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Bank and Public Holidays for Dominica

A preview of the Dominica bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2023, 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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14 Jan 2019 Dominica 2019 Public Holidays Announced (The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica-Office of the Prime Minister) The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has released its annual official list of the Dominica bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Dominica, for the upcoming calendar year 2019. • 27 Sep 2018 Dominica Public Holiday September 27 (The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica-Office of the Prime Minister) The Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, has announced on facebook a one-off non-working public sector holiday in Dominica, for today Thursday, September 27, 2018, on account of the passage of tropical storm Kirk ("The general public is hereby advised that today, thursday, september 27th will not be a working day, in light of tropical storm Kirk."). • 12 Sep 2018 Dominica Public Holiday September 13 (The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica-Office of the Prime Minister) The Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, has declared a one-off non-working public sector holiday in Dominica, on Thursday, September 13, 2018, on account of the passage of tropical storm Isaac. • 14 Jan 2018 Dominica 2018 Public Holidays Announced (The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica-Office of the Prime Minister) The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has released its annual official list of the Dominica bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Dominica, for the upcoming calendar year 2018. • 19 Nov 2016 Dominica 2017 Public Holidays Announced (The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica-Office of the Prime Minister) The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has released its annual official list of the Dominica bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Dominica, for the upcoming calendar year 2017. • 09 Jan 2016 Dominica 2016 Public Holidays Announced (The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica-Office of the Prime Minister) The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has released its annual official list of the Dominica bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Dominica, for the calendar year 2016. • 22 Oct 2015 Dominica 2015 Public Holidays Amended (The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica-Office of the Prime Minister) The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has released an amended version of its previously-announced annual official list of 2015 non-working public holidays in Dominica. • 30 Dec 2014 Dominica 2015 Public Holidays Amended (The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica-Office of the Prime Minister) The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has released a revised version of its previously-released annual official list of 2015 non-working public holidays in Dominica. • 24 Dec 2014 Dominica 2015 Public Holidays Announced (The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica-Office of the Prime Minister) The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has released its annual official list of 2015 non-working public holidays in Dominica. • 08 Dec 2014 Dominica December 9 Public Holiday Ruled-Out (GIS Press Release-Roseau) Dominica's freshly re-elected Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has broken with unofficial tradition and announced that tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9, 2014, would not be a one-off electoral non-working public holiday in Dominica, as "it was time to get back to work". • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Dominica 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: The list and dates of official public holidays in Dominica are regulated by the Public Holidays Act 1907 (amended in 1961 and 1990), Shop Hours Act (1937), the Labour Standards Act (1977), and the Labour Contracts Act (1983). • National Repentance and Dedication Day: This holiday, celebrated annually on April 8, was created in 2005, following the consecutive death in office of 2 Prime Ministers. However, this is not a public holiday (despite many online sources claiming so). • Carnival Tuesday: Although Carnival Tuesday is listed in the 1990 revision of the Dominica Public Holidays Act, it seems to be only observed by banks. • Dominica International Codes DM and DMA (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .dm (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Dominica information and news: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Dominica central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Dominica maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Dominica), and Wikipedia (includes Dominica 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 Dominica, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Dominica, 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 Dominica.

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 2023 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Dominica, 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 Dominica, before planning any trip to Dominica. 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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