St. Kitts and Nevis Declares July 12 Public Holiday

Sources: Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis (Basseterre) and St. Kitts and Nevis bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Just after midnight, Nevis Premier-designate, Joseph Parry, declared today, Tuesday, July 12, 2011, as a one-off post election public holiday. [full story]

Sint Maarten Declares July 1st Public Sector Holiday

Sources: The Daily Herald (Philipsburg) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Sint Maarten Council of Ministers has finally decided to declare a one-off public sector holiday and give all government workers the day off on Friday, July 1, 2011, on account of the upcoming Emancipation Day. [full story]

Cayman Islands 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Cayman Islands Government Information and Services (Grand Cayman) and Cayman Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Deputy Governor's Office of the Cayman Islands has released a confirmed listing of 2012 public holidays in the Cayman Islands. [full story]

Sint Maarten July 1st Public Holiday Update

Sources: The Daily Herald (Philipsburg) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sint Maarten Education Minister, Rhoda Arrindell, has announced that, despite a smooth sailing through the legislative process, the draft law making July 1st a new annual public holiday, is "unlikely to go into effect this year". [full story]

Bermuda Announces National Heroes' Public Holiday

Sources: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information (Hamilton) and Bermuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The date of Bermuda's upcoming National Heroes' Day public holiday has been confirmed as being Monday, June 20, 2011. [full story]

Turks and Caicos Announce Queen's Birthday Public Holiday

Sources: The TCI Journal (Grand Turk) and Turks and Caicos bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Turks and Caicos Advisory Council issued a press release confirming that the Turks and Caicos Islands will also observe a public holiday on Monday, June 13, 2011, to mark the occasion of Her Majesty’s birthday. [full story]

Sint Maarten July 1st Public Holiday Likely This Year

Sources: The Daily Herald (Philipsburg) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sint Maarten Education and Culture Minister, Rhoda Arrindell, has announced that the draft law to make Emancipation Day, on July 1, into a new annual public holiday is expected to be sent to Parliament soon. [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]

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]

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]

Montserrat Declares Royal Wedding Public Holiday

Sources: Government of Montserrat (Brades) and Montserrat bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the Deputy Governor of Montserrat has announced that Friday, April 29, 2011, had been declared a non-working public holiday throughout Montserrat on the occasion of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. [full story]

British Virgin Islands Revise 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: BVI Government Website (Road Town) and British Virgin Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the British Virgin Islands has officially released a revised listing of the Cabinet-approved public holidays for 2011. [full story]

Dominican Republic Senate Votes Public Holidays Amendments

Sources: Portal del Senado de la República Dominicana (Santo Domingo) and Dominican Republic bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Senate of the Dominican Republic has passed by a unanimous vote the latest version of the amendments to the Ley número 139-97 which governs the observance of mid-week public holidays. [full story]

Anguilla Declares Royal Wedding Public Holiday

Sources: Government of Anguilla (The Valley) and Anguilla bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Anguilla has declared Friday, April 29, 2011, the date of the upcoming Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, as a one-off public holiday throughout Anguilla. [full story]

British Virgin Islands Propose Public Sector Holidays Reductions

Sources: Virgin Islands Daily News (Road Town) and British Virgin Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of the British Virgin Islands, John de Jongh Jr., will have his Austerity Measures Act debated in the BVI Senate on Thursday. [full story]

British Virgin Islands Declare Royal Wedding Public Holiday

Sources: British Virgin Islands Cabinet Office (BVI) and British Virgin Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of the British Virgin Islands, after consultation with the Cabinet, and in accordance with Section 5(a) of the Public Holidays Act, has approved a one-off public holiday on Friday, April 29, 2011, to coincide with the upcoming UK royal wedding. [full story]

Sint Maarten Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: The Daily Herald (Philipsburg) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Sint Maarten Labour Department has finally signed off on a list of the Sint Maarten public holiday dates for 2011. [full story]

Anguilla Corrects 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Anguilla Express (The Valley) and Anguilla bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Anguilla has released a corrected official list of public holidays in Anguilla for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Turks and Caicos Declare Royal Wedding Public Holiday

Sources: The TCI Journal (Grand Turk) and Turks and Caicos bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, local time, the Turks and Caicos Advisory Council issued a press release confirming that the Council had agreed that Friday, April 29, 2011, would be a one-off public holiday to mark the wedding of HRH Prince William. [full story]

Turks and Caicos Revise 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: The TCI Journal (Grand Turk) and Turks and Caicos bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Turks and Caicos Office Of Public Service Management has announced that the previously-announced date of March 7, 2011, for the upcoming Commonwealth Day public holiday was incorrect and that the correct date for the 2011 Commonwealth Day public holiday was Monday, March 14, 2011 [full story]