday Update

Sources: 朝日新聞デジタル (Tokyo) and Japan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Japan's Parliament Lower House of Parliament has passed an amendment to Japan’s Holiday Act to designate August 11, as a new annual Japanese non-working public holiday, to be known as Mountain Day (Yama no Hi). [full story]

DR Congo Public Holiday May 1st

Sources: Présidence de la République Démocratique du Congo (Kinshasa) and DR Congo bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The "Ministre de la Fonction Publique" of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jean-Claude Kibala, has announced that Thursday, May 1st, 2014, would be non-working public holiday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("la journée du jeudi 1er mai 2014, Fête Internationale du Travail, est déclarée chômée et payée sur toute l’étendue de la République Démocratique du Congo"). [full story]

Bhutanese Public Holiday May 2nd

Sources: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan (Thimphu) and Bhutanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Royal Civil Service Commission of the Government of Bhutan has annouced that Friday, May 2nd, 2014, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Bhutan on the occasion of the upcoming annual Birth Anniversary of the late Third King, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, annual Bhutanese public holiday. [full story]

Afghanistan Public Holiday May 1st

Sources: آژانس خبرى پژواك (Kabul) and Afghanistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Afghanistan has declared Thursday, May 1st, 2014, as an official non-working public holiday in Afghanistan on the occasion of the annual International Workers' Day public holiday in Afghanistan. [full story]

Ecuador May 2nd Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Agencia de Noticias del Ecuador y Sudamérica (ANDES) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism (Ministerio de Turismo) has issued a communique ruling-out the rumoured declaration of May 2nd, 2014, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Ecuador ("la Secretaría Jurídica de la Presidencia de la República informó que el Ejecutivo no ha decretado puente vacacional para el viernes 2 de mayo, descartando así los rumores que circularon en las últimas horas"). [full story]

Nigerian 2014 Labour Day Public Holiday

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 Federal Government had once again declared Thursday, May 1st, 2014, as a non-working public holiday in Nigeria. [full story]

Algeria Extends 2014 Labour Day Public Holiday

Sources: الموقع الرسمي للمديرية العامة للوظيفة العمومية (Alger) and Algeria banks holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Algerian government, through its Premier ministère, chargé de la Réforme du Service Public has announced that Thursday, May 1st, 2014, had been declared a non-working public holiday, on account of the upcoming "fête du Travail". [full story]

Nepalese Public Holiday May 1st

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that Thursday, May 1st, 2014, had been declared as a non-working public holiday throughout the country on account of the upcoming International Workers' Day. [full story]

Costa Rican Public Holiday May 8

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social de Costa Rica (San José) and Costa Rican bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Costa Rica's Minister of Labour, Olman Segura, has announced that Thursday, May 8, 2014, had been declared as another one-off non-working public sector holiday in Costa Rica, on account of the upcoming inauguration of president-elect Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera. [full story]

Panama May 5 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Presidencia de la República de Panamá (Panama City) and Panama public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Department of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of the Interior of Panama, has announced that it has ruled-out the previously-discussed move of the upcoming May 1st annual Panamanian non-working public holiday, this year, from Thursday, May 1st, 2014, to Monday, May 5, 2014. [full story]

Bahrain Labour Day 2014 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, May 1st, 2014, to mark the upcoming annual International Labour Day Holiday 2014 public holiday in Bahrain. [full story]

Jordan Public Holiday May 1st

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ensour, has announced that, contrary to what happened in previous years, this year's annual Labour Day public holiday would be observed on its traditional date of May 1st. [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 announced that Thursday, May 1st, 2014, would once again be a bank holiday throughout Pakistan on the occasion of Labour Day. [full story]

Macedonian Public Holiday May 1

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 Thursday, May 1st, 2014, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Macedonia "for all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia" on account of the upcoming annual "Labor Day" public holiday in Macedonia. [full story]

Libyan 2014 Labour Day Public Holiday

Sources: المجلس الوطنى الإنتقالى (Tripoli) and Libyan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has announced that, once again, Thursday, May 1st, 2014, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Libya. [full story]

Spain 2015 Murcia Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Dirección General de Trabajode la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región 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 non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) for the upcoming calendar year 2015. [full story]

Hong Kong 2015 Public Holidays Released

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 annual official list of 2015 calendar year public holidays to be observed in Hong Kong, in accordance with the Employment Ordinance and General Holidays Ordinance as well as amendments thereto. [full story]

Romanian Senate Approves January 24 Public Holiday

Sources: Mediafax (Bucureşti) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Romanian Senate has approved the recently-announced new annual non-working Romanian public holiday on January 24, to commemorate the reunification of Wallachia and Moldavia. [full story]

Fiji September 17 Public Holiday Gazetted

Sources: Fiji Ministry of Information (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of the Government of Fiji has gazetted the previously-announced declaration of Wednesday, September 17, 2014, as an additional one-off non-working public holiday in Fiji on account of the upcoming general election. [full story]

Nicaraguan May Day 2014 Public Holidays Extended

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Minister of Labour, Alba Luz Torres Briones, has announced that Friday, May 2, 2014, would once again be a one-off non-working public holiday in Nicaragua as that day is sandwiched between the weekend and the annual May 1st non-working public holiday. [full story]

Egyptian Bank Holiday April 24

Sources: The Central Bank of Egypt (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Egypt's Central Bank has announced that all Egyptian banks would be closed on Thursday, April 24, 2014, which has been declared an additional one-off bank holiday in Egypt on account of the upcoming Sinai Liberation Day public holiday being observed on Friday, April 25. [full story]

Panamanian Public Holiday July 1st

Presidencia de la República de Panamá (Panama City) and Panama public holidays (qppstudio.net). The date of the upcoming quinquennial Presidential inauguration, Tuesday, July 1st, 2014, has been declared as a one-off non-working public holiday in Panama. [full story]

Nepalese Public Holiday April 24

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that Thursday, April 24, 2014, had been declared as a non-working public holiday throughout the country on account of the upcoming ninth Loktantra Day. [full story]

Ugandan August 28 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Uganda Media Centre, Office of the President of the Republic of Uganda (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) executive director, Ben Paul Mungyereza, has announced that Thursday, August 28, 2014, would this time not be a one-off official non-working public holiday in Uganda. [full story]

Samoan 2015-2016-2017-2018 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Samoan Ministry Of Commerce, Industry And Labour (Matagaluega o Pisinisi, Alamanuia, Leipa) and Samoan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Samoan Ministry of Commerce, Industry And Labour has released its quadrennial list of the official non-working public holidays in Samoa for the calendar years 2015-2016-2017-2018. [full story]

Kazakhstan Public Holidays May 1-3 and 7-10

Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Kazakhstan's Prime Minister, Karim Massimov, has signed another "Decree Of The Government For Favorable Conditions Of Working Population And Efficient Use Of Working Time" which declares 2 additional one-off non-working bridge public holidays in Kazakhstan, to link the upcoming annual Unity Day, Homeland Defender Day, and Victory Day, Kazakhstan public holidays with one another and the nearby weekends. [full story]

Spain 2015 Basque Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Boletín Oficial del País Vasco (BOPV) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The executive of Spain's autonomous region of the País Vasco has released its annual calendar of official regional public holidays (calendario laboral) for the upcoming calendar year 2015 in Spain's Basque region. [full story]

Romanian January 24 Public Holiday Approved

Sources: Mediafax (Bucureşti) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Romanian Government has announced that it had finally approved the long-expected new annual non-working Romanian public holiday on January 24, to commemorate the reunification of Wallachia and Moldavia. [full story]

Rwanda Public Holiday April 18

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, April 18, 2014, will be a non-working public holiday throughout Rwanda on account of the upcoming annual Rwandan public holiday to mark Good Friday. [full story]

Ghana 2014 Easter Public Holidays

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Kwesi Ahwoi, has announced that Friday, April 18, and Monday, April 21, 2014, had been declared a statutory non-working public holidays in Ghana on account of the upcoming annual Good Friday and Easter Monday public holidays in Ghana. [full story]

Nigerian Easter 2014 Public Holidays

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 Friday, April 18, and Monday, April 21, 2014, as non-working public holidays to commemorate this year's upcoming Good Friday and Easter Monday annual non-working public holidays, respectively. [full story]

Cape Verde 2014 Easter Public Holidays

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 another one-off public sector holiday (tolerância de ponto) for the afternoon of Thursday, April 17, 2014. [full story]

Swaziland Public Holiday April 24

Sources: Government of Swaziland Ministry of Home Affairs (Mbabane) and Swaziland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Swaziland's Home Affairs Minister, Princess Tsandzile, has announced that, once again, the annual non-working public holiday in Swaziland to mark King Mswati III's birthday would be moved to Thursday, April 24, 2014, due to its set date falling during the Easter weekend in 2014. [full story]

Timor Leste Public Holidays April 17 and 21

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 once again decided to declare additional day-off public sector holidays (toleránsia pontu) for Maundy Thursday and Easter Monday, on April 17 and 21, 2014, respectively. [full story]

Cuban Public Holiday April 18

Sources: Órgano Oficial del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (Granma) and Cuban bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Cuba's Council of Ministers has issued a communique indicating that, pending the taking effect of recent changes to Cuba's public holidays legislation, it had decided to declare Friday, April 18, 2014, the date of the upcoming Good Friday holiday, as another one-off non-working public holiday in Cuba. [full story]

Macedonian Public Holidays April 18 and 21

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 Monday, April 21, 2014, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Macedonia "for all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia" on account of the upcoming "second day of Easter according to the Orthodox calendar" annual public holiday in Macedonia. [full story]

Trinidad and Tobago 2014 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 updated its previously-released list of 2014 non-working public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago by proclaiming the dates of the upcoming annual non-working public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago for Good Friday, Easter, and Corpus Christi 2014. [full story]

Bolivian May 2 Public Holiday Cancelled

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Daniel Santalla, has announced that the Government of Bolivia had finally decided not to declare of Friday, May 2, 2014, as a non-working public holiday in Bolivia, despite the unambiguous terms of the Decreto Supremo 1210 which officialized the practice of declaring bridge public holidays for the Mondays before Labour Day and the Friday after Labour Day. [full story]

Nepalese 2071 BS New Year 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 13, 2014, had been declared as a non-working public holiday throughout Nepal, on account of the 2071 B.S. (Bikram Sambat era) New Year public holiday in Nepal. [full story]

Montserrat 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Government of Montserrat (Brades) and Montserrat bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Montserrat's Office of the Deputy Governor has announced its annual list of public holidays, and in lieu public holidays in Montserrat for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Paraguay Public Sector Holiday April 16

Sources: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Paraguay's President, Horacio Cartes, has decreed a non-working public sector holiday for Wednesday, April 16, 2014, to let Paraguayan civil servants once again begin their Holy Week non-working public holidays earlier. [full story]

Liberia Public Holiday April 11

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Monrovia) and Liberian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has issued a Proclamation declaring Friday, April 11, 2014, as the National Fast and Prayer Day annual non-working public holiday. [full story]

Macau 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: 澳门特区政府入口网站 (Macau) and Macau bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Macau SAR has announced the full list of official Macau non-working annual public holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2015. [full story]

Bolivian Public Holiday May 2

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Daniel Santalla, has announced that it was too soon ("es muy adelantado hablar sobre este tema") to discuss the declaration of Friday, May 2, 2014, as a non-working public holiday in Bolivia, despite the unambiguous terms of the Decreto Supremo 1210. [full story]

Singapore 2015 Public Holidays Released

Sources: Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Singapore bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has released its annual official list of non-working public holidays in Singapore for the upcoming calendar year 2015 which, for once, does not include an error in the date of the 2015 Deepavali public holiday in Singapore. [full story]

Romania May 2 Public Holiday Update

Sources: Mediafax (Bucureşti) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Romanian Government has announced that civil servants would work on Saturday, April 26, 2014, to compensate the recently-approved declaration of another one-off non-working bridge public sector holiday on Friday, May 2, 2014, to tie the annual May 1st public holiday in Romania with the following weekend. [full story]

Nicaraguan Easter 2014 Public Sector Holidays

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Minister of Labour, Alba Luz Torres Briones, has announced that Nicaragua's public sector workers and government services would once again close down for 9 consecutive days of public sector holidays on account of the upcoming Holy Week (desde el Sábado de Ramos hasta el Domingo de Pascua, período que marca la Semana Santa y que este año está comprendido entre los días 12 al 20 de abril, será declarado feriado). [full story]