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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Antigua and Barbuda

The list of Antigua and Barbuda bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes 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. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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22 Aug 2008 (The Antigua Sun) Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer, announced that cabinet had approved a recommendation making Monday, September 1, 2008, a one-off, half day national public holiday to be observed as a day of prayer and fasting by the entire nation. • 12 Mar 2008 (The Antigua Sun) Tuesday, March 18, 2008, will be a public holiday in Antigua and Barbuda on the occasion of the funeral of former Prime Minister, Sir George Herbert Walter. • 13 Feb 2008 (The Antigua Sun) Minister of Labour, Dr. Jacqui Quinn- Leandro, announced that next Tuesday, February 19, 2008, would be a one-off-public holiday, to coincide with the funeral of late Minister of Agriculture and former MP for All Saints East and St. Luke, Charlesworth Theophilus Samuel. • 01 Aug 2007 (The Antigua Sun) The Cabinet has denied rumours that Wednesday, August 8, 2007, the day after the 50th anniversary celebrations of Carnival end, is a public holiday. • 23 Mar 2007 (India eNews) The Antigua and Barbuda government have declared March 27, 2007, as a one-off public holiday to mark the country's hosting of its first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup. • 15 Jul 2006 In the second half of 2005, the Antigua and Barbuda parliament approved an amendment to the Public Holidays Act, changing the name change of the V. C. Bird Day to National Heroes Day on December 9. • 10 Dec 2003 (Caribbean Media Corporation-Bridgetown) Antigua and Barbuda's prime minister, Lester Bird, has announced plans to have 9 December, the birthday of the island's first National Hero and prime minister, Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, to be made a public holiday. • 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. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: 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 (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Antigua and Barbuda, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

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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 2008 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 blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.