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Bank and Public Holidays for Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba (BES)

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Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2012, 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.

Date in 2012

Holiday Name Observance*
Sun New Year's Day
Mon Carnival Holiday
Fri Good Friday
Sun Easter
Mon Easter Monday
Mon Queen's Birthday / Rincon Day
Tue Labour Day
Thu Ascension Day
Sun Whit Sunday (Pentecost)
* Thu Bonaire Flag Day (Bonaire) Regional
* Fri Statia Day / St. Eustatius Flag Day (St. Eustatius) Regional
* Fri Saba Flag Day (Saba) Regional
Sat Kingdom Day
Tue Christmas Day
Wed Second Day of Christmas

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Recent News and Updates

10 Jan 2012 (Openbaar Lichaam Bonaire-Kralendijk) The Bonaire government has released the official list of non-working public holidays in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, for the calendar year 2012.  23 Nov 2011 (Openbaar Lichaam Bonaire-Kralendijk) The Bonaire government has confirmed that the December 15, Kingdom Day, public holiday would remain a non-working public holiday in Bonaire.  More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.


Background Information

Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba became an independent country on October 10, 2010.  For Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba public holidays from before October 10, 2010, see the Netherlands Antilles list of official public holidays.  Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba International Codes BQ and BES (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .nl (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba information and news: ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba maps, demographics and economic statistics), and Wikipedia (includes Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).


Footnotes
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Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, 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 2012 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, 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 Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, before planning any trip to Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.



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