Philippines Declare June 24 Public Holiday

Sources: Philippines Information Services (PIA) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' Presidential Executive Secretary, Paquito Ochoa Jr., has signed Proclamation 175, declaring Friday, June 24, 2011, as an official, non-working, public holiday in the city of Manila (the political and economic capital of the Philippines). [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]

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]

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]

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]

Kenya Clarifies Public Holidays

Sources: Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Public Service (Office of the President of Kenya) and Kenya bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Kenya's Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Public Service ,Francis K. Muthaura, has issued a memo clarifying the list of, and rules regulating, public holidays in Kenya, following the recent promulgation of the new Kenyan Constitution. [full story]

Montserrat Clarifies 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Government of Montserrat (Brades) and Montserrat bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Montserrat's Labour Commissioner, Denise Phillip, has issued a communique clarifying the consequences of 2011 public holidays falling on a weekend. [full story]

Bermuda Re-Issues 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information(Hamilton) and Bermuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Bermuda has reissued an advisory listing the dates of all official Bermuda public holidays for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Fiji Clarifies New Year Public Holiday Status

Sources: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Director of Information of Fiji's Interim Government, Setaita Natai, has issued a statement to the effect that Saturday, January 1st, 2011, will not be a public holiday in Fiji. [full story]

Zambia Rules-Out January 3 Public Holiday

Sources: The Lusaka Times (Lusaka) and Zambia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Zambia's Secretary to the Cabinet, Joshua Kanganja, has announced that he will soon issue a circular re-stating that Monday, January 3rd, 2011, is not an official public holiday in Zambia. [full story]

Bermuda Clarifies Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information(Hamilton) and Bermuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet Office of Bermuda has issued a notice to clarify which days in 2010 have been declared as public holidays in both the public and private sectors. [full story]

Bolivia Rules-Out Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's vice-minister of labour, Félix Rojas, has announced that neither Friday, December 24, nor Friday, December 31, 2010, would be declared as one-off year-end public holidays in Bolivia. [full story]

Fiji Declares December 25 Public Holiday

Sources: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The interim government of Fiji has done an about-face and has announced that it had decided to declare Saturday, December 25, 2010, as an official public holiday in Fiji. [full story]

Fiji Clarifies Christmas Day Public Holiday Status

Sources: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labor, Industrial Relations and Employment of Fiji has announced that, Saturday, December 25, 2010, is not a public holiday and that, as such, most shops in Fiji will be open on that day. [full story]

Antigua and Barbuda Clarifies Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Government of Antigua and Barbuda (St. John's) and Antigua and Barbuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Antigua and Barbuda's Attorney General, Justin Simon, has issued a statement clarifying the dates of upcoming additional year-end public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda. [full story]

British Virgin Islands Clarify Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: British Virgin Islands Cabinet Office (BVI) and British Virgin Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Deputy Governor’s Office of the British Virgin Islands has clarified the additional public holidays that would be declared due to the Christmas and Boxing Day 2010 public holidays falling on a weekend. [full story]