Papua New Guinea Public Holidays 2021

 
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Bank and Public Holidays for Papua New Guinea

A preview of the Papua New Guinea bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2021, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers.

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02 Aug 2018 Papua New Guinea APEC Public Holidays November 15-16 (Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea-Port Moresby) Papua New Guinea's APEC Coordinating Authority chief executive, Chris Hawkins, has announced that 2 non-working public holidays, on November 15 and 16, 2018, were planned for November 2018 ("the two public holidays had been confirmed and awaiting the endorsement of Cabinet and Government House before they were gazetted"). • 17 Jun 2018 Papua New Guinea Mulls APEC Public Holiday (Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea-Port Moresby) The Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce is expecting the government of Papua New Guinea, to declare Friday, November 16, 2018, the day when most APEC leaders will be flying in, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Papua New Guinea. • 08 Jun 2018 Papua New Guinea Public Holiday June 11 (Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea-Port Moresby) The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, Sir Bob Dadae, declared Monday, June 11, 2018, as a non-working public holiday in Papua New Guinea, on account of the Queen's official birthday on the second Saturday in June. • 11 Oct 2017 Papua New Guinea 2018 Public Holidays Announced (Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea-Port Moresby) The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, Michael Ogio, has released the annual gazetted official list of appointed non-working public holidays in Papua New Guinea for the upcoming calendar year 2018. • 15 Sep 2017 Papua New Guinea September 18 Public Holidays Ruled-Out (Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea-Port Moresby) The Personnel Department Secretary of Papua New Guinea, John Kali, has issued a statement clarifying that Monday (September 18, 2017) is a normal working day and not a public holiday. • 10 May 2017 Papua New Guinea 2017 Public Holidays Amended (Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea-Port Moresby) The Government of Papua New Guinea, Michael Ogio, has announced that Tuesday, June 27, 2017, would be declared as a one-off non-working public holiday in Papua New Guinea on account of the upcoming general elections. • 24 Aug 2016 Papua New Guinea 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea-Port Moresby) The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, Michael Ogio, has released the annual gazetted official list of appointed non-working public holidays in Papua New Guinea for the upcoming calendar year 2017. • 01 Oct 2015 Papua New Guinea 2016 Public Holidays Announced (Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea-Port Moresby) The Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, Theodore Zurenuoc, has released the annual gazetted official list of appointed non-working public holidays in Papua New Guinea for the upcoming calendar year 2016. • 05 Jul 2015 Papua New Guinea Public Holiday July 13 (Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea-Port Moresby) The Acting Chief Secretary to Government of Papua New Guinea, John Kali, has announced that the government of Papua New Guinea had declared Monday, July 13, 2015, as a non-working public holiday in Papua New Guinea “in recognition of the Pacific Games”. • 01 Jun 2015 Papua New Guinea 2015 Public Holidays Amended (Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea-Port Moresby) The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, Michael Ogio, has released a revised version of the previously gazetted official list of annual appointed non-working public holidays in Papua New Guinea for the calendar year 2015. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea are regulated by the Employment Act No. 54 of 1978 which refers for the list of public holidays to the Public Holidays Act 1953 (Chapter 321 of the Consolidated Legislation of Papua New Guinea). • Sunday Public Holidays: Section 1 (2) of the Public Holidays Act stipulates that when any of the public holidays falls on a Sunday, the next day, Monday, shall be declared a public holiday. This is slightly altered for Christmas Day (see below). • Saturday Public Holidays: Although, public holidays occurring on a Saturday are not officially supposed to move to the next Monday, there have been recent cases when this was done, and in some cases, this was announced only 2 days before the actual public holiday . • Although Christmas Day is always celebrated on Dec. 25th, the public holiday or "day off" from work takes place on Tuesday, Dec. 27 when Dec. 25 is a Sunday. Monday the 26th, Boxing Day, is already a public holiday. • Remembrance Day was moved from July 23 to April 25 for 2005 to be celebrated at the same time as ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand. It was later thought that Papua New Guinea should have its own day and that ANZAC Day was for Australia and New Zealand to celebrate. • 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 . • Papua New Guinea International Codes PG and PNG (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .pg (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Papua New Guinea information and news: Bank of Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Papua New Guinea maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Papua New Guinea), and Wikipedia (includes Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea.

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 2021 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea, before planning any trip to Papua New Guinea. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.

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