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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Saint Lucia

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The list of Saint Lucia bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2010, 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 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

 
At the bottom of this page:   Recent News and Updates    Background Information    Footnotes    Disclaimer
 

Date in 2010

Holiday Name Observance*
Fri New Year's Day
Sat New Year's Holiday
Mon Independence Day
Fri Good Friday
* Sun Easter Christian
Mon Easter Monday
Sat Labour Day
* Sun Whit Sunday (Pentecost) Christian
Mon Whit Monday
Thu Corpus Christi Day
Sun Emancipation Day
Mon Emancipation Day Holiday
Mon Thanksgiving Day
Mon National Day
Sat Christmas Day
Sun Boxing Day
Mon Christmas Holiday

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Recent News and Updates

12 Sep 2007 (Jamaica Gleaner + Office of the Prime Minister) The funeral of former Saint Lucia Prime Minister, Sir John Compton, previously set for September 22, has been advanced to Tuesday, September 18, 2007.  08 Sep 2007 (Caribbean 360) A two week period of national mourning has been declared and flags will be flown at half-mast during this time.  02 Jan 2007 (Radio Jamaica) Newly appointed Prime Minister, Sir John Compton, announced that Wednesday January 3 will be observed as an additional public holiday in Saint Lucia.  23 May 1997 (Cana News Agency-Bridgetown) Saint Lucia Prime Minister-designate, Dr Kenny Anthony, declared tomorrow, May 24, 1997, a one-off public holiday to celebrate the St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) victory in today's elections.  More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Saint Lucia public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.


Background Information

Election Public Holidays: Saint Lucia usually has a one-off public holiday following a general election, but this day does not always occur the day immediately after the election.  Saint Lucia International Codes LC and LCA (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .lc (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Saint Lucia information and news: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Saint Lucia central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Saint Lucia maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Saint Lucia), and Wikipedia (includes Saint Lucia commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).


Footnotes
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Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Saint Lucia, 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.


Disclaimer
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 2010 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia, before planning any trip to Saint Lucia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.



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