Argentina Confirms August 22 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, Argentina's Minister of the Interior, Florencio Randazzo, confirmed that the 2011 annual public holiday commemorating the death of General José de San Martín would be moved from Monday, August 15, to Monday, August 22, 2011. [full story]

Sri Lanka Rules-Out May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: The Daily Mirror (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sri Lanka's Labour Ministry issued a statement last night that there would not be an additional public holiday on Monday, May 2, 2011, to compensate the fact that the annual May Day public holiday falls on a Sunday this year. [full story]

Ecuador To Declare May 6 Public Holiday

Sources: Periódico Digital del Gobierno de la Revolución Ciudadana (Quito) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa Delgado, has announced that he will soon issue a decree declaring Friday, May 6, 2011, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Ecuador, as had been requested by Ecuador's electoral council. [full story]

Kazakhstan Announces May 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Kazakhstan has announced the extent of the 2011 non-working public holidays associated with the annual May 1st and May 9 non-working public holidays. [full story]

Philippines Declares June 20 Public Holiday

Sources: Philippines Information Services (PIA) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines President, Benigno Aquino III, has signed signed Proclamation 154 which declares Monday, June 20, 2011, as special non-working public holiday in the Philippines for the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal. [full story]

Angola Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Rádio Nacional de Angola (Luanda) and Angolan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet Director of Angola's Ministry of Public Service and Social Security, Jesus Maiato, has announced that as per the recently-voted law revising Angolan official public holidays, Monday, May 2, 2011, would be a non-working public holiday. [full story]

Maldives Declare May 1st Public Holiday

Sources: Maldives President's Office Press Release (Male) and Maldives bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, has declared that May 1st, Labour Day, would be an official public in the Maldives from this year onward. [full story]

Paraguay's Senate Approves 3-Day May Public Holidays

Sources: ABC Digital (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, as expected, Paraguay's Senate approved a further modified version of the extended bicentennial public holidays request made earlier this month by the Comisión Nacional del Bicentenario. [full story]

Argentina Considering Moving August 15 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Argentina's ministro del Interior, Florencio Randazzo, has announced that the Argentine government was considering changing the date of this year's public holiday commemorating the death of General José de San Martín from from August 15 to another date, away from the upcoming August 14, 2011, presidential primaries poll day. [full story]

Ghana Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Benjamin Kunbuor, announced that Monday, May 2, 2011, had been declared a day in lieu public holiday due to the annual May Day statutory public holiday falling on a Sunday in 2011. [full story]

Jordan Declares May 1 Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Marouf Bakhit, has issued a communique declaring Sunday, May 1st, 2011, as a public holiday for all ministries, government departments and public institutions. [full story]

Bahrain Declares May 1 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 on the upcoming May 1st, Labour Day, public holiday. [full story]

Spain Declares Aragon 2012 Public Holidays

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 list of regional public holidays for 2012. [full story]

Bermuda 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information (Hamilton) and Bermuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Bermuda, has released a list of official public holidays in Bermuda for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Philippines Rule-Out May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: GMA News Online (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' presidential spokesman, Edwin Lacierda, has announced that May 2 would be considered a regular working day despite the annual May 1, Labor Day, falling on a weekend, once again, this year. [full story]

Cuba Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: The Havana Times (Havana) and Cuban bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Cuba's Ministry of Labor has announced that Monday, May 2, 2011, would be treated as a national non-working public holiday. [full story]

Paraguay's Senate Considers 4-Day May Public Holidays

Sources: Ultima Hora (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Paraguay's Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on a modified version of the 4-day bicentennial public holidays request made earlier this month by the Comisión Nacional del Bicentenario. [full story]

Mali Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Conseil National du Patronat du Mali (Bamako) and Mali bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mali's Government has availed itself of the dispositions of Article 2 of the 2005 law on public holidays and declared Monday, May 2, 2011, as a one-off nationwide public holiday (journée chômée et payés sur toute l'étendue du territoire national). [full story]

Dominican Republic Declares May 2 Public Holiday

Sources: Centro de Informacion Gubernamental (Santo Domingo) and Dominican Republic bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Dominican Republic Ministry of Labour has announced that the upcoming, May 1st, Labour Day public holiday would be moved to Monday, May 2, 2011. [full story]

Australian April 26 Public Holiday Clarification

Sources: Tasmanian Government Media Releases (Hobart) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Workplace Relations Minister of Australia's State of Tasmania, David O’Byrne, has issues a last-minute, Sunday afternoon, press release clarifying the observance of the Easter Tuesday public holiday in Tasmania. [full story]