India June 2 Public Holiday In Telangana

Sources: Government of Telangana (Hyderabad) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of India's State of Telangana has announced that it had decided to declared Tuesday, June 2, 2015, as a non-working public holiday in India's State of Telangana to mark the first anniversary of the formation of the Indian State of Telangana. [full story]

Canada 2017-2018 BC Public Holidays Announced

Sources: The Government of the Province of British Columbia (Victoria) and Canada bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Canada's Province of British Columbia has updated its official multi-year list of public holidays in British Columbia by announcing the non-working public holidays in BC for the calendar year 2017 and 2018. [full story]

Sri Lankan 2016 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: அரசாங்க சேவை ஆணைக்குழு இலங்கை (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sri Lanka's Minister of Home Affairs, Joseph Michael Perera, has published in the "Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka", the official list of annual Sri Lankan public holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]

Paraguay Papal Public Holidays Update

Sources: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Paraguayan Lower House (Cámara de Diputados) has in turn approved a motion to declare Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, 2015, as one-off non-working public holidays in Paraguay on account of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis in Paraguay. [full story]

Samoan Public Holidays June 1-2

Sources: Samoan Ministry Of Commerce, Industry And Labour (Matagaluega o Pisinisi, Alamanuia, Leipa) and Samoan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Executive Officer of the Samoan Ministry of Commerce, Industry And Labour, Auelua Samuelu Enari, has announced that the government of Samoa had declared Tuesday, June 2, 2015, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Samoa to extend the upcoming, June 1st, non-working public holiday in Samoa on account of the 53rd Independence Day. [full story]

Guinea-Bissau Declares Mohammed VI Public Holiday

Sources: Assembleia Nacional Popular da República da Guiné-Bissau (Bissau) and Guinea Conakry bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Guinée-Bissau has declared Thursday, May 28, 2015, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Guinea-Bissau. [full story]

Nigerian 2015 Democracy 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 Friday, May 29, 2015, as a non-working public holiday in Nigeria. [full story]

Mexico Public Holiday June 7

Sources: Diario Oficial de la Federación (Ciudad de México) and Mexico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Mexican Ministry of Labour (Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social) has announced that Sunday, June 7, 2015, would be a nationwide non-working public holiday (día no laborable en todo el territorio nacional) on account of the upcoming legislative elections. [full story]

Iceland Mulls June 19 Public Holiday

Sources: Morgunblaðið (Reykjavík) and Iceland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Some of the local government agencies of Iceland, as well as many of the private sector companies in Iceland, have announced that they would observe a half-day non-working public holiday on Friday, June 19, 2015, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote in Iceland. [full story]

Paraguay Mulls Papal Public Holidays

Sources: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Paraguayan Senate has approved a motion to declare Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, 2015, as one-off non-working public holidays in Paraguay on account of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis in Paraguay. [full story]

Gibraltar Public Holiday May 25

Sources: Government of Gibraltar Press Office (Gibraltar) and Gibraltar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Gibraltar has announced that Monday, May 25, 2015, would be the Spring Bank Holiday, an official non-working public holiday in Gibraltar. [full story]

Australian 2016 QLD Public Holidays Amended Again

Sources: Department of Justice and Attorney-General (State of Queensland) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Department of Justice and Attorney-General of Australia's State of Queensland has issued a revised list of the dates of the annual non-working public holidays for 2016 in Australia's State of Queensland. [full story]

Singapore 2016 Public Holidays Updated

Sources: Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Singapore bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following the recent declaration by Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) of its annual list of non-working public holidays in Singapore for the upcoming calendar year 2016, and confirmation of the 2015 Deepavali public holiday date in Singapore, the MOM today announced that, in a break with past announcements of public holidays in Singapore, the October 29, 2016, Deepavali date would not be subjected to change. [full story]

Paraguayan June 15 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Paraguayan head of presidential decrees, Edgar Rodas, has released a communique confirming that the date of the upcoming Día de la Paz del Chaco public holiday would not be moved to Monday, June 15, 2015, as per the terms of the previously-released "Decreto número 2.755". [full story]

Macedonian Public Holidays May 24-25

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, May 24, 2015, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Macedonia "for all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia" on account of the upcoming "Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day" annual public holiday in Macedonia. [full story]

Ghana AU Public Holiday May 25

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Mark Woyongo, has announced that, earlier today, President John Dramani Mahama had declared Monday, May 25, 2015, had been declared a statutory non-working public holiday in Ghana on account of the upcoming African Union Day annual public holiday. [full story]

Bangladesh Shab-e-Barat June 2

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, Bangladesh's National Moon Sighting Committee and Religious Affairs Committee announced that the moon of the month of Shaban had been sighted in Bangladesh's sky earlier that night and therefore that the upcoming annual Shab-e-Barat (night of fortune and forgiveness) would be observed on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, to be accompanied by the corresponding annual non-working bank holiday and public holiday in Bangladesh. [full story]

El Salvador May 22-23 Public Holidays Approved

Sources: Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador (San Salvador) and El Salvador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of El Salvador has announced that the Salvadorean Congress had approved the draft decree to declare May 22 and 23, 2015, as one-off public holidays in El Salvador on account of the upcoming beatification of monseñor Romero ("Se ha aprobado el asueto y con ello se facilita a los salvadoreños que así lo deseen asistan al acto de beatificación de monseñor Romero"). [full story]

Malaysian KTN Public Holiday May 24

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Pengkalan Kubor) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of the government of Malaysia's State of Kelantan, Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob, has declared Sunday, May 24, 2015, as another one-off state public holiday in Malaysia's State of Kelantan in conjunction with the upcoming Kelantan meeting with Lions XII in the FA Cup final in Kuala Lumpur. [full story]

Fiji Mulls Rugby Public Holiday

Sources: Fiji Ministry of Information (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following last night's win by Fiji won of the World Sevens Series title, Fiji's Minister for Youth and Sports, Laisenia Tuitubou, has announced that a decision will be made soon on the scale of preparations to honor the World Sevens Series champions, and whether this will include the declaration of another one-off non-working public holiday in Fiji. [full story]

Spain 2016 Aragon Public Holidays Gazetted

Sources: Gobierno de Aragón (Zaragoza) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Spain's autonomous region of Aragon has gazetted (BOA de 14 de mayo de 2015) its previously-announced annual list of regional non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]

Jordanian Bank Holiday May 25

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan has issued the Memorandum 15/2015, ref.10/2/5925, which announces a bank holiday on Monday, May 25, 2015, on account of the annual Independence Day non-working Jordanian public holiday and bank holiday. [full story]

Venezuelan Bank Holiday May 18

Sources: Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario (Sudeban) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Venezuelan regulatory body for the banking sector, Sudeban (Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario) has announced that Monday, May 18, 2015, would be another bank holiday in Venezuela, on account of the annual "Celebración de la Ascensión del Señor" bank holiday of Venezuela. [full story]

El Salvador Extra May Public Holidays Update

Sources: Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador (San Salvador) and El Salvador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Details of the draft decree, submitted to the National Assembly earlier this week by the Minister of the Interior of El Salvador, Aristides Valencia, have been released, with a clarification of the extent of the May 22 proposed one-off public holiday in El Salvador, and an extension of the scope of the May 23 proposed one-off public holiday in El Salvador.. [full story]

Macau Extra Public Holiday September 3

Sources: 澳门特区政府入口网站 (Macau) and Macau bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Macau's Government has followed yesterday's separate announcements by China and Hong Kong that September 3, 2015, would be declared a one-off non-working public holiday in China and Hong Kong to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, by announcing that Thursday, September 3, 2015, would also be another one-off non-working public holiday and bank holiday in Macau. [full story]

Hong Kong Mulls September 3 Public Holiday

Sources: 香港政府一站通 (HKSAR) and Hong Kong bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Hong Kong's Labour Department has followed China's earlier announcement that September 3, 2015, would be declared a one-off non-working public holiday in China, by announcing yesterday that it would submit a bill to the Hong Kong Legislative Council later this month to also make the day of September 3, 2015, a non-working public holiday in Hong Kong. [full story]

Mayotte Extra Public Holiday May 15

Sources: Conseil départemental de Mayotte (Mamoudzou) and Mayotte public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the French department of Mayotte, Soibahadine Ibrahim Ramadani, has announced that Friday, May 15, 2015, would be an additional one-off non-working public holiday in Mayotte. [full story]

El Salvador May 22-23 Public Holidays Update

Sources: Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador (San Salvador) and El Salvador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Initial comments from members of El Salvador's newly installed legislature tend to indicate widespread support for the proposed declaration of May 22-23, 2015, as one-off non-working public holidays in El Salvador, on account of the upcoming beatification of Monseñor Oscar Arnulfo Romero. [full story]

China 2015 Public Holidays Amended

Sources: 中央政府门户网站国务院办公厅 (Beijing) and China bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following this morning's announcement by the Chinese government of a national holiday for this year's celebration of the 70th anniversary of the victory in World War II, China's General Office of the State Council has released an amended list of China's official annual non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Singapore 2016 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 finally released the official list of annual non-working public holidays in Singapore for the upcoming calendar year 2016 which, for a second consecutive year, does not include an error in the date of the 2016 Deepavali public holiday in Singapore. [full story]

Switzerland March 16 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Décisions du Conseil fédéral (Berne) and Switzerland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Conseil fédéral (the Executive Federal Council of Switzerland) has turned-down a proposal by Bern region Green MP, Aline Trede, to declare March 16 as a new annual non-working federal public holiday in Switzerland. [full story]

Lebanon Public Holiday May 25

Sources: جمعيّة مصارف لبنان (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Prime Minister of Lebanon, Tammam Salam, has issued a communique once again declaring Monday, May 25, 2015, as a non-working public holiday in Lebanon on the occasion of "Liberation Day". [full story]

Singapore 2015 Public Holidays Confirmed

Sources: Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Singapore bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has confirmed the full official list of annual non-working public holidays in Singapore for the upcoming calendar year 2015 which had been released a year ago, as tentative, due to the usual uncertainty in the determination of the Deepavali public holiday in Singapore. [full story]

Timor Leste Public Holiday May 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 amend the list of 2015 public holidays in Timor Leste by declaring another one-off non-working public sector holiday in Timor Leste (toleránsia pontu) on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, on account of the community celebration of "Our Lady of Fatima and Her message to the People". [full story]

Liberian Public Holiday May 11

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Monrovia) and Liberian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, the President of the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, issued a Proclamation declaring Monday, May 11, 2015, as another one-off non-working public holiday in Liberia to commemorate Liberia being declared Ebola-free. [full story]

Omani 2015 Prophet's Ascension Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities have announced the date of the upcoming 2015 annual non-working public holiday in Oman for the Prophet's Ascension (Al Isra’a Wal Miraj) for both the private sector and the public sector of Oman. [full story]

El Salvador Mulls May 22-23 Public Holidays

Sources: Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador (San Salvador) and El Salvador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The spokesperson for the President of El Salvador (Secretario de Comunicaciones de la Presidencia), Eugenio Chicas, has announced that the decision as to whether to declare additional one-off non-working public holidays in El Salvador, on account of the upcoming beatification of Monseñor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, would be made by President Salvador Sánchez Cerén, once the National Assembly is back in session. [full story]

British Virgin Islands Elections June 8

Sources: British Virgin Islands Cabinet Office (BVI) and British Virgin Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The British Virgin Islands' Acting Governor, V. Inez Archibald, has issued a proclamation announcing that the upcoming general election in the British Virgin Islands would be held on Monday, June 8, 2015. [full story]

Hong Kong 2016 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 2016 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]

Kuwaiti May 17 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission (CSC) has declared, Saturday, May 16, 2015, as an official non-working public holiday in Kuwait on account of the upcoming Ascension of Prophet Muhammad Israa wal Meraj annual public holiday of Kuwait. [full story]

UAE 2015 Israa wal Mairaj Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE Government has announced that the annual non-working UAE public holiday for the upcoming Israa wal Mairaj had been declared as Saturday, May 16, 2015. [full story]

Puerto Rico 2016 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Oficina de Recursos Humanos del Estado Libre Asociado (ORHELO) and Puerto Rico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The public sector's human resources department of the government of Puerto Rico (ORHELA) has released its annual "Memorando Especial", which lists Puerto Rico's public sector holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]

Spain 2016 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 official regional non-working public holidays (fiestas laborales, de carácter retribuido y no recuperables e inhábiles, para el año 2016 en la comunidad) for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]

Bolivian Papal Public Holidays Update

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's President, Evo Morales, has confirmed that the Bolivian Government was studying the declaration of one or more nationwide non-working public holidays in Bolivia, on account of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis, and the mass the Pope is scheduled to hold in Santa Cruz. [full story]

Guyana Public Holiday May 11

Sources: Guyana Government Information Agency (GINA) and Guyana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Home Affairs of Guyana has finally announced that, as per Section 6 of the Public Holiday Act, the Minister of Home Affairs of Guyana had declared Monday, May 11, 2015 as a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Guyana in observance of the upcoming General and Regional Elections. [full story]

Canada Terry Fox Public Holiday Update

Sources: Office of the Premier of the Province of Manitoba (Winipeg) and Canada bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Selinger government of Canada's Province of Manitoba has gone ahead and, as promised, introduced legislation to rename the annual August non-statutory public holiday, commonly called Civic Holiday, in honor of Terry Fox. [full story]

Syrian Public Holiday May 6

Sources: مصرف سورية المركزي (Damascus) and Syrian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Syria’s Prime Minister has issued a statement declaring a non-working public holiday in Syria on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, on the occasion of the upcoming Martyrs' Day annual non-working public holiday of Syria. [full story]

Ethiopian Public Holiday May 5

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) and Ethiopia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Tuesday, May 5, 2015, would be a non-working public holiday in Ethiopia on account of the annual Ethiopian non-working public holiday for Arbegnoch Qen (Victory Day). [full story]

Spain 2016 Asturias Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (BOPA) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Principado de Asturias autonomous region of Spain has announced its annual list of regional non-working public holidays in Spain's autonomous regions of the Asturias ("Decreto 28/2015, de 22 de abril, del Principado de Asturias, por el que se sustituye para el año 2016 una de las fiestas de ambio naciónal por el día 8 de Septiembre, Día de Asturias"), for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]