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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Dominica

The list of Dominica bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2009, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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02 Sep 2009 (Dominica News Online-Roseau) Dominica Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has declared tomorrow, Thursday, September 3, 2009, as a one-off public holiday on account of the expected passage of Tropical Storm Erika. • 20 Jul 2009 (The Antigua Sun-Roseau) The government of Dominica has declared Tuesday, July 28, 2009, a one-off public holiday to encourage Dominicans to attend the first two international cricket matches to be contested in the island. • 13 Jun 2009 (Dominica News Online-Roseau) A few days after the Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce (DAIC) suggested that Sunday should be regarded as a normal working day, the government of Premier Roosevelt Skerrit is yet to comment. • 09 Apr 2009 (Dominica News-Roseau) The President of the Dominica Association of Evangelical Churches, Bishop Bill Daniel, officially asked both Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, and Opposition leader, Ron Green, to make the April 8, National Day of Prayer, an annual public holiday starting in 2010. • 05 May 2005 (AP Worldstream-Roseau, Dominica) Dominica's Labor Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, announced a public holiday of celebration for tomorrow, Friday, May 6, 2005, following his party winning a narrow victory in elections that focused on an IMF austerity program and a diplomatic switch from Taiwan to China. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Dominica public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: The list and dates of official public holidays in Dominica are regulated by the Public Holidays Act 1907 (amended in 1961 and 1990), Shop Hours Act (1937), the Labour Standards Act (1977), and the Labour Contracts Act (1983). • National Repentance and Dedication Day: This holiday, celebrated annually on April 8, was created in 2005, following the consecutive death in office of 2 Prime Ministers. However, this is not a public holiday (despite many online sources claiming so). • Carnival Tuesday: Although Carnival Tuesday is listed in the 1990 revision of the Dominica Public Holidays Act, it seems to be only observed by banks. • Dominica International Codes DM and DMA (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .dm (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Dominica information and news: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Dominica central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Dominica maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Dominica), and Wikipedia (includes Dominica commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Dominica, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

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In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2009 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Dominica, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Dominica, before planning any trip to Dominica. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.