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]

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]

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]

Venezuelan Bank Holidays Canceled

Sources: Ministerio de Estado para la Banca Pública (República Bolivariana de Venezuela) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The vice-president for branches and business development of Venezuela's state bank Banco Bicentenario, Yadira Romero, has announced that Banco Bicentenario would henceforth open on the date of Venezuela's traditional bank holidays. [full story]

Saint Helena 2011 Ratting Day Public Holiday

Sources: Tristan Times (Tristan da Cunha) and Saint Helena bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Islander of Saint Helena's region of Tristan da Cunha has declared tomorrow, Friday, May 27, 2011, as the day for this year's annual Ratting Day public holiday. [26-May-2011]

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]

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]

Paraguay's Senate Approves 3-Day May Public Holidays

Sources: ABC Digital (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, as expected, Paraguay's Senate approved a further modified version of the extended bicentennial public holidays request made earlier this month by the Comisión Nacional del Bicentenario. [full story]

Argentina Considering Moving August 15 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Argentina's ministro del Interior, Florencio Randazzo, has announced that the Argentine government was considering changing the date of this year's public holiday commemorating the death of General José de San Martín from from August 15 to another date, away from the upcoming August 14, 2011, presidential primaries poll day. [full story]

Paraguay's Senate Considers 4-Day May Public Holidays

Sources: Ultima Hora (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Paraguay's Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on a modified version of the 4-day bicentennial public holidays request made earlier this month by the Comisión Nacional del Bicentenario. [full story]