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]

Peru Declares 4 Electoral Public Holidays

Sources: Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Peru has issued an executive decree (Decreto Supremo) which declares the 4-day period from Friday, June 3, until Monday, June 6, 2011, inclusively, as public holidays on account of the electoral second round on June 5. [full story]

Seychelles Declares May 21 Electoral Public Holiday

Sources: The Central Bank of Seychelles (Victoria) and Seychelles bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Seychelles has declared Saturday, May 21, 2011, as a one-off public holiday on account of the Presidential election taking place on that day. [full story]

Thailand Announces July 3 Elections

Sources: รัฐบาลไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Thailand's Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has announced the dissolution of the House of Representatives, and a nationwide election on Sunday, July 3, 2011. [full story]

Uganda Declares May 12 Public Holiday

Sources: New Vision Online (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Uganda's public service minister, Henry Kajura, has announced that the Ugandan Government had declared Thursday, May 12, 2011, as a one-off public holiday on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Yoweri Museveni. [full story]

Qatar Rules-Out May 10 Public Holiday

Sources: قنـا الموقع العربي الصفحة الرئيسية (QNA) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A spokesperson for the Qatari Council of Ministers has announced that, this time, there would be no one-off eletoral public holiday on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, on the occasion of that date's Central Municipal Council (CMC) elections. [full story]

Chad Declares May 6 Public Holidays

Sources: Agence Tchadienne de Presse (N’Djamena) and Chad bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Chad has announced that Friday, May 6, 2011, would be a one-off public holiday on account of that day's 3 regional by-elections. [full story]

Argentina Gazettes August Public Holiday Change

Sources: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (Buenos Aires) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Argentina has gazetted an emergency decree (decreto de necesidad y urgencia 521/2011) which officializes the move of the upcoming annual public holiday commemorating the death of General José de San Martin from the 3rd Monday of August to Monday, August 22, 2011. [full story]

Ecuador Declares 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 finally issued a decree declaring Friday, May 6, 2011, as a one-off, half-day, non-working public holiday in Ecuador. [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]

Nigeria Declares April 26 Public Holiday

Sources: Vanguard (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Emmanuel Ihenacho, has announced that the date of the upcoming Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections, Tuesday, April 26, 2011, would be a work-free non-working public holiday. [full story]

Singapore Declares May 7 Public Holiday

Sources: The Straits Times (Singapore) and Singapore bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Singapore has declared Saturday, May 7, 2011, as a one-off public holiday on account of the upcoming polls that will be held on that day. [full story]

India Declares April 13 Puducherry Public Holiday

Sources: Press Trust of India (PTI) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Government of the Indian State of Puducherry has declared Wednesday, April 13, 2011, as a one-off state public holiday for all government offices, institutions, local bodies and other commercial institutions on account of the upcoming assembly polls. [full story]

Nigeria Cancels April 4 State Public Holidays

Sources: Vanguard (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nigeria's National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the National Assembly elections have been postponed until Saturday, April 9, 2011, instead of today as had been announced earlier. [full story]

Nigeria May Declare April 4 Public Holiday

Sources: The Nation Online (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, has stated that he expected Monday, April 4, 2011, to be declared a public holiday or at least a non-working day. [full story]

Nigeria Declares April 1st Public Holiday

Sources: The Daily Independent (Lagos) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nigeria's Oyo State has declared tomorrow Friday, April 1, 2011, as a one-off public holiday to enable prospective voters that may need to travel for the purpose of casting their votes to do so. [full story]

Bangladesh Declares March 29 Electoral Public Holiday

Sources: bdnews24 (Dhaka) and Bangladeshi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government Bangladesh has declared Tuesday, March 29, 2011, as a one-off public holiday on account of the upcoming Union Parishad elections. [full story]

India Declares April 13 Tamil Nadu Public Holiday

Sources: The Hindu (New Delhi) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Government of India has declared Wednesday, April 13, 2011, as another one-off public holiday for Central government offices in Tamil Nadu. [full story]

South Africa Declares May 18 Public Holiday

Sources: Independent Online (Johannesburg) and South Africa bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). South African President, Jacob Zuma, has finally declared Wednesday, May 18, 2011, the day of the upcoming local government elections, as a one-off non-working public holiday throughout South Africa. [full story]

Isle of Man Could Declare September 29 Public Holiday

Sources: Manx Radio (Tynwald) and Isle of Man bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A member of the Isle of Man's House of Keys, North Douglas MHK Bill Henderson, is calling on the Manx government to put measures in place for a one-off non-working public holiday on Thursday, September 29, 2011, the date of the upcoming Isle of Man's general election. [full story]