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Public Holidays and
Bank Holidays for
Saint Lucia
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Related countries: North and South America
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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,
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Recent News and Updates
Background Information
Footnotes
Disclaimer
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Date in 2010 |
Holiday Name |
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New Year's Day
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New Year's Holiday
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Independence Day
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Good Friday
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Easter
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Easter Monday
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Labour Day
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Whit Sunday (Pentecost)
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Whit Monday
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Corpus Christi Day
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Emancipation Day
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Emancipation Day Holiday
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Thanksgiving Day
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National Day
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Christmas Day
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Boxing Day
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Christmas Holiday
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Recent News and Updates |
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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. |
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Background Information |
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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). |
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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,
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