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Mauritania Adds May 1st Public Holiday (Source: Journal Officiel de la République Islamique de Mauritanie-Noakchott) - Summary: Mauritania's President has issued Decree 042-96 bis making May 1st an annual public holiday in Mauritania. Links: other Mauritania news and updates.
El Salvador Cancels 3 Public Holidays (Source: La Nación-San Salvador) - Summary: El Salvador's Legislative Assembly approved the "Reformas a la Ley de Asuetos, Vacaciones y Licencias de los Empleados Públicos", an amendment to the Labour Code that removes 3 public sector holidays from El Salvador's official list of public holidays. Links: full story and other El Salvador news and updates.
Mauritania Eid al-Adha Public Holiday April 29 (Source: Journal Officiel de la République Islamique de Mauritanie-Noakchott) - Summary: Mauritania's President has issued Decree 042-96 bis which declares Monday, April 29, 1996, the day after the El Id Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) public holiday, as a one-off public holiday in Mauritania. Links: full story and other Mauritania news and updates.
Botswana Labour Day An Official Public Holiday For The First Time (Source: The Economist) - Summary: Botswana's minister of presidential affairs, Ponatshego Kedikilwe, issued a reminder that Labour Day (May 1st) would henceforth be a public holiday in Botswana. Links: other Botswana news and updates.
Mauritania Adds May 1st Public Holiday (Source: Journal Officiel de la République Islamique de Mauritanie-Noakchott) - Summary: Mauritania's President has issued Decree 042-96 bis making May 1st an annual public holiday in Mauritania. Links: 
El Salvador Cancels 3 Public Holidays (Source: La Nación-San Salvador) - Summary: El Salvador's Legislative Assembly approved the "Reformas a la Ley de Asuetos, Vacaciones y Licencias de los Empleados Públicos", an amendment to the Labour Code that removes 3 public sector holidays from El Salvador's official list of public holidays. Links: 
Botswana Labour Day An Official Public Holiday For The First Time (Source: The Economist) - Summary: Botswana's minister of presidential affairs, Ponatshego Kedikilwe, issued a reminder that Labour Day (May 1st) would henceforth be a public holiday in Botswana. Links: