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Bank and Public Holidays for Samoa

Samoa bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for the first 3 months of 2013, 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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01 May 2012 (Samoan Ministry Of Commerce, Industry And Labour-Matagaluega o Pisinisi, Alamanuia, Leipa) The Samoan Ministry of Commerce, Industry And Labour has released a decree ("Declaration of a Public Holiday for the 50th Independence Day Celebrations") which declares 2 and a half extra days of public holidays in Samoa for the upcoming 50th Independence Day celebrations. • 06 Sep 2011 (Samoan Ministry Of Commerce, Industry And Labour-Matagaluega o Pisinisi, Alamanuia, Leipa) The Samoan Ministry of Commerce, Industry And Labour has released an updated list of the non-working public holidays in Samoa for the calendar years 2012-2013-2014. • 02 Sep 2011 (Samoan Ministry Of Commerce, Industry And Labour-Matagaluega o Pisinisi, Alamanuia, Leipa) The Samoan Ministry of Commerce, Industry And Labour has announced that Friday, December 30, 2011, would be considered a non-working day. • 01 Aug 2011 (Samoan Ministry Of Commerce, Industry And Labour-Matagaluega o Pisinisi, Alamanuia, Leipa) The Samoan Ministry Of Commerce, Industry And Labour has announced that the upcoming public holiday commemorating Father's Day would be Monday, August 15, 2011. • 01 May 2011 (Radio New Zealand International-Apia) The President of Samoa’s Returned Services Association has publicly appealed to the Samoan Prime Minister to reinstate the ANZAC Day holiday. • 01 Mar 2011 (Talamua Media Corp-Apia) The Samoan Cabinet has announced 2 days of public holidays to coincide with the upcoming general election on Friday, March 4, 2011. • 05 Jun 2010 (Talamua Media Corp-Apia) The Samoan Cabinet has finally announced Monday, June 7, 2010, as the date of the public holiday that was promised, earlier this week, to celebrate Manu Samoa's victory in the World Sevens Championship. • 02 Jun 2010 (The Samoa Observer-Apia) Samoa's Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has announced that a special public holiday would soon be declared to celebrate Manu Samoa's recent win of the IRB Sevens rugby trophy in Edinburgh. • 07 Oct 2009 (Radio New Zealand International-Tafaigata) The government of Samoa has declared a half day public holiday on Thursday afternoon, October 8, 2009, to pay respect for the victims of last Wednesday's tsunami, which killed 143 people. • 05 Oct 2009 (NZ Herald News-Faleata) There are media reports that a public holiday will be declared on Friday, October 9th, 2009, to remember those killed in the tsunami that recently hit Samoa. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Samoa 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 Samoa are regulated by the Public Holidays Act 2008 (Law 2008, No. 3), which came into force on January 1st, 2008, and amends the Shops Ordinance 1961 and the Labour and Employment Act 1972. • Weekend Public Holidays: All public holidays which fall on Sunday are to be observed on the following Monday. Subsequently, consecutive public holidays with one on Sunday are likewise observed on the following days. • Head of State's Birthday: The term O le Ao o le Malo is often mislabled as King's Birthday. But Samoa's head of State does not necessarily need to be a royal. Indeed after the death of Malietoa Tanumafili II, in 2007, it was former Prime Minister Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Tufuga Efi who became head of State. • Shop Closings: Starting in 2008, all shops will stay open on Samoa public holidays. • Death of Leading Politicians: The death of leading politicians, active or retired, often results in the last-minute declaration of a national public holiday of mourning . • Samoa International Codes WS and WSM (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .ws (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Samoa information and news: Central Bank of Samoa (Samoa central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Samoa maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Samoa), and Wikipedia (includes Samoa 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 Samoa, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Samoa, 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 Samoa. 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 2013 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Samoa, 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 Samoa, before planning any trip to Samoa. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.