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Antigua and Barbuda Public Holidays Amendment Gazetted (Source: Antigua and Barbuda Official Gazette) - Summary: The "Public Holidays (Amendment) Act, 2000" (An Act to amend the Public Holidays Act, Cap. 354) has been gazetted just in time for the new year. Links: full story and other Antigua and Barbuda news and updates.
Kyrgyzstan Confirms Upcoming Eid al-Fitr Public Holiday (Source: Vecherniy Bishkek-Bishkek) - Summary: The government of Kyrgyzstan has announced that tomorrow, Wednesday, December 27, 2000, will be the first day of the month of Shawwal, corresponding to the public holiday for the Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan). Links: other Kyrgyzstan news and updates.
Pakistan Announces Calendar Year 2001 Public Holidays (Source: Government of Pakistan Ministry of Interior-Islamabad) - Summary: The Government of Pakistan has published the list of official public holidays in Pakistan for the calendar year 2001. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
Sudan Announces December 25-29 Public Holidays (Source: Suna News Agency-Khartoum) - Summary: The government of Sudan has announced a public sector holiday from Monday to Friday, December 25-29, 2000, inclusively, on the occasion of the upcoming annual public holidays for Christmas and End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr). Links: other Sudan news and updates.
Ivory Coast Observes Last December 7 Public Holiday (Source: RFI-Abidjan) - Summary: Today is the last time that that December 7 is observed as a public holiday in the Ivory Coast. Links: full story and other Côte d'Ivoire news and updates.
Nicaragua Declares December 7 Public Sector Holiday (Source: La Prensa-Managua) - Summary: Nicaragua's Ministerio del Trabajo (Mitrab) has declared a one-off, public sector holiday for the afternoon of Thursday, December 7, 2000. Links: other Nicaragua news and updates.
Antigua and Barbuda Public Holidays Amendment Gazetted (Source: Antigua and Barbuda Official Gazette) - Summary: The "Public Holidays (Amendment) Act, 2000" (An Act to amend the Public Holidays Act, Cap. 354) has been gazetted just in time for the new year. Links: 
Kyrgyzstan Confirms Upcoming Eid al-Fitr Public Holiday (Source: Vecherniy Bishkek-Bishkek) - Summary: The government of Kyrgyzstan has announced that tomorrow, Wednesday, December 27, 2000, will be the first day of the month of Shawwal, corresponding to the public holiday for the Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan). Links: 
Pakistan Announces Calendar Year 2001 Public Holidays (Source: Government of Pakistan Ministry of Interior-Islamabad) - Summary: The Government of Pakistan has published the list of official public holidays in Pakistan for the calendar year 2001. Links: 
Sudan Announces December 25-29 Public Holidays (Source: Suna News Agency-Khartoum) - Summary: The government of Sudan has announced a public sector holiday from Monday to Friday, December 25-29, 2000, inclusively, on the occasion of the upcoming annual public holidays for Christmas and End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr). Links: 
Ivory Coast Observes Last December 7 Public Holiday (Source: RFI-Abidjan) - Summary: Today is the last time that that December 7 is observed as a public holiday in the Ivory Coast. Links: 
Nicaragua Declares December 7 Public Sector Holiday (Source: La Prensa-Managua) - Summary: Nicaragua's Ministerio del Trabajo (Mitrab) has declared a one-off, public sector holiday for the afternoon of Thursday, December 7, 2000. Links: