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Niger Declares April 24 Public Holiday Ministère de la Fonction Publique et du Travail du Niger (Niamey) Niger's ministre de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et de l'Emploi, Aissatou Abdoulaye Tondi, has issued a communiqué announcing a public holiday on Thursday, April 24, 2025, on account of the upcoming Journée de la Concorde. As per the aforementioned communique, "La ministre de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et de l’Emploi a l’honneur de rappeler aux employeurs et employés des secteurs public, parapublic et privé que conformément aux dispositions de la loi n°97-20 du 20 juin 1997, instituant les fêtes légales et les textes modificatifs subséquents, la journée du jeudi 24 avril 2025 correspondant à la journée de la Concorde, est déclarée fériée, chômée et payée sur toute l’étendue du territoire national.".
Niger Declares April 24 Public Holiday Ministère de la Fonction Publique et du Travail du Niger (Niamey) Niger's ministre de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et de l'Emploi, Aissatou Abdoulaye Tondi, has issued a communiqué announcing a public holiday on Thursday, April 24, 2025, on account of the upcoming Journée de la Concorde. As per the aforementioned communique, "La ministre de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et de l’Emploi a l’honneur de rappeler aux employeurs et employés des secteurs public, parapublic et privé que conformément aux dispositions de la loi n°97-20 du 20 juin 1997, instituant les fêtes légales et les textes modificatifs subséquents, la journée du jeudi 24 avril 2025 correspondant à la journée de la Concorde, est déclarée fériée, chômée et payée sur toute l’étendue du territoire national.".
Bolivia Declares April 22 Beni Public Holiday Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) Bolivia's Ministry of Labour has issued a communiqué announcing that Tuesday, April 22, 2025, would be a departmental public holiday, in Beni, in commemoration of the uprising of the Canichana people in San Pedro de Moxos. As per the aforementioned communique, "The Ministry of Labor, in commemoration of the Canichana people's uprising in San Pedro de Moxos, informs the general population of Beni that Tuesday, April 22nd of this year, will be a departmental holiday with the suspension of public and private activities throughout the department". Recall that, a couple of months ago, the Government of Bolivia released the Supreme Decree 5328, signed by President Luis Arce, which declared 9 departmental public holidays in 2025 to coincide with Bolivia's bicentennial. These departmental public holidays were: February 9 in commemoration of the founding of the city of Cobija (Pando), February 14 for the 200 years of Santa Cruz independence (Santa Cruz), April 1 commemorates the Battle of Tumusla (Potosí), April 22 for the revolt of the Canichana people in San Pedro de Moxos (Beni), September 29 for the founding of the city of La Plata (Chuquisaca), October 6 for the Revolution of October 6, 1810 (Oruro), November 7 for the Battle of Suipacha (Tarija), November 14 for the dismemberment of Tupac Katari (La Paz), and November 14 in commemoration of the Battle of Aroma (Cochabamba).
Bolivia Declares April 22 Beni Public Holiday Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) Bolivia's Ministry of Labour has issued a communiqué announcing that Tuesday, April 22, 2025, would be a departmental public holiday, in Beni, in commemoration of the uprising of the Canichana people in San Pedro de Moxos. As per the aforementioned communique, "The Ministry of Labor, in commemoration of the Canichana people's uprising in San Pedro de Moxos, informs the general population of Beni that Tuesday, April 22nd of this year, will be a departmental holiday with the suspension of public and private activities throughout the department". Recall that, a couple of months ago, the Government of Bolivia released the Supreme Decree 5328, signed by President Luis Arce, which declared 9 departmental public holidays in 2025 to coincide with Bolivia's bicentennial. These departmental public holidays were: February 9 in commemoration of the founding of the city of Cobija (Pando), February 14 for the 200 years of Santa Cruz independence (Santa Cruz), April 1 commemorates the Battle of Tumusla (Potosí), April 22 for the revolt of the Canichana people in San Pedro de Moxos (Beni), September 29 for the founding of the city of La Plata (Chuquisaca), October 6 for the Revolution of October 6, 1810 (Oruro), November 7 for the Battle of Suipacha (Tarija), November 14 for the dismemberment of Tupac Katari (La Paz), and November 14 in commemoration of the Battle of Aroma (Cochabamba).
Galicia 2026 Public Holidays Announced Diario Oficial de Galicia (DOG) The government of Spain's Autonomous Region of Galicia has announced its annual official list of regional public holidays (calendario laboral) for the upcoming calendar year 2026. As May 17 (Galician Literature Day) falls on a Sunday in 2026, the Consello de la Xunta has chosen March 19 (Día de San José), June 24 (Día de San Juán) and July 25 (Día Nacional de Galicia), as regional public holidays in Galicia in 2026. As per custom, a corresponding decree can be expected to be published within a few weeks in the Diario Oficial de Galicia.
Galicia 2026 Public Holidays Announced Diario Oficial de Galicia (DOG) The government of Spain's Autonomous Region of Galicia has announced its annual official list of regional public holidays (calendario laboral) for the upcoming calendar year 2026. As May 17 (Galician Literature Day) falls on a Sunday in 2026, the Consello de la Xunta has chosen March 19 (Día de San José), June 24 (Día de San Juán) and July 25 (Día Nacional de Galicia), as regional public holidays in Galicia in 2026. As per custom, a corresponding decree can be expected to be published within a few weeks in the Diario Oficial de Galicia.
Jordan Declares May 1st Public Holiday Petra Jordan News Agency Petra (Amman) Jordanian Prime Minister, Jaafar Hassan, has issued a circular declaring a public holiday in Jordan on Thursday, May 1st, 2025. As per the aforementioned circular, "Jordan's ministries, public institutions and universities, municipalities, joint service councils, Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), and fully government-owned companies will be closed on Thursday, May 1, 2025, to mark the occasion". Although today's announcement of Thursday, May 1st, 2025, as a public holiday mentions mainly the public sector, we recall that in past years the Jordanian Ministry of Labour always subsequently clarified that public holidays announced "for all ministries and governmental institutions" also applied to the private sector ("According to article 59 of the Labour Law, which clarifies the mechanism for making the employer work on his weekly, religious or public holidays, official communications issued for this purpose include private sector institutions without mentioning them in the communications.").
Jordan Declares May 1st Public Holiday Petra Jordan News Agency Petra (Amman) Jordanian Prime Minister, Jaafar Hassan, has issued a circular declaring a public holiday in Jordan on Thursday, May 1st, 2025. As per the aforementioned circular, "Jordan's ministries, public institutions and universities, municipalities, joint service councils, Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), and fully government-owned companies will be closed on Thursday, May 1, 2025, to mark the occasion". Although today's announcement of Thursday, May 1st, 2025, as a public holiday mentions mainly the public sector, we recall that in past years the Jordanian Ministry of Labour always subsequently clarified that public holidays announced "for all ministries and governmental institutions" also applied to the private sector ("According to article 59 of the Labour Law, which clarifies the mechanism for making the employer work on his weekly, religious or public holidays, official communications issued for this purpose include private sector institutions without mentioning them in the communications.").
