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Source: The Jersey Evening Post (Saint Helier)
The States of Jersey (Jersey's Parliament) has voted against a recent bill that would have declared Friday, May 7, 2010, as a day in lieu public holiday, to compensate the fact that the 60th Liberation Day anniversary falls on a Sunday.
Earlier this month (15-Feb-2010), Jersey Deputy, M. Tadier, of St. Brelade, had introduced new legislation that would have declared Friday, May 7, 2010, a one-off day in lieu public holiday, to compensate the fact that this year's Liberation Day public holiday falls on a Sunday.
This odd declaration of a Friday, day in lieu, public holiday was made necessary by the rejection, in early February (03-Feb-2010), of a bill that would have declared a one-off day in lieu public holiday on Monday, May 10, 2010 (20-Dec-2009).
Recall that the 2009 Liberation Day public holiday also fell on a weekend, and in that context, government and public sector workers in Jersey were afforded a day in lieu public sector holiday on Monday, May 11, 2009 (17-Feb-2009).
Neighboring Guernsey, for its part, has already declared the day after this year's Liberation Day public holiday, Monday, May 10th, 2010, an additional official public holiday (14-Oct-2009 and 11-Sep-2009).
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