The government of Kenya has declared Monday May 25th 2020 a public holiday to allow Muslims mark the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i gazetted the holiday in a Special Gazette Notice dated Wednesday, May 20th. For Muslims, Idd-ul-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. It’s […]
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President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Monday May 25th as a regular holiday for the observance of Eid’l Fitr or the culmination of the Fasting of Ramadan. Duterte signed Proclamation No. 944 after the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended to declare the date a national holiday. “In order to bring the religious and cultural […]
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The Government of Sindh has announced six-days of Public Holidays from May 22nd to May 27th 2020 on the occasion of Holy Festival Eid-Ul-Fitr according to a notification issued by Services, General Administration & Coordination Department. This is in line with the public holidays announced by the Federal Government. The notification says: “The Government of Sindh are […]
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The Amiri Diwan has announced the Eid Al-Fitr dates for government bodies in Qatar. According to the announcement, Eid holiday for ministries, other government entities, and public institutions starts on Tuesday, May 19th 2020, and ends on Thursday May 28th 2020. Employees are to resume their work on Sunday, May 31st 2020. The holiday dates […]
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The Federal government of Pakistan has officially announced six days of public holiday to mark the Islamic festival of Eid-ul-Fitr. According to a notification issued by the Interior Ministry Friday May 22nd to Wednesday May 27th 2020 shall be public holidays on the occasion Eid-ul-Fitr. The notification also stated that during the Eid holidays all businesses, […]
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Bangladesh has announced the extension of the ongoing general holiday until May 30th to address the coronavirus outbreak. The general holiday began on March 26th to ensure social distancing for containing coronavirus and has been extended several times. A gazette notification has been issued by the Ministry of Public Administration in this regard. All educational […]
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Public sector employees look set to enjoy a five-day weekend for Eid Al Fitr, as the government has announced the dates. Recently it was announced that private sector and public sector holidays would be the same, so private sector employees can also look forward to enjoying the festive break. The Federal Authority for Government Human […]
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Following a meeting of the Council of Ministers, the bank holiday scheduled for Senior Race Day has now been moved to the end of August. Originally, an amendment made to the Bank Holidays Act 1989 on May 4th 2020 by Mr Cannan, stated that the due to the cancellation of the 2020 Isle of Man […]
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Ireland isn’t a country blessed with public holidays compared to its European neighbours, but Irish workers may get a surprise bonus holiday later this year as proposals are in place by the Government to declare a special bank holiday when lockdown restrictions are finally lifted. Speaking in the Dáil, Ireland’s parliament, Minister for Tourism Brendan […]
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While most of the world is wondering about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on this year’s holidays, the Basque Country is showing positivity and foresight by making its work calendar for 2021 available. The way that the holiday dates fall in 2020 means there is little in the way of bridge holidays or the […]
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