At a cabinet meeting on Thursday October 10th 2019, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic presented a new calendar of public holidays and memorial days for Croatia. Plenkovic said he is convinced that that the amendments would be more appropriate and would remove any doubts, confusion and vagueness. Statehood Day would revert to May 30th and not […]
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On Tuesday october 8th 2019, Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order declaring the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Wisconsin. The executive order was signed at Indian Community School in Franklin. The second Monday in October is a Federal Holiday, Columbus Day. Despite this declaration, the second Monday remains a working day at […]
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Kenyan Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has declared Thursday October 10th as a public holiday for Moi Day. “In line with the provisions of the Public Holidays Act (Cap 110, Laws of Kenya) and the decision of the court in Judicial Review No. 292 of 2017 (Republic v Cabinet Secretary for Internal Security Ex Parte G […]
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Spain is the second* most visited country in the world with around 83 million international visitor each year. If you plan to be one of those visitors in 2020, it’s worth taking a few minutes to look at Spain’s public holidays to plan ahead, as it can frustrating to find out public transport isn’t running […]
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In a notice on the Ministry of Communications website. Her Excellency, President Paula-Mae Weekes, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Holidays and Festivals Act, has announced that Sunday October 27th 2019 is the date of the public holiday in celebration of the festival of Divali. The convention is that when a public falls […]
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With bank affected by holidays on over a third of the days in October 2019, it is useful to know when then banks are closed, so you plan any necessary transactions in advance and withdraw cash early to avoid empty ATMs. With Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra, Durga Puja and Diwali all falling in October this year, […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday October 1st, as a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the federal government. The minister congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on the commemoration of this year’s anniversary. He assured citizens of […]
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The Governing Council has approved the work calendar of the Community of Madrid for 2020, which will have twelve community-wide holidays. The regional municipalities can add up to two local holidays. Citizens will lose one day in 2020 as the Festival of the Community of Madrid on May 2nd falls on a Saturday. In 2020, […]
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Politicians in Jersey have agreed an additional day off on Friday May 8th 2020 to mark 75 years since Victory in Europe. In contrast to the UK, which is moving the early May Bank Holiday from Monday May 4th to Friday May 8th, Jersey will keep the Monday bank holiday and observe an additional public […]
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The Ghanaian Government has declared Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day which falls on Saturday September 21st 2019, as an additional public holiday on Monday September 23rd 2019. A statement from Ambrose Dery, the Minister for the Interior, said as September 21st falls on a Saturday this year, the President has declared Monday, September 23rd as an […]
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