Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Worldwide Public Holidays News: October 2017


Kyrgyzstan Parliament Approves Public Holidays Amendments
(Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2017)
Source: Kabar Kyrgyz National News Agency (Bishkek) - Summary: The parliamentary committee on social affairs, education, science, culture and healthcare of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan has approved the draft law on the establishment of November 7-8 as a "Days of History and Memory of Ancestors". - Links: full story, other Kyrgyzstan news and updates, Kyrgyzstan public holidays, back to the top.



Bolivian Public Holiday November 2
(Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2017)
Source: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) - Summary: Bolivia's Minister of Labour has issued a communique confirming that the upcoming November 2, Día de los Difuntos, annual public holiday of Bolivia is a compulsory annual non-working public holiday in Bolivia for both the private and public sectors and that it will be observed on Thursday, November 2, 2017. - Links: full story, other Bolivia news and updates, Bolivia public holidays, back to the top.



Bhutanese Coronation Day Public Holiday November 1st
(Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2017)
Source: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan (Thimphu) - Summary: The Royal Civil Service Commission of the Government of Bhutan has announced that Wednesday, November 1, 2017, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Bhutan on the occasion of the upcoming "9th Anniversary of the Coronation of His Majesty The King, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck". - Links: full story, other Bhutan news and updates, Bhutan public holidays, back to the top.



Algerian Revolution Day Public Holiday 2017
(Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017)
Source: Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique (Algiers) - Summary: The Algerian Ministry of Labour (Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Sécurité Sociale) has announced that Wednesday, November 1st, 2017, had been declared a non-working public holiday in Algeria on account of the annual "fête de la Révolution" annual non-working public holiday of Algeria. - Links: full story, other Algeria news and updates, Algeria public holidays, back to the top.



Belarus 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017)
Source: The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus (Minsk) - Summary: The Council of Ministers of Belarus has received a draft proposal for the annual list of official non-working public holidays in Belarus in the calendar year 2018. - Links: full story, other Belarus news and updates, Belarus public holidays, back to the top.



Nauru Public Holiday November 2
(Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017)
Source: The Government of the Republic of Nauru (Yaren) - Summary: The president of Nauru, Baron Divavesi Waqa, has declared Thursday, November 2, 2017, as a non-working public holiday in Nauru "in honour of the Queen’s Baton Relay" and to "give all Nauruans the opportunity to see the Baton as it travels through all 14 districts on Thursday". - Links: full story, other Nauru news and updates, Nauru public holidays, back to the top.



Timor Leste Public Holiday November 3
(Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017)
Source: Press Release Government Of Timor-Leste (Dili) - Summary: The government of Timor Leste has announced that it had once again decided to declare a non-working public holiday in Timor Leste on Friday, November 3, 2017, "to mark the National Women's Day". - Links: full story, other East Timor news and updates, East Timor public holidays, back to the top.



Panamanian Public Holidays November 5-6
(Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017)
Source: Presidencia de la República de Panamá (Panama City) - Summary: Panama's President, Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez, has signed the "Decreto Ejecutivo 329" which declares Monday, November 6, 2017, as a non-working public holidays in Panama on account of the November 5th, Separación de Panamá de Colombia, annual public holiday of Panama falling on a Sunday in 2017. - Links: full story, other Panama news and updates, Panama public holidays, back to the top.



Canada Mulls Further Extension To June 21 Public Holiday
(Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017)
Source: The Government of Yukon (Whitehorse) - Summary: The legislature of the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan has passed in its second reading a bill by Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP, Georgina Jolibois, which would declare June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day, as a new annual non-working public holidays in Canada's Province of Saskatchewan. - Links: full story, other Canada news and updates, Canada public holidays, back to the top.



India 2018 Goa Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017)
Source: Government of Goa (Panaji) - Summary: The Government of India's state of Goa has announced its annual list of the days which will be non-working public holidays in India's state of Goa for the upcoming calendar year 2018. - Links: full story, other India news and updates, India public holidays, back to the top.



Thailand 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, October 29, 2017)
Source: The Bank of Thailand (Bangkok) - Summary: The official list and dates of the annual bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Thailand, for the upcoming calendar year 2018, has been released. - Links: full story, other Thailand news and updates, Thailand public holidays, back to the top.



Serbian 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Saturday, October 28, 2017)
Source: Serbian Government Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (Belgrade) - Summary: The Serbian government has released its annual list of official 2018 non-working public holidays in Serbia and Serbian bank holidays for the calendar year 2018. - Links: full story, other Serbia news and updates, Serbia public holidays, back to the top.



Madagascar To Declare Plague Public Holiday
(Posted on Saturday, October 28, 2017)
Source: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) - Summary: Madagascar's President, Hery?Rajaonarimampianina, has announced that he is about to declare a one-off non-working public holiday in Madagascar ("journée d'assainissement chômée et payée") to coincide with a cleanup effort in Madagascar's principal cities. - Links: full story, other Madagascar news and updates, Madagascar public holidays, back to the top.



Panama Mulls November 2017 Public Holidays Changes
(Posted on Friday, October 27, 2017)
Source: Presidencia de la República de Panamá (Panama City) - Summary: Panama's Ministro de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral (Mitradel), through its Minister, Luis Ernesto Carles, has announced that he would ask the National Assembly to re-establish the moveable status of the upcoming November 28, annual public holiday of Panama. - Links: full story, other Panama news and updates, Panama public holidays, back to the top.



Kyrgyzstan To Amend November Public Holidays
(Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2017)
Source: Kabar Kyrgyz National News Agency (Bishkek) - Summary: The Information Support Department of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic has announced that Prime Minister Sapar Isakov had signed a resolution "On postponing the weekend", whereby, in addition to Tuesday, November 7, 2017, being an official non-working public holiday in Kyrgyzstan, Monday, November 6, 2017, has now also been declared an additional one-off official non-working public holiday in Kyrgyzstanon, both days on account of the upcoming Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution, annual non-working public holiday of the Kyrgyz Republic. - Links: full story, other Kyrgyzstan news and updates, Kyrgyzstan public holidays, back to the top.



Nepal Extends 2017 Chhath Public Holidays
(Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2017)
Source: Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs (Kathmandu) - Summary: Earlier today, the Home Ministry of the government of Nepal announced that the government of Nepal had declared Friday, October 27, 2017, as a second day of non-working public holidays for this year's Chhath festival public holiday of Nepal. - Links: full story, other Nepal news and updates, Nepal public holidays, back to the top.



Burkina Faso Renews October 31 Public Holiday
(Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2017)
Source: Ministère du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale (Ouagadougou) - Summary: Burkina Faso's Minister of Labour (Ministère du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale) has a communiqué announcing that Tuesday, October 31, 2017, would be a non-working public holiday in Burkina Faso ("déclarée chômé et payé"). - Links: full story, other Burkina Faso news and updates, Burkina Faso public holidays, back to the top.



Monaco 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Wednesday, October 25, 2017)
Source: Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté (Monaco) - Summary: Monaco's State Ministry has published its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Monaco (liste des jours chômés et payés) and Monaco bank holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2018. - Links: full story, other Monaco news and updates, Monaco public holidays, back to the top.



Indian Uttarakhand Declares Chhath Public Holiday
(Posted on Wednesday, October 25, 2017)
Source: Government of Uttarakhand (Dehradun) - Summary: The State Government of India's state of Uttarakhand has issued a notification declaring Chhath Puja as a non-working public holiday in India's state of Uttarakhand, on Thursday, October 26, 2017. - Links: full story, other India news and updates, India public holidays, back to the top.



Kyrgyzstan Public Holiday November 7
(Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2017)
Source: Kabar Kyrgyz National News Agency (Bishkek) - Summary: The Ministry of Labour, Migration and Youth of the Kyrgyz Republic has announced that Tuesday, November 7, 2017, would be an official non-working public holiday in Kyrgyzstan, on account of the upcoming Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution, annual non-working public holiday of the Kyrgyz Republic. - Links: full story, other Kyrgyzstan news and updates, Kyrgyzstan public holidays, back to the top.



India Delhi NCT Chhath Puja Public Holiday
(Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2017)
Source: Government of Delhi NCT (New Delhi) - Summary: The Government of India's Delhi NCT (National Capital Territory) has announced the gazetted declaration of Thursday, October 26, 2017, as a one-off non-working public holiday in India's Delhi NCT on the occasion of the Chhath Puja. - Links: full story, other India news and updates, India public holidays, back to the top.



Kenya Extends Electoral Public Holidays
(Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2017)
Source: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Nairobi) - Summary: The government of Kenya has extended the public holidays on account of the upcoming general elections, by also declaring Wednesday, October 25, 2017, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Kenya ("In exercise of powers conferred by section 3 of the Public Holidays Act, declares that Wednesday, the 25th October, 2017 be a public holiday to accord Kenyans the opportunity to participate in the Fresh Presidential Election"). - Links: full story, other Kenya news and updates, Kenya public holidays, back to the top.



Tonga 2017-2018 Year-End Public Holidays
(Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2017)
Source: Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications (Nuku'alofa) - Summary: Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué ("Government Christmas holidays start Dec 20") announcing that the Cabinet of the Government of Tonga had once again declared a 2-week period of additional public sector holidays in Tonga, from Wednesday, December 20, 2017, until Tuesday, January 2, 2018, inclusively. - Links: full story, other Tonga news and updates, Tonga public holidays, back to the top.



Bolivian Public Holiday November 2
(Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2017)
Source: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) - Summary: Bolivia's Minister of Labour has issued a communique confirming that the upcoming November 2, día de los difuntos, annual public holiday of Bolivia is a compulsory annual non-working public holiday in Bolivia for the public sector and that it will be observed on Thursday, November 2, 2017. - Links: full story, other Bolivia news and updates, Bolivia public holidays, back to the top.



Philippines ASEAN Public Holidays November 13-14-15
(Posted on Monday, October 23, 2017)
Source: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) - Summary: Malacañang has issued Proclamation No. 332 declaring November 13-14-15, 2017, as a non-working public holiday in the National Capital Region (including Manila, the Nation's Capital) and the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga, on account of the upcoming 31st ASEAN Summit. - Links: full story, other Philippines news and updates, Philippines public holidays, back to the top.



Senegal 2017 Magal Public Holiday Date Announced
(Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2017)
Source: Site Officiel du Gouvernement du Sénégal (Dakar) - Summary: The spokesperson for the cellule de communication du comité d’organisation for the upcoming 2017 Grand Magal de Touba, Mor Daga Sylla , has announced that the date of the 2017 Grand Magal de Touba annual public holiday of Sénégal would be November 8, 2017. - Links: full story, other Sénégal news and updates, Sénégal public holidays, back to the top.



Belize 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2017)
Source: Belize Ministry of National Security (Belmopan) - Summary: The press office of the Government of Belize has sent out a press release, signed by the Belize Minister of Home Affairs, Wilfred Elrington, announcing its official list of annual non-working public holidays in Belize for the calendar year 2018. - Links: full story, other Belize news and updates, Belize public holidays, back to the top.



Macedonian 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Saturday, October 21, 2017)
Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia (Skopje) - Summary: Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Macedonia and Macedonian bank holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2018 ("Programa na nerabotni denovi za 2018 godina"). - Links: full story, other Macedonia news and updates, Macedonia public holidays, back to the top.



Sweden 2018 Bank Holidays and Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Saturday, October 21, 2017)
Source: Sveriges Riksbank (Stockholm) - Summary: Sweden's Central Bank (Sveriges Riksbank) has released its list of bank holidays in Sweden with the announcement of Swedish bank holidays, as well as public holidays in Sweden, for the calendar year 2018. - Links: full story, other Sweden news and updates, Sweden public holidays, back to the top.



Namibian 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Saturday, October 21, 2017)
Source: The Namibian Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (Windhoek) - Summary: The Namibian Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) has released its annual list of the official non-working public holidays in Namibia, for the calendar year 2018. - Links: full story, other Namibia news and updates, Namibia public holidays, back to the top.



Palau UN 2017 Public Holiday October 24
(Posted on Saturday, October 21, 2017)
Source: Palau Government (Koror) - Summary: The government of Palau has announced that Tuesday, October 24, 2017, would be the date of the annual non-working public holiday in Palau on account of the upcoming United Nations Day non-working public holiday in Palau. - Links: full story, other Palau news and updates, Palau public holidays, back to the top.



Peru Votes October 31 Public Holiday
(Posted on Friday, October 20, 2017)
Source: Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima) - Summary: The bill introduced by Congresista Karina Beteta, to declare October 31, Reformation Day, a new paid annual non-working public holiday in Peru (con carácter de feriado no laborable) has, surprisingly, been passed at the eleventh hour by Peru's Congress in its ultimate sessions of the current legislature. - Links: full story, other Peru news and updates, Peru public holidays, back to the top.



Vietnam 2018 Public Holidays Update
(Posted on Friday, October 20, 2017)
Source: Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hanoi) - Summary: The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has received feedback from the ministries it consulted last month concerning the 2 options contained in the draft annual list of the official non-working public holidays in Vietnam for the upcoming calendar year 2018, and all 6 concerned ministries have replied with a preference for Option 2, the one where the annual Tet Nguyên dán lunar new year of Vietnam would start 2 days before the Lunar New Year. - Links: full story, other Vietnam news and updates, Vietnam public holidays, back to the top.



Kenyan Public Holiday October 26
(Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2017)
Source: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Nairobi) - Summary: Following on the heels of the recent decision by Kenya‘s election commission to move the upcoming general elections re-vote ordered by the Supreme Court, from Tuesday, October 17, 2017, to Thursday, October 26, 2017, acting Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang'i, has gazetted Thursday, October 26, 2017, as a non-working public holiday in Kenya, "to allow Kenyans to vote in the repeat presidential election". - Links: full story, other Kenya news and updates, Kenya public holidays, back to the top.



Indian Gujarat 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2017)
Source: Government of Gujarat (Gandhinagar) - Summary: The Government of India's state of Gujarat has announced its annual list of the days which will be non-working public holidays in India's state of Gujarat for the upcoming calendar year 2018. - Links: full story, other India news and updates, India public holidays, back to the top.



Peruvian Census Public Holiday October 22
(Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2017)
Source: Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima) - Summary: The Peruvian government has declared a public holiday on Sunday, October 22, 2017, on account of that day's national census ("Censos nacionales de Población y de Vivienda y de Comunidades Indígenas"). - Links: full story, other Peru news and updates, Peru public holidays, back to the top.



Russian 2018 Public Holidays Gazetted
(Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2017)
Source: ITAR-TASS (Moscow) - Summary: The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, has signed and officially gazetted its previously-announced annual "Government Resolution On The Transfer Of Public Holidays in 2018" (Decree No.1250 of October 14, 2017), which lists the official non-working public holidays and bridge holidays in Russia for the upcoming calendar year 2018. - Links: full story, other Russia news and updates, Russia public holidays, back to the top.



Argentina's Public Holidays Law Promulgated
(Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2017)
Source: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (Buenos Aires) - Summary: The government of Argentina has promulgated the law 27.399 which reinstates the feriados puente whereby the executive will have the ability to declare one-off bridge public holidays in Argentina, up to a maximum of 3 per year, a law signed by president Mauricio Macri, his Chief of Staff, Marcos Peña, minister of the interior, Rogelio Frigerio. - Links: full story, other Argentina news and updates, Argentina public holidays, back to the top.



Kazakhstan 2018 Public Holidays Extended
(Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2017)
Source: Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Astana) - Summary: The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Kazakhstan has amended the recently-released annual list of 2018 public holidays in Kazakhstan ("On Holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan"), "with a view to rational use of working time in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 85 of the Labor Code", in accordance with the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. - Links: full story, other Kazakhstan news and updates, Kazakhstan public holidays, back to the top.



Nepalese Tihar Public Holidays October 19-21
(Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2017)
Source: Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs (Kathmandu) - Summary: A spokesperson for the Ministry of General Administration of the government of Nepal has announced that the government of Nepal had declared Thursday to Saturday, October 19-21, 2017, as a non-working public holidays for the upcoming annual Tihar public holidays of Nepal. - Links: full story, other Nepal news and updates, Nepal public holidays, back to the top.



Indian Telangana Moves 2017 Diwali Public Holiday
(Posted on Monday, October 16, 2017)
Source: Government of Telangana (Hyderabad) - Summary: The Government of India's State of Telangana has amended the terms of the "Telangana GO List of General Holidays, Optional Holidays for the year 2017" (G.O.RT.No. 2529) which officially lists the annual non-working public holidays to be observed in the Indian State of Telangana for the calendar year 2017, by moving the Naraka Chaturthi and Diwali public holiday from October 17-18, 2017, to October 18-19, 2017. - Links: full story, other India news and updates, India public holidays, back to the top.



Philippines Public Holiday October 17
(Posted on Monday, October 16, 2017)
Source: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) - Summary: Malacañang Executive Secretary, Salvador Medialdea, has announced that President Rodrigo Duterte had declared another one-off non-working public sector holiday and school holiday in the Philippines on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, on account of the second day of the current nationwide transportation strike. - Links: full story, other Philippines news and updates, Philippines public holidays, back to the top.



Bahrain Releases 1439 AH Calendar
(Posted on Monday, October 16, 2017)
Source: Bahrain News Agency (BNA) - Summary: Bahrain's Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments has released the "Bahrain Islamic Calendar for the new Hijri Year 1439" which will no doubt be used to calculate the dates of the 2018 Islamic public holidays of Bahrain. - Links: full story, other Bahrain news and updates, Bahrain public holidays, back to the top.



Philippines Public Holiday October 16
(Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2017)
Source: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) - Summary: Philippines Presidential Communications Secretary, Martin Andanar, has announced that President Rodrigo Duterte had declared a one-off non-working public sector holiday and school holiday in the Philippines on Monday, October 16, 2017, on account of the beginning of a nationwide transportation strike on that date. - Links: full story, other Philippines news and updates, Philippines public holidays, back to the top.



Indian Tamil Nadu Rules-Out October 17-19 Public Holidays
(Posted on Saturday, October 14, 2017)
Source: Government of Tamil Nadu (Chennai) - Summary: The Madurai bench of the Madras High court has dismissed a petition aiming to force the Government of India's State of Tamil Nadu to declare October 17 and October 19, 2017, as non-working public holidays to facilitate the celebration of the Deepavali annual public holiday with the upcoming weekend. - Links: full story, other India news and updates, India public holidays, back to the top.



Indian 2017 West Bengal Adds 2017 Chhat Puja Public Holidays
(Posted on Friday, October 13, 2017)
Source: Government of West Bengal (Kolkata) - Summary: The State Government of India's state of West Bengal has issued a notification declaring 2 public holidays in India's state of West Bengal on account of Chhat Puja, on Thursday and Friday, October 26-27, 2017. - Links: full story, other India news and updates, India public holidays, back to the top.



India 2018 Kerala Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Friday, October 13, 2017)
Source: Government of Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram) - Summary: The Government of India's state of Kerala has announced its annual list of the days which will be non-working public holidays in India's state of Kerala for the upcoming calendar year 2018. - Links: full story, other India news and updates, India public holidays, back to the top.



Senegal 2017 Magal Public Holiday Date Change
(Posted on Friday, October 13, 2017)
Source: Site Officiel du Gouvernement du Sénégal (Dakar) - Summary: The spokesperson for the cellule de communication du comité d’organisation for the upcoming 2017 Grand Magal de Touba, Mor Daga Sylla , has announced that the date of the 2017 Grand Magal de Touba annual public holiday of Sénégal would be either November 7 or 8, 2017. - Links: full story, other Sénégal news and updates, Sénégal public holidays, back to the top.



Spain 2018 National Public Holidays Gazetted
(Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2017)
Source: Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - Summary: Following the recent gazetting of the 2018 public holidays in the last of Spain's autonomous regions, the national government of Spain has gazetted its annual list of official national non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain for the upcoming calendar year 2018. - Links: full story, other Spain news and updates, Spain public holidays, back to the top.



South Korean 2025 and 2028 Public Holiday Preview
(Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2017)
Source: Yonhap News Agency (Seoul) - Summary: With the recent 10-day Chuseok public holidays of South Korea barely over, speculation is already rife that similar one-off bridge public holidays will be declared by the Government of South Korea, in 2025 and 2028, when a similar configuration of the Chuseok and Hanugeul public holidays of South Korea and adjoining weekends occurs. - Links: full story, other South Korea news and updates, South Korea public holidays, back to the top.



Thailand Declares Bank Holiday October 26
(Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2017)
Source: The Bank of Thailand (Bangkok) - Summary: Thailand's Central Bank has declared Thursday, October 26, 2017, as an additional one-off non-working bank holiday in Thailand, on account of that day's royal cremation of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. - Links: full story, other Thailand news and updates, Thailand public holidays, back to the top.



Bolivian Public Holiday October 11
(Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2017)
Source: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) - Summary: Bolivia's Minister of Labour has issued a communique announcing that Wednesday, October 11, 2017, would be a non-working public holiday in Bolivia for Bolivian Women's Day Día de la Mujer Boliviana as a compulsory non-working public holiday in Bolivia for both the private and public sectors. - Links: full story, other Bolivia news and updates, Bolivia public holidays, back to the top.



Panamanian Public Holiday October 11
(Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2017)
Source: Presidencia de la República de Panamá (Panama City) - Summary: Panama's President, Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez, has declared tomorrow, Wednesday, October 11, 2017, as a one-off public holiday in Panama to celebrate Panama's qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia in 2018. - Links: full story, other Panama news and updates, Panama public holidays, back to the top.



Turkmenistan Public Holidays Overhaul
(Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2017)
Source: Turkmenistan Government Information Agency (Ashgabad) - Summary: The parliament of Turkmenistan, the Mejlis, has adopted Amendments to the Labor Code of Turkmenistan which drastically change the annual calendar of official public holidays in Turkmenistan ("work at enterprises, organizations and institutions is not carried out on the following national holiday and memorable days"). - Links: full story, other Turkmenistan news and updates, Turkmenistan public holidays, back to the top.



Peruvian FIFA Public Holiday October 10
(Posted on Monday, October 9, 2017)
Source: Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima) - Summary: The Peruvian government has declared a public holiday on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, to allow Peruvians to watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match of Peru against Colombia. - Links: full story, other Peru news and updates, Peru public holidays, back to the top.



Spain 2018 Melilla Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, October 8, 2017)
Source: Consejo de Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla (BOME) - Summary: The Consejo de Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla, in an emergency session (Sesión ejecutiva extraordinaria y urgente), has released its calendario laboral, the annual official list of 2018 non-working public holidays in Spain's autonomous region of Melilla, in the Boletín Oficial de Melilla (BOME). - Links: full story, other Spain news and updates, Spain public holidays, back to the top.



Malta Day In Lieu Public Holidays Progress
(Posted on Sunday, October 8, 2017)
Source: Malta Department of Information (Government of Malta) - Summary: Malta's Finance Minister, Edward Scicluna, has announced that all workers Malta will get an extra day added to their vacation leave, beginning next year, but that no agreement has been reached yet with employers’ organizations as to how to implement the government's electoral promise to restore as day in lieu public holidays the public holidays which are lost when they fall on weekends. - Links: full story, other Malta news and updates, Malta public holidays, back to the top.



Guyana 2017 Deepavali Public Holiday
(Posted on Saturday, October 7, 2017)
Source: Guyana Ministry of Home Affairs (Georgetown) - Summary: The government of Guyana's Minister Of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, has announced that the government of Guyana had gazetted Wednesday, October 18, 2017, as the date of the upcoming Deepavali non-working public holiday in Guyana. - Links: full story, other Guyana news and updates, Guyana public holidays, back to the top.



Liberia Electoral Public Holiday October 10
(Posted on Friday, October 6, 2017)
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Monrovia) - Summary: The President of the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has issued a Proclamation declaring Tuesday, October 10, 2017, as a non-working public holiday to be observed throughout the Republic as a national holiday on the date when Liberia votes to elect President Sirleaf's successor and 73 members of a new National Assembly. - Links: full story, other Liberia news and updates, Liberia public holidays, back to the top.



Kazakhstan 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Thursday, October 5, 2017)
Source: Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Astana) - Summary: The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Kazakhstan has released the annual list of 2018 public holidays in Kazakhstan ("On Holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan"), the days in which national and state holidays are celebrated in Kazakhstan are recognized as holidays in accordance with the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. - Links: full story, other Kazakhstan news and updates, Kazakhstan public holidays, back to the top.



Costa Rican Public Holidays October 5-6
(Posted on Wednesday, October 4, 2017)
Source: Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social de Costa Rica (San José) - Summary: Costa Rica's President, Luis Guillermo Solís, has issued 2 decrees declaring Thursday and Friday, October 5-6, 2017, as one-off non-working public holidays in Costa Rica, on account of the heavy rains due to tropical storm Nate. - Links: full story, other Costa Rica news and updates, Costa Rica public holidays, back to the top.



Cayman Islands 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2017)
Source: Gazette Office Cayman Islands Government (Grand Cayman) - Summary: The Deputy Governor's Office of the Cayman Islands has released its listing of the 2018 annual non-working public holidays in the Cayman Islands, including the date for the public holiday for Her Majesty the Queen's birthday in 2018. - Links: full story, other Cayman Islands news and updates, Cayman Islands public holidays, back to the top.



Indonesian 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2017)
Source: Situs Resmi Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Kesejahteraan Rakyat (Jakarta) - Summary: The government of Indonesia has finally issued its annual decree ("Surat Keputusan Bersama (SKB) Hari Libur Nasional dan Cuti Bersama Tahun 2018") designating the list of Indonesian public holidays and collective leave days ("cuti bersama") for the calendar year 2018, for both the private and public sectors. - Links: full story, other Indonesia news and updates, Indonesia public holidays, back to the top.



Costa Rican Public Holiday October 16
(Posted on Monday, October 2, 2017)
Source: Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social de Costa Rica (San José) - Summary: Costa Rica's Ministry of Labour (Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social - MTSS) has confirmed that the upcoming October 12 non-working public holiday for Costa Rica's (Día del Encuentro de Culturas) was an official non-working public holiday (feriado de pago no obligatorio), but that, as per the amended public holidays legislation of Costa Rica and, as it occurs on a Thursday, in 2017, its observance would be moved to Monday, October 16, 2017. - Links: full story, other Costa Rica news and updates, Costa Rica public holidays, back to the top.



Egyptian Hijri 1439 Public Holiday Announced
(Posted on Sunday, October 1, 2017)
Source: Egypt State Information Service (Cairo) - Summary: Egypt’s Prime Minister, Sherif Ismail, has issued a decree declaring Thursday, October 5, 2017, as a non-working official public holiday in Egypt for both the public sector and the private sector on account of the upcoming October 6 annual non-working public holiday of Egypt. - Links: full story, other Egypt news and updates, Egypt public holidays, back to the top.