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]

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]

Australian Victoria Public Holidays Amendment Passed

Sources: Premier of Victoria (State Government of Victoria) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Public Holidays Amendment Bill 2011 has successfully passed through the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Australia's State of Victoria, thus becoming law. [full story]

Philippines Bill Would Devolve Regional Public Holidays

Sources: Philippines Information Services (PIA) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Congress of the Philippines is to consider a bill which would devolve the declaration of local public holidays to the concerned local municipal councils, so that "Congress can instead concentrate on measures of national concern". [full story]

Australia Public Holidays Amendment In Victoria

Sources: Legislative Council of Victoria (State of Victoria) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Parliament of Australia's State of Victoria has passed on first reading "A Bill for an Act to amend the Public Holidays Act 1993 and for other purposes". [full story]

Chilean Legislation Would Create Regional Public Holidays

Sources: Honorable Cámara de Diputados (Valparaíso) and Chilean bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A bill has been introduced in Chile's Parliament which would amend the Constitution to allow the Chilean to declare regional non-working public holidays in Chile. [full story]

Angola Approves Revised Public Holidays Law

Sources: Boletim Informativo do Governo de Angola (BIGA) and Angolan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Despite some last-ditch efforts by the Angolan opposition, the recently-voted public holidays legislation (Lei dos Feriados Nacionais e Locais e Datas de Celebração Nacional) has finally been made official. [full story]

Philippines CNY Public Holiday Update

Sources: Inquirer.net (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Philippines House Committee on the Revision of Laws has approved the floor deliberation for consolidated measure that would make Chinese New Year a new annual public holiday in the Philippines. [full story]

Angola Revises Public Holidays Legislation

Sources: Boletim Informativo do Governo de Angola (BIGA) and Angolan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Angolan parliament has overwhelmingly passed the "Ley de los Feriados Nacionales y Locales" which revises the current legislation on public holidays in Angola. [full story]

Australia Votes Tasman Public Holidays Bill

Sources: Workplace Standards Tasmania (Hobart) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Statutory Holidays Amendment Bill 2010 has been passed by both houses of the Parliament of Australia's State of Tasmania. [full story]