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Monaco Announces Official Public Holidays For 1999 (Source: Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté-Monaco) - Summary: Monaco's State Ministry has published the list of official public holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés) in Monaco for the calendar year 1999. Links: full story and other Monaco news and updates.
Honduras Cancels 4 Public Holidays (Source: Gaceta Oficial) - Summary: Decree 288-98 of November 30, 1998, was signed by the President of the Republic of Honduras, Rafael Pineda Ponce, amending first paragraph of Article 339 of the Labor Code, by removing 4 public holidays from the list of official public holidays in Honduras. Links: full story and other Honduras news and updates.
Nepal Declares UN Rights Charter Public Holiday (Source: Radio Nepal-Kathmandu) - Summary: The Royal Government of Nepal has declared Thursday, December 10th, 1998, as a one-off public holiday, to commemorate the 50 years of the promulgation of the UN human rights charter. Links: other Nepal news and updates.
Cuba Restores Christmas Public Holiday (Source: Reuters-La Habana) - Summary: Cuba's Politburo has announced that the Cuban Communist Party had asked the State Council to declare Christmas Day (December 25) as an annual public holiday for all citizens (para cristianos y no cristianos, creyentes y no creyentes). Links: full story and other Cuba news and updates.
Panama Abandons Movable Public Holidays Bill (Source: Crítica en Línea-Panama City) - Summary: The Vice-President of Panama's Legislative Assembly, Juan Peralta, has announced that the recently introduced bill abrogating the "días puentes" (long weekend public holidays) would neither be debated, let alone approved. Links: full story and other Panama news and updates.
Monaco Announces Official Public Holidays For 1999 (Source: Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté-Monaco) - Summary: Monaco's State Ministry has published the list of official public holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés) in Monaco for the calendar year 1999. Links: 
Honduras Cancels 4 Public Holidays (Source: Gaceta Oficial) - Summary: Decree 288-98 of November 30, 1998, was signed by the President of the Republic of Honduras, Rafael Pineda Ponce, amending first paragraph of Article 339 of the Labor Code, by removing 4 public holidays from the list of official public holidays in Honduras. Links: 
Nepal Declares UN Rights Charter Public Holiday (Source: Radio Nepal-Kathmandu) - Summary: The Royal Government of Nepal has declared Thursday, December 10th, 1998, as a one-off public holiday, to commemorate the 50 years of the promulgation of the UN human rights charter. Links: 
Cuba Restores Christmas Public Holiday (Source: Reuters-La Habana) - Summary: Cuba's Politburo has announced that the Cuban Communist Party had asked the State Council to declare Christmas Day (December 25) as an annual public holiday for all citizens (para cristianos y no cristianos, creyentes y no creyentes). Links: 
Panama Abandons Movable Public Holidays Bill (Source: Crítica en Línea-Panama City) - Summary: The Vice-President of Panama's Legislative Assembly, Juan Peralta, has announced that the recently introduced bill abrogating the "días puentes" (long weekend public holidays) would neither be debated, let alone approved. Links: