Ghana December 7 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Prosper Bani, has issued another statement indicating that Wednesday, December 7, 2016, had not been, and most likely would not be, declared a non-working public holiday in Ghana on account of that date's General Elections. [full story]

Palau Public Holiday November 1st

Sources: Palau Government (Koror) and Palau bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The incumbent President of Palau, Tommy Remengesau Jr., has confirmed that Tuesday, November 1, 2016, the date of the upcoming Palau Election Day, would be a non-working public holiday in Palau, once again. [full story]

Mongolian Public Holiday October 19

Sources: Үндэсний Мэдээллийн Монцамэ Агентлаг (Ulaanbaatar) and Mongolia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Head of the Information, Research and Technology Department of the Mongolian General Election Committee, B. Oyumaa, has announced that Wednesday, October 19, 2016, the date of the upcoming provincial councils local elections, would be another one-off electoral non-working public holiday in Mongolia. [full story]

Zambian Public Holidays September 12-13

Sources: Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (Lusaka) and Zambia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Zambian Government Secretary to the Cabinet, Roland Msiska, has announced that the Government of Zambia had declared Monday and Tuesday, September 12 and 13, 2016, as one-off non-working public holidays in Zambia on account of the upcoming inauguration ceremony of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of Zambia. [full story]

Azerbaijan Referemdum Public Holiday September 26

Sources: Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabineti (Baku) and Azerbaijan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers has issued a decree declaring Monday, September 26, 2016, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Azerbaijan as it coincides with the upcoming constitutional referendum ("On Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan"). [full story]

Bhutan Public Holiday September 27

Sources: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan (Thimphu) and Bhutanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Election Commission of Bhutan has announced that Tuesday, September 27, 2016, the date of Bhutan's upcoming "Local Government Elections 2016", would be declared a one-off non-working public holiday in Bhutan as per paragraph (S) of the ECB/NOTIF-01/2016/193. [full story]

Zambian Public Holiday August 11

Sources: Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (Lusaka) and Zambia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Zambian Government Secretary to the Cabinet, Roland Msiska, has announced that the Government of Zambia had declared a one-off non-working public holiday in Zambia on Thursday, August 11, 2016, "to facilitate the holding of the general elections and referendum". [full story]

Azerbaijan September 2016 Public Holidays

Sources: Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabineti (Baku) and Azerbaijan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers has issued a decree declaring Monday and Tuesday, September 12 and 13, 2016, as non-working public holidays in Azerbaijan on account of this year's annual Gurban Bayram (Feast of Sacrifice, or Eid al-Adha) annual public holidays in Azerbaijan. [full story]

Jordan Public Holiday September 20

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Jordanian Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the government of Jordan have announced that Tuesday, September 20, 2016, had been declared another non-working public holiday in Jordan on account of that day's parliamentary elections. [full story]

Zambia Mulls Additional August 2016 Public Holidays

Sources: Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (Lusaka) and Zambia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the Green Party of Zambia, Peter Sinkamba, has appealed to Zambian President, Edgar Lungu, to declare Wednesday-Friday, August 10-12, 2016, as constitutional public holidays in Zambia to ensure smooth tripartite elections, whereas many voters need to travel to their place of voting on the day before the election and return to their place of work the following day. [full story]

Philippines June 30 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' Communications Secretary, Herminio Coloma Jr., quoting Executive Secretary, Paquito Ochoa, Jr., has announced that, in the end, current Philippines President, Benigno Aquino III, had decided not to declare Thursday, June 30, 2016, the date of the upcoming inauguration of president-elect, Rodrigo Duterte, as a one-off non-working public holiday in the Philippines. [full story]

Philippines Mulls June 30 Public Holiday

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines Government Communications Secretary, Herminio Coloma Jr., has announced that current Philippines President, Benigno Aquino III, has not yet decided if Thursday, June 30, 2016, the date of the upcoming inauguration of president-elect, Rodrigo Duterte, would be declared as a one-off non-working public holiday in the Philippines, as was the case on the occasion of the inaugurations of Benigno Aquino III and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. [full story]

South African Electoral Public Holiday August 3

Sources: South African Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and South Africa bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). South African President, Jacob Zuma, has finally declared Wednesday, August 3, 2016, the date of the upcoming South African Local Government Elections, as a one-off non-working public holiday in South Africa. [full story]

South African Local Elections August 3

Sources: South African Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and South Africa bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The South African Government Communication and Information System has announced the date of the upcoming South African Local Government Elections as Wednesday, August 3, 2016, midweek as was the case 5 years ago, when it was also declared as a one-off non-working public holiday in South Africa. [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Philippines Public Holiday May 9

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Philippines Presidential Palace's Communications Secretary, Herminio Coloma Jr, has announced Proclamation 1254, declaring Monday, May 9, 2016, the date of the upcoming Philippines' national and local elections, as another additional special public non-working holiday throughout the Philippines. [full story]