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Bank and Public Holidays for Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2012, 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.

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15 Dec 2011 (Government of Antigua and Barbuda-St. John's) The Governor of Antigua and Barbuda has issued a statement clarifying the dates of upcoming additional year-end public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda. • 09 Dec 2011 (Permanent Secretary Ministry of Legal Affairs-St. John's) The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Legal Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda has released the official list of public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda for the calendar year 2012. • 10 Nov 2011 (Government of Antigua and Barbuda-St. John's) The government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced that the upcoming, November 11, Remembrance Day, holiday would be observed on Sunday, November 13, 2011. • 18 Dec 2010 (Government of Antigua and Barbuda-St. John's) Antigua and Barbuda's Attorney General, Justin Simon, has issued a statement clarifying the dates of upcoming additional year-end public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda. • 17 Dec 2010 (Permanent Secretary Ministry of Legal Affairs-St. John's) The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Legal Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda has released the official list of public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda for the calendar year 2011. • 30 Aug 2010 (Government of Antigua and Barbuda-St. John's) Overnight, Antigua and Barbuda’s Governor General, Dame Louise Lake-Tack, declared today, Monday, August 30, 2010, a one-off national public holiday to allow residents to clean-up after the passage of Hurricane Earl. • 07 Dec 2009 (Government of Antigua and Barbuda-St. John's) The government of Antigua and Barbuda has released an official announcement to the effect that "the General Public is hereby notified that Monday, December 28, 2009, is not a public holiday". • 29 Nov 2009 (Permanent Secretary Ministry of Legal Affairs-St. John's) The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Legal Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda has released the official list of public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda for the calendar year 2010. • 13 Mar 2009 (SKNVibes-Saint John's) The newly elected UPP government of Antigua and Barbuda has declared today, March 13, 2009, as a one-off, post-election public holiday. • 12 Mar 2009 (Caribbean Net News-Saint John's) Local media sources in Antigua and Barbuda expect Friday, March 13, 2009, the day after today's general elections, to be declared a one-off public holiday, "regardless of which party wins". • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Antigua and Barbuda 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: Official public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda are regulated by the Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2005 (An Act to amend the Public Holidays Act Cap. 345), published in the Official Gazette Vol. XXV No. 57 dated 15th September, 2005, which repealed and replaced the Public Holidays Act of 1954 [CAP. 354]. • Weekend Public Holidays: There are very specific individual rules for public holidays that fall on the weekend in Antigua and Barbuda. • VC Bird Day (Vere Cornwall Bird Snr Day): This public holiday is still incorrectly listed on July 1st in many websites, but it was combined into National Heroes Day in 2006. • Common Law Holidays: Sundays, Christmas Day and Good Friday are observed as Common Law Holidays. • Antigua and Barbuda International Codes AG and ATG (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .ag (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Antigua and Barbuda information and news: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Antigua and Barbuda central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Antigua and Barbuda maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Antigua and Barbuda), and Wikipedia (includes Antigua and Barbuda commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Antigua and Barbuda, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Antigua and Barbuda, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Antigua and Barbuda. 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 2012 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Antigua and Barbuda, 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 Antigua and Barbuda, before planning any trip to Antigua and Barbuda. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.