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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Grenada

The list of Grenada 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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30 Jul 2008 (Spiceislander) Grenada's new Minister of State responsible for Culture, Sen. Hon. Arly Gill, has confirmed that the first Monday in August (Monday August 4th, in 2008) will continue to be an official public holiday, despite his newly-elected government's recent emphasis on August 1st as the proper date of Emancipation day. • 09 Jul 2008 (Grenada Broadcasting Network) Late last night, following his win in the same day's general elections, Grenada's Prime Minister designate, Mr. Tillman Thomas, requested of the Governor General, who acceded to the request, to declare today, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, a public holiday. • 10 Apr 2007 (Grenada Broadcasting Network) Grenada has declared a one-off public holiday on Tuesday April 10, 2007, to coincide with Grenada's hosting of its first match of the current ICC Cricket World Cup. • 24 Oct 2006 Because the Muslims population is small, there is not Eid al Fitr holiday in Grenada, so Muslims here will be utilizing the public holiday on Wednesday, Thanksgiving Day, for their celebration. • 27 Nov 2003 (Caribbean Media Corporation-Bridgetown) The government has declared tomorrow, Friday, November 28, 2003, as a one-off public holiday on the occasion of the recount of ballots following today's general election. • 21 Oct 2003 (Caribbean Media Corporation-St George's) Grenada's Prime Minister, Dr Keith Mitchell, has announced a one-off public holiday on Friday, November 28, 2003, the day after the upcoming general elections. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Grenada 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 official public holidays in Grenada are regulated by the Bank Holidays Act which was amended after the 1979 revolution by the People's Law No. 37: Bank Holidays (Amendment) Act 1979 (removal of Queen's birthday from the public holidays list) and after the US invasion by the Bank Holidays (Government Gazette, 1988-05-20, Vol. 106, No. 23, Ac, p. 127-128). • Carnival Tuesday: Officially, Carnival Tuesday is not one of Grenada's official public holidays (as listed on the official Government of Grenada website). However, any attempt at conducting business on that day is doomed to dismal failure. • Christmas Eve: Shopping malls and most stores remain open late into the evening on Christmas Eve (December 24). • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Grenada 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 Grenada, 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.

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 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Grenada, 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 Grenada, before planning any trip to Grenada. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.