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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Barbados

The list of Barbados bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2009, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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16 Apr 2009 (Barbados Government Information Services-BGIS) The government of Barbados has released it list of official public holidays for the calendar year 2010. • 20 Feb 2008 (The Nation News) The Government of Barbados has declared tomorrow, February 21st to be the official "Rihanna Day". That day will be marked by a free concert to be given by the teenage pop singer Rihanna. • 17 Jan 2008 (Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation) Following his victory in Tuesday's elections, Barbados Prime Minister, David Thompson, has declared a one-off public holiday on Friday, January 18, 2008. • 21 May 2003 (Caribbean Media Corporation-Bridgetown) Barbados Prime Minister, Owen Arthur, declared a public holiday for Thursday, May 22, 2003, following his re-election to a third straight term in office. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Barbados public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: The list and dates of official public holidays in Barbados are regulated by the Public Holidays (CAP352), "An Act to amend and consolidate the Acts relating to bank holidays and public holidays", of 1968, particularly in its Section 3 and First Schedule. • Weekend Public Holidays: Where a designated Public Holiday falls on a Sunday, the day after will be celebrated. • However, Emancipation Day, in Barbados, is fixed on August 1, and will only be moved uder very specific conditions. Our sincere thanks to Stephen Brathwaite, for information concerning Emancipation Day. • Barbados International Codes BB and BRB (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .bb (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Barbados information and news: Central Bank of Barbados (Barbados central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Barbados maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Barbados), and Wikipedia (includes Barbados commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Barbados, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2009 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Barbados, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Barbados, before planning any trip to Barbados. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.