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This monthly
recap of December 2002 worldwide public holidays news and updates, covers all the countries
of the world, and is based on our daily review
of hundreds of online newspapers, government sites, and institutional sources,
and over a decade of experience following
worldwide public holidays, to place current events in context, and anticipate on
possible future changes.
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Date |
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News Item Summary
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31-Dec-2002 |
Kuwait |
 Kuwait Declares 4-Day Public Holidays (Source: Al Bawaba-Amman) - Summary: The Kuwaiti cabinet has declared Wednesday, January 1st, 2003, as a public holiday on the occasion of Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah's 25 years as ruler. Links: full story and other Kuwait news and updates.
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30-Dec-2002 |
Kenya |
 Kenya Declares January 2 Public Holiday (Source: BBC Monitoring International Reports) - Summary: Newly elected Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki, has declared Thursday, January 2, 2003, a one-off post-election public holiday to allow Kenyans to celebrate their victory. Links: full story and other Kenya news and updates.
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28-Dec-2002 |
Guyana |
 Guyana Denies December 30 Public Holiday (Source: Government Information Agency-GINA) - Summary: Guyana's Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that Monday, December 30, 2002, is not a public holiday. Links: full story and other Guyana news and updates.
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25-Dec-2002 |
Algeria |
 Algerian Public Holiday January 1 (Source: Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) - Summary: The Algerian public sector ministry (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique) has announced that Wednesday, January 1, 2003, had been declared a paid non-working public holiday (journée chômée et payée) on account of the upcoming Western New Year. Links: full story and other Algeria news and updates.
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24-Dec-2002 |
Solomon Islands |
 Solomon Islands Declares December 27 Bridge Public Holiday (Source: SIBC + PINA Nius Online) - Summary: Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Casper Fa'asala, has announced that Friday, December 27, 2002, had been declared a public holiday in the Solomon Islands. Links: full story and other Solomon Islands news and updates.
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20-Dec-2002 |
Latvia |
 Latvia's President Recommends Orthodox Christmas Public Holiday (Source: Associated Press-Riga) - Summary: In a recent interview, Latvia's President, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, prompted legislators in the Saeima (Latvia's Parliament) to make Russian Orthodox Christmas an official public holiday. Links: full story and other Latvia news and updates.
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20-Dec-2002 |
China |
 China 2003 Public Holidays Schedule Announced (Source: The Central People's Government-Beijing) - Summary: The State Council of China announced the Chinese national public holidays schedule for 2003. Links: full story and other China news and updates.
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16-Dec-2002 |
Guam |
 Guam Sharply Reduces Public Sector Holidays (Source: Guam Legislative Secretary) - Summary: Guam Legislative Bill No. 343, "An Act To Repeal And Reenact Section 1000, Repeal Section 1001 Of Title 1 And To Add Section 4109.5 Of Title 4 Of The Guam Code Annotated Relative To The Reduction Of The Number Of Government Of Guam Holidays", became law over the past weekend, without the Governor's signature. Links: full story and other Guam news and updates.
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16-Dec-2002 |
Virgin Islands |
 US Virgin Islands 2002-2003 Year-End Public Holidays (Source: Virgin Islands Daily News-St. John) - Summary: The Governor of the US Virgin Islands, Charles W. Turnbull, has declared year-end public sector holidays for December 2002 and January 2003. Links: full story and other Virgin Islands, U.S. news and updates.
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14-Dec-2002 |
Kazakhstan |
 Kazakhstan Declares 6-Day New Year Public Holidays (Source: Interfax-Kazakhstan News Agency-Almaty) - Summary: The government of Kazakhstan has declared Monday and Tuesday, December 30 and 31, 2002, as well as Friday, January 3, 2003, as one-off public holidays. Links: full story and other Kazakhstan news and updates.
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11-Dec-2002 |
Fiji |
 Fiji Releases Official List of 2003 Public Holidays (Source: Fijilive-Suva) - Summary: Fiji's minister for information and media relations, Simione Kaitani, announced that Cabinet has approved the dates for the 2003 public holidays in Fiji. Links: full story and other Fiji news and updates.
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6-Dec-2002 |
Monaco |
 Monaco 2003 Public Holidays Announced (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 2003. Links: full story and other Monaco news and updates.
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5-Dec-2002 |
Kyrgyzstan |
 Kyrgyzstan Declares December 6 Public Holiday (Source: Kyrgyz Radio First) - Summary: The government of Kyrgyzstan has adopted a resolution, signed by Prime Minister Nikolay Tanayev, making Friday, December 6, 2002, an official public holiday. Links: full story and other Kyrgyzstan news and updates.
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5-Dec-2002 |
Malaysia |
 Malaysia Declares December 16 Public Holiday In Selangor (Source: New Straits Times-Shah Alam) - Summary: The Deputy State secretary of Malaysia's State of Selangor, Datuk Ahmad Latffi Hashim, has announced that the state public holiday for this year's birthday of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, had been set for Monday, December 16, 2002. Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.
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4-Dec-2002 |
Sudan |
 Sudan Announces End of Ramadan Public Holiday Date (Source: Sudan TV-Omdurman) - Summary: Following its consultative meeting on the sighting of the Moon, the Sudanese Council of Muslim Scholars has declared December 5, 2002, as the date of the upcoming Id-al-Fitr public holiday. Links: other Sudan news and updates.
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4-Dec-2002 |
Uzbekistan |
 Uzbekistan Declares 2002 End of Ramadan Public Holiday (Source: Uzbek National News Agency-Tashkent) - Summary: The Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan has issued a resolution declaring Friday, December 6, 2002, as a public holiday for the Id al-Fitr Muslim festival marking the end of Ramadan. Links: full story and other Uzbekistan news and updates.
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4-Dec-2002 |
Tanzania |
 Tanzania Announces Id ul-Fitr Public Holiday (Source: Radio Tanzania-Dar es Salaam) - Summary: The government of Tanzania has announced that Friday, December 6, 2002, would be observed as the official public holiday. Links: full story and other Tanzania news and updates.
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3-Dec-2002 |
Algeria |
Algerian Public Holidays December 5-6 (Source: Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) - Summary: The Algerian public sector ministry (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique) has announced that Thursday and Friday, December 5-6, 2002, had been declared as paid non-working public holidays (journées chômées et payées) on account of the upcoming Aïd El-Fitr (End of Ramadan). Links: full story and other Algeria news and updates.
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2-Dec-2002 |
Turkmenistan |
 Turkmenistan Announces Oraza-Bayram Public Holiday (Source: Pravda-Ashgabad) - Summary: Turkmenistan's President, Saparmurat Niyazov, has issued a decree proclaiming a day off public holiday for Friday, December 6, 2002, on the occasion of this year's Oraza-Bayram (end of Ramadan) Muslim festival. Links: full story and other Turkmenistan news and updates.
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