Chilean Bill For Family Day Public Holiday

Sources: Honorable Cámara de Diputados (Valparaíso) and Chilean bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A group of Chilean parliamentarians has tabled legislation that would declare a new annual non-working public holiday (feriado irrenunciable) for the Day of the Family (día de la familia). [full story]

Nicaragua Announces July 19 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Minister of Labour, Jeannette Chávez Gómez, has issued a communique announcing that Tuesday, July 19, 2011, would be a fully-paid public holiday (día de descanso obligatorio con goce de salario) for all sectors of the economy. [full story]

Venezuela Declares July 4 Public Holiday

Sources: Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (Caracas) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Venezuela's Executive Vice-President, Elías Jaua, has announced that Monday, July 4, 2011, would be a one-off bridge public holiday (el día 4 de julio será decretado no laborable y festivo por la conmemoración del mes Bicentenario en el país). [full story]

Bolivian Bill For September 23 Public Holiday

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A bill has been introduced in Bolivia's legislative assembly which would declare September 23 as a new annual public holiday to honour Bolivians of African descent. [full story]

Puerto Rico's Senate Votes March 30 Public Holiday

Sources: Primera Hora (San Juan) and Puerto Rico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Puerto Rico's Senate has approved by 26 votes to 0 (and no abstention) the establishment of a new annual public holiday, on March 30, to commemorate veterans of the Vietnam war. [full story]

Bolivia Confirms June 21 and 23 Public Holidays

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Daniel Santalla, has announced that the relatively new, June 21, public holiday would be a nationwide public holiday, for both the public and private sectors, and not only in the western part of the country. [full story]

Honduras Restores Weeklong School Holidays

Sources: La Prensa (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, the government of Honduras reversed its earlier decision to cancel the upcoming, annual, weeklong holidays for schools and the educational system. [full story]

Honduras Cancels Weeklong School Holidays

Sources: El Heraldo (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Honduras' Minister of Education, Alejandro Ventura, has announced that the government of Honduras had decided to cancel the upcoming, annual, weeklong holidays for schools and the educational system. [full story]

Nicaragua Mothers' Day Public Holiday Update

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Minister of Labour, Jeannette Chávez Gómez, has announced that Monday, May 30, 2011, would be a fully-paid public holiday (día de asueto con goce de salario) for women in the public sector who have children on account of the upcoming Día de la Madre Nicaragüense. [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]

Ecuador Moves May 24 Public Holiday

Sources: Periódico Digital del Gobierno de la Revolución Ciudadana (Quito) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism has announced that the upcoming, May 24, Batalla de Pichincha, public holiday would be moved to Friday, May 27, 2011. [full story]

Uruguay Senate Approves May 18 Public Holiday

Sources: Cámara de Senadores de la República Oriental del Uruguay (Montevideo) and Uruguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Uruguayan Senate has approved the one-off amendment of the ley Nº 16.085 which would not move this year's May 18 public holiday to the nearest Monday. [full story]

Paraguay 3-Day May Public Holidays Official

Sources: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Paraguay's President, Fernando Lugo, has finally signed into law the Ley 4316 which declares May 14 and 16, 2011, as additional one-off public holidays to commemorate the Bicentennial of Paraguay's independence. [full story]

Venezuela Declares June 7 Public Holiday

Sources: Gobernación del Estado Anzoátegui (República Bolivariana de Venezuela) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of Venezuela's State of Anzoátegui, Tarek W. Saab, has announced that Tuesday, June 7, 2011, would be a one-off state public holiday to mark the day when Venezuela's national football team meets Spain's. [full story]

Paraguay's Lower House Approves 3-Day May Public Holidays

Sources: Honorable Cámara de Diputados del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Paraguay's lower house of parliament (Cámara de Diputados) has in turn approved a bill declaring May 14 and 16, 2011, as additional bicentennial public holidays in Paraguay. [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]

Peru Rules Out May 3 Regional Public Holiday

Sources: Los Andes (Puno) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The honorary prefect of Peru's region of Puno, Víctor Urviola Garrido, has announced that the annual, May 2, regional public holiday, would not be moved to May 3rd, despite the declaration of May 2 as a national day-in-lieu public holiday. [full story]

Uruguay Confirms May 18 Public Holiday

Sources: Observa (Montevideo) and Uruguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies has confirmed that the upcoming Battle of Las Piedras public holiday would be held on its fixed date in 2011. [full story]

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]