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Kenya announces public holiday on Feb. 11 to mourn former President Moi

To enable every Kenyan to participate in the celebration of the life of former president Moi, the CS Interior has…

6 years ago

Jersey to get an additional one-off public holiday in 2021

A one-off additional bank holiday has been announced to mark 250 years since the Corn Riots. In 1769, hundreds of…

6 years ago

Indian Bank Holidays in February 2020

February 2020 is a relatively quiet month in terms of bank holidays. The only widely observed holiday falling on a…

6 years ago

Sindh announces public holiday for Kashmir Solidarity Day

The Sindh government has announced a public holiday on February 5th throughout the province on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity…

6 years ago

Bermuda to rename holiday after enslaved woman

From next year, Mary Prince Day will be a public holiday in Bermuda observed on the Friday before the first…

6 years ago

Additional Public Holiday for Saraswati Puja in West Bengal

In a statement issued by the West Bengal State Government, it was reiterated that holidays had been declared on January…

6 years ago

China extends public holidays to slow spread of epidemic

Chinese authorities have ordered the extension of a public holiday in an effort to contain the coronavirus, state-run media reported.…

6 years ago

January 23rd announced as public holiday in Jharkhand to mark Netaji’s birthday

The Chief Minister of Jharkhand has announced that January 23rd will be a public holiday in Jharkhand state to mark…

6 years ago

Kuwait’s National Day Holidays to last 5 days in 2020

This year, public holidays for Kuwait’s Independence Day and Liberation Day fall on Tuesday, February 25th and Wednesday, February 26th…

6 years ago

Mourning for Sultan Qaboos marked by holidays in Oman and Kuwait

Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman, the Arab world's longest-serving ruler, passed away late on Friday January 10th 2020. The…

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