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]

Canada Could Extend Family Day Public Holiday

Sources: The Globe and Mail (Toronto) and Canada bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Christy Clark, the front-runner for the leadership of the BC Liberal Party of Canada's Province of British Columbia, has said that she is in favor of adding a new annual February public holiday in British Columbia, if she becomes Premier. [full story]

Montserrat Announces Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Government of Montserrat (Brades) and Montserrat bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Montserrat's Labour Commissioner, Denise Phillip, has announced the list of public holidays, and additional public holidays for the end of 2010 and beginning of 2011 in Montserrat. [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]