Argentina's President Mulls June 17 Public Holiday Veto

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Argentina's Vice-President, Gabriela Michetti, is quoted in the Argentine media as not ruling-out the possibility that President Macri will veto the bill currently making its way through Argentina's parliament and which would declare a one-off non-working public holiday in Argentina on June 17 ("aniversario de la muerte del general salteño Martín Miguel de Güemes"). [full story]

Indonesia Adds June 1st Public Holiday

Sources: Situs Resmi Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Kesejahteraan Rakyat (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Indonesian State Palace Spokesman, Johan Budi, has announced that the Government of Indonesia had finally decided to declare June 1st as a new, "Pancasila Day", non-working public holiday in Indonesia, but only from next year. [full story]

Nepalese Public Holiday June 1st

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Home Ministry of the Government of Nepal has announced that the Government of Nepal had decided to declare Wednesday, June 1st, 2016, as a one-off non-working public holidays in Nepal on account of the upcoming "elections for the authorized trade union of the civil servants". [full story]

Kazakhstan 2017 Public Holidays Draft

Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Health and Social Development of the government of Kazakhstan has released a surprisingly early draft of the annual list of non-working public holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan for the upcoming calendar year 2017. [full story]

Moldova Public Holiday June 1st

Sources: Agentia Informationala de Stat (Moldpres) and Moldovan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sources within the Moldavian executive have informed us that a draft decree on the declaration of June 1st, as a new annual non-working public holiday in Moldova, as voted late last week by Moldova's Parliament, would be considered at tomorrow's, May 31st, Cabinet meeting, and that it is expected that the Cabinet of the Government of Moldova will approve the declaration of International Children's Day as a new annual non-working public holiday in Moldova. [full story]

Ghana Could Cancel May 25 Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The leader of Ghana's Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has announced that if he wins the upcoming presidential elections in Ghana, he would act to cancel the annual, May 25, non-working public holiday of Ghana ("This will be on my hit list as the President of the Republic of Ghana"). [full story]

Tongan Public Holiday June 22

Sources: Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications (Nuku'alofa) and Tonga bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué announcing that the Tongan Cabinet had declared Wednesday, June 22, 2016, as another one-off official non-working public holiday in Tonga to mark the 150th Anniversary of Tupou College. [full story]

Samoan Public Holidays June 1-2-3

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 (M.C.I.L) has announced that the government of Samoa had declared Wednesday to Friday, June 1-3, 2016, as non-working public holidays in Samoa on account of the upcoming 54th Samoan Independence Day Celebrations. [full story]

Cayman Islands Update 2016 Public Holidays

Sources: Cayman Islands Government Information and Services (Grand Cayman) and Cayman Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). In a private communication to us, the Cayman Islands' Deputy Governor's Office has issued a communique updating the previously-released annual list of official non-working public holidays in the Cayman Islands for the calendar year 2016. [full story]

Venezuelan Bank Holiday May 30

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 30, 2016, would be another bank holiday in Venezuela, on account of the annual "Día de Corpus Christi" ("fiesta del Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo") annual bank holiday of Venezuela. [full story]

Moldova Votes June 1st Public Holiday

Sources: Agentia Informationala de Stat (Moldpres) and Moldovan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Moldova's Parliament has voted the recent bill, introduced by Liberal MP, Alina Zotea, that would make June 1st, International Children's Day, a new annual non-working public holiday in Moldova, beginning this year. [full story]

Malaysian July 22 Sarawak Public Holiday Gazetted

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Johor Baru) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A statement from the State Administrative Unit of the Chief Minister’s Department of the state Government of Malaysia's state of Sarawak, contains the declaration of July 22 as a new annual non-working public holiday in Malaysia's state of Sarawak, to be known as the "Sarawak Independence Day". [full story]

Indonesia Mulls June 1st Public Holiday

Sources: Situs Resmi Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Kesejahteraan Rakyat (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Secretary of the Cabinet of Indonesia's Government, Pramono Anung, has announced that a bill is currently being finalized, to be signed by the president, which would declare June 1, Pancasila Day, as a new annual non-working public holiday in Indonesia, to commemorate the birth of Pancasila, in a presidential decree drafted by President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla. [full story]

Nigerian 2016 Democracy Day 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, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has announced that the Nigerian Federal Government had declared Friday, May 29, 2015, as a non-working public holiday in Nigeria, on account of the 2016 Democracy Day non-working public holiday of Nigeria. [full story]

Sri Lankan Public Holiday December 12

Sources: அரசாங்க சேவை ஆணைக்குழு இலங்கை (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Sri Lankan Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs, following yesterday's Cabinet of Ministers' meeting, has announced that the Sri Lankan Government had decided to declare December 12, 2016, as a national day, in addition to it having been declared as an annual non-working public holiday in Sri Lanka in 2016. [full story]

Haiti Public Holiday May 26

Sources: Communiqués de presse de la Présidence de la République d'Haïti (Port-au-Prince) and Haiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of Communication of the Presidency of Haiti and the Ministry of Communication of Haiti have announced that Haiti's President has once again issued an Executive Order declaring Thursday, May 26, 2016, as an additional one-off non-working public holiday throughout Haiti to coincide with this year's "Corpus Christi" holiday. [full story]

Bolivian Public Holidays June 26-27

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour has confirmed the upcoming Corpus Christi annual non-working public holiday of Bolivia would be observed on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in all sectors of the Bolivian economy. [full story]

Nicaraguan Public Holiday May 30

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Minister of Labour, "Compañera" Rosario Murillo, issued a communique declaring that Monday, May 30, 2016, would once again be a non-working public sector holiday in Nicaragua, in accordance with the Decreto Presidencial 22-2010, to mark Nicaragua's Mothers' Day. [full story]

Iraqi Mulls Public Holidays Overhaul Again

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Committee Chairman of Iraq's Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, has announced that it was in the process of drafting yet another piece of legislation which would overhaul the public holidays law in Iraq. [full story]

Dominican Republic Public Holiday May 26

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 current public holidays legislation, Thursday, May 26, 2016, would be an official non-working public holiday in the Dominican Republic on account of the upcoming Día Corpus Christi annual immovable non-working public holiday in the Dominican Republic. [full story]

Mongolian Public Holiday June 1

Sources: Үндэсний Мэдээллийн Монцамэ Агентлаг (Ulaanbaatar) and Mongolia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Mongolian government has announced that Wednesday, June 1, 2016, would be a non-working public holiday in Mongolia, on account of International Children’s Day. [full story]

Taiwan June 10 Public Holiday Compensation

Sources: 行政院人事行政局 (Taipei) and Taiwan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Directorate General of Personnel Administration has reminded the population that, as per its previously-released annual calendar of official non-working public holidays in Taiwan for the calendar year 2016, Satuday, June 4, 2016, will be a regular working day in Taiwan, due to the one-off bridge public holiday in Taiwan on Friday, June 10, 2016. [full story]

Luxemburg 2017 Bank Holidays Announced

Sources: Luxemburger Bankenvereinigung (Luxemburg) and Luxembourg bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Luxembourg Bankers' Association (Luxemburger Bankenvereinigung) has issued its annual list of official bank holidays in Luxembourg for the upcoming calendar year 2017. [full story]

Mauritius 2017 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Government of Mauritius (Port-Louis) and Mauritius bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of the Government of Mauritius has released its official annual list of the non-working public holidays in Mauritius for the upcoming calendar year 2017. [full story]

Sri Lanka Cancels May 23 Public Holiday

Sources: அரசாங்க சேவை ஆணைக்குழு இலங்கை (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Sri Lankan Minister of Home Affairs has announced that, "after considering current inclement weather resulting in floods and landslides in several parts of the country", the Sri Lankan Government had decided to cancel its previously-declared day in lieu non-working public holiday in Sri Lanka granted to public officers on Monday, May 23, 2016, due to the annual Vesak full Moon Poya day of Sri Lanka falling on a Saturday in 2016. [full story]

Spain 2017 Canaries Public Holidays Gazetted

Sources: Diario de Avisos (Santa Cruz De Tenerife) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno of the regional government of Spain's autonomous region of las Islas Canarias, has gazetted the previously-announced official list of 2017 regional non-working public holidays in the Canaries Islands (calendario laboral). [full story]

Argentina Mulls June 17 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Committee on Constitutional Affairs of Argentina's Senate has approved a bill which would declare a new annual non-working public holiday in Argentina on June 17, to commemorate General Martín Miguel de Güemes ("conmemoración al paso a la inmortalidad del general Don Martin de Güemes"). [full story]

Macedonian Public Holiday May 24

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 24, 2016, 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]

Spain 2017 Andalucia Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía (BOJA) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno de la Junta de Andalucía has released and gazetted in the BOJA (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía), its annual list of non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Autonomous Region of Andalucia for the calendar year 2017 ("calendario de fiestas laborales en Andalucía para el año 2017"). [full story]

Ukraine June 2016 Public Holidays

Sources: Кабінет Міністрів України (Kiev) and Ukraine bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Social Policy of the Ukraine has issued a communiqué confirming and detailing the official list of June 2016 non-working public holidays in the Ukraine, as had been announced late last year. [full story]

Nepalese National Day Public Holidays Moved

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal, at its latest cabinet meeting, decided to change the date of the official National Day public holiday in Nepal, from May 28, as recently-announced in the list of official non-working public holidays in Nepal for the Nepalese year B.S. 2073 (April 2016-April 2017), to the date of the anniversary of the signing of the new constitution last year, on September 20. [full story]

Tajikistan Public Holidays Amended

Sources: Majlisi namoyandagon of Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan (MNMORT) and Tajikistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Tajikistan’s President, Emomali Rahmon, has issued a decree signing into law the public holidays amendments recently passed by Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament (the Majlisi Namoyandagon) and which declare a new annual non-working public holiday in Tajikistan to mark the presidency of Tajikistan’s longtime ruler Emomali Rakhmon. [full story]

Malaysian State Public Holiday May 15

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Johor Baru) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier tonight, the State Secretary of Malaysia's State of Johor, Datuk Ismail Karim, has announced that the government of Malaysia's State of Johor had declared that Sunday, May 15, 2016, would be a one-off additional non-working public holiday in the State of Johor, to celebrate tonight's winning by Johor's team of this year's FA Cup. [full story]

Jordanian Bank and Public Holidays 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 15/2016, Ref.10/2/6720, which announces a bank holiday on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, on account of the annual Independence Day non-working Jordanian public holiday and bank holiday. [full story]

Liberia Public Holiday May 14

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 Saturday, May 14, 2016, as the National Unification Day of the Republic of Liberia non-working public holiday to be observed throughout the Republic as a national holiday. [full story]

Spain 2017 Basque Public Holidays Approved

Sources: Boletín Oficial del País Vasco (BOPV) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The executive of Spain's Basque autonomous region (País Vasco) has approved the recently-released draft of its annual calendar of official Spanish regional public holidays and bank holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2017 in Spain's Basque region (calendario oficial de fiestas laborales de la Comunidad Autónoma Vasca). [full story]

Spain 2017 Canaries Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Diario de Avisos (Santa Cruz De Tenerife) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno of the regional government of Spain's autonomous region of las Islas Canarias, has announced its official annual list of 2017 Spanish regional non-working public holidays in the Canaries Islands ("El Consejo de Gobierno de Canarias aprobó ayer el calendario laboral al que a las cuatro fiestas de ámbito nacional se suman siete elegidas por la Comunidad Autónoma"). [full story]

Comoros Public Holiday May 11

Sources: Présidence de l'Union des Comores (Moroni) and Comoros bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Comoros Council of Ministers has declared Wednesday, May 11, 2016 as a one-off non-working public holidays in the Comoros ("journée chômée et payée"), on account of the upcoming "partial" presidential election of that same date in the Comoros. [full story]

Ecuador Public Holiday May 27

Sources: Agencia de Noticias del Ecuador y Sudamérica (ANDES) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's Minister of Tourism (Ministro de Turismo), Fernando Alvarado, has issued a communique confirming that the upcoming May 24, conmemoración de la Batalla de Pichincha, annual public holiday of Ecuador is a compulsory annual non-working public holiday in Ecuador which will be observed, this year, on Friday, May 27, 2016. [full story]

Ugandan Public Holiday May 12

Sources: Uganda Media Centre, Office of the President of the Republic of Uganda (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Uganda had declared that Thursday, May 12, 2016, would be yet another non-working public holiday in Uganda, this time on account of the upcoming swearing-in ceremony for President Yoweri Museveni. [full story]

Bangladesh Shab-e-Barat May 22

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 Shab-e-Barat (night of fortune and forgiveness) would be observed on Sunday, May 22, 2016, to be accompanied by the corresponding annual non-working public holiday in Bangladesh. [full story]

Suriname Public Holiday May 16

Sources: Kabinet van de President van de Republiek Suriname (Paramarimbo) and Suriname bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Suriname announced that the upcoming "2e Pinksteren" (Whitmonday) annual non-working public holiday in Suriname would be observed on Monday, May 16, 2016, a date which has been declared a non-working public holiday in Suriname. [full story]

Dominican Republic Public Holidays May 14-15

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, República Dominicana (Santo Domingo) and Dominican Republic bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Presidency of the Dominican Republic has issued a decree announcing that, as per the provisions of electoral law, Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, 2016, would be an official non-working electoral public holidays in the Dominican Republic ("establece los días no laborables por el proceso votación el 15 de mayo"). [full story]

Macau 2017 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 its annual full list of official non-working annual public holidays in Macau for the upcoming calendar year 2017, thus completing the recently-released list of one-off public holidays in Macau for 2017. [full story]

Spain 2017 Galicia Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Diario Oficial de Galicia (Santiago de Compostela) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Spain's Autonomous Region of Galicia (Consejo de la Xunta de Galicia) has published its annual official list of regional public holidays in Galicia ("calendario laboral") for the upcoming calendar year 2017. [full story]

Thailand Public Holiday May 9

Sources: ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Thailand has confirmed the date of the 2016 Royal Ploughing Ceremony annual non-working public holiday, on May 9, 2016, in line with the previously-released list of official annual non-working public holidays in Thailand for the calendar year 2016. [full story]

Bolivia Decrees Extended Public Holidays

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's government has issued a decree, signed by President Evo Morales, which regulates the declaration of one-off day in lieu non-working public holidays in Bolivia, whenever a fixed-date annual non-working public holiday falls on a Sunday ("regula el calendario y traslado de feriados nacionales del país cuando caen en domingo"). [full story]

Sri Lankan Public Holiday May 23

Sources: அரசாங்க சேவை ஆணைக்குழு இலங்கை (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Sri Lankan Minister of Home Affairs has announced that the Sri Lankan Government had decided to declare Monday, May 23, 2016, as a day in lieu non-working public holiday in Sri Lanka in view of the annual Vesak full Moon Poya day of Sri Lanka falling on a Saturday in 2016. [full story]

Australian Territory Day Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment of the Northern Territory Government (Darwin) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of the Government of Australia's Northern Territory, Adam Giles, has announced that he had ruled-out the replacement of the May Day annual non-working public holiday in the Australian Northern Territory, by a new annual non-working Australian public holiday for Territory Day. [full story]

Fiji November 11 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Fiji Ministry of Information (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Fiji's Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, has announced that there would be no one-off, or otherwise, non-working public holiday in Fiji, on Friday, November 11, 2016, to commemorate the centennial of the end of the arrival of Indian indentured laborers to Fiji. [full story]