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This monthly
recap of April 2006 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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News Item Summary
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30-Apr-2006 |
Indonesia |
 Indonesia Refuses May 1st Public Holiday (Source: Antara-Jakarta) - Summary: Indonesia's Vice President, Jusuf Kalla, confirmed that the government had decided not to declare the International Labor Day, on May 1st, as an official national public holiday. Links: full story and other Indonesia news and updates.
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28-Apr-2006 |
Aruba |
 Aruba Adopts Queen's Birthday Public Holiday Day In Lieu Rule (Source: Nederlands Dagblad) - Summary: Aruba has confirmed that this year, it would follow the Netherlands' handling of the cases when the Queen's Birthday public holiday falls on a Sunday, and that the Queen's Birthday public holiday would be celebrated in Aruba on Saturday, April 29, in 2006. Links: full story and other Aruba news and updates.
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28-Apr-2006 |
Netherlands Antilles |
 Netherlands Antilles Adopts Queen's Birthday Public Holiday Day In Lieu Rule (Source: Nederlands Dagblad) - Summary: The Netherlands Antilles federal Labour Affairs Administration has confirmed that this year, it would follow the Netherlands' handling of the rare cases when the Queen's Birthday public holiday falls on a Sunday, and that the Queen's Birthday public holiday would be celebrated in the Netherlands Antilles on Saturday, April 29, in 2006. Links: full story and other Netherlands Antilles news and updates.
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25-Apr-2006 |
Jordan |
 Jordan Declares April 30 Labour Day Holiday (Source: Petra News Agency-Amman) - Summary: The government of Jordan has announced that the Labour Day public holiday would be observed on Sunday, April 30, 2006, rather than its traditional date of May 1st. Links: full story and other Jordan news and updates.
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19-Apr-2006 |
Kenya |
 Kenya Declares April 21 Public Holiday (Source: Capital FM-Nairobi) - Summary: Kenya's President, Mwai Kibaki, declared this coming Friday, April 21, 2006, as a one-off public holiday and national prayer day following the recent plane crash in Marsabit where 14 people died. Links: full story and other Kenya news and updates.
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13-Apr-2006 |
Niger |
 Niger To Cancel Day In Lieu Public Holidays (Source: Assemblée Nationale du Niger-Niamey) - Summary: Niger's Assemblée Nationale (unicameral legislative assembly) has approved the draft bill "Proposition de loi modifiant la loi instituant les fêtes légales". Links: full story and other Niger news and updates.
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12-Apr-2006 |
Cape Verde |
 Cape Verde Declares April 13 Public Sector Holiday (Source: Boletim Oficial-República de Cabo Verde) - Summary: The government of Cape Verde has declared a one off public sector holiday (tolerância de ponto) on Thursday, April 13, 2006, for Maundy Thursday. Links: full story and other Cape Verde news and updates.
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7-Apr-2006 |
Philippines |
 Philippines Public Holiday On April 15 (Source: Malacañang-Manila) - Summary: Philippines President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA), signed Proclamation No.1048, declaring Saturday, April 15, 2006, as a special non-working public holiday in the Philippines. Links: full story and other Philippines news and updates.
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5-Apr-2006 |
Peru |
 Peru Announces Public Sector Holidays For 2006 (Source: Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros-Lima) - Summary: Peru's President, Alejandro Toledo, signed decree Nº 015-2006-PCM which sets out in advance the 2006 list of official public sector holidays in Peru. Links: full story and other Peru news and updates.
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4-Apr-2006 |
Kyrgyzstan |
 Kyrgyzstan's Parliament Rejects New March 24 Public Holiday (Source: Turkish Weekly) - Summary: Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan have voted against the proposal to make March 24 a new annual public holiday, claiming that an "objective assessment" of that popular uprising is needed before declaring the day a national holiday. Links: full story and other Kyrgyzstan news and updates.
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4-Apr-2006 |
Costa Rica |
 Costa Rica Implements Mid-Week Public Holidays Move (Source: La Nación-San José) - Summary: Costa Rica's Minister of Labour, Fernando Trejos, confirmed that the upcoming April 11 public holiday would be moved to Monday, April 17, 2009. In addition, the public sector will be on holidays for the entire Holy Week (from April 9-16). Links: full story and other Costa Rica news and updates.
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4-Apr-2006 |
Honduras |
 Honduras Public Sector Holidays April 8-16 (Source: ACAN-EFE-Tegucigalpa) - Summary: Following a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, Honduras' President, Manuel Zelaya, announced that the public sector would be on holidays for the first 3 days of Easter week. Links: full story and other Honduras news and updates.
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1-Apr-2006 |
Guyana |
 Guyana 2006 Youmun Nabi Public Holiday Announced (Source: Guyana Chronicle-Georgetown) - Summary: The government of Guyana has announced that the upcoming Youman Nabi, birth anniversary of the Prophet, public holiday, would be commemorated on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. Links: full story and other Guyana news and updates.
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1-Apr-2006 |
Honduras |
Honduras Changes October Public Holidays Rules (Source: El Tiempo-Tegucigalpa) - Summary: The Tourism Minister of Honduras, Ricardo Martínez, has indicated that all three October public holidays, would all be moved to the following Monday, rather than to Easter week. Links: full story and other Honduras news and updates.
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