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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Saint Lucia

The list of Saint Lucia 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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12 Sep 2007 (Jamaica Gleaner + Office of the Prime Minister) The funeral of former Saint Lucia Prime Minister, Sir John Compton, previously set for September 22, has been advanced to Tuesday, September 18, 2007, and it was announced that the day will be declared a national public holiday, and as a result, the Public and Private Sector will be closed for business on that day. • 08 Sep 2007 (Caribbean 360) Sir John Compton, 82, prime minister of Saint Lucia, died on Friday night, September 7, 2007. A two week period of national mourning has been declared and flags will be flown at half-mast during this time. • 02 Jan 2007 (Radio Jamaica) Newly appointed Prime Minister, Sir John Compton, announced that Wednesday January 3 will be observed as an additional public holiday in Saint Lucia. It is customary in Saint Lucia for a public holiday to follow general elections, but on this last occasion (December 11, 2006) this was not done, hence the January 3 additional 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 Saint Lucia public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Election Public Holidays: Saint Lucia usually has a one-off public holiday following a general election, but this day does not always occur the day immediately after the election. For announcements on the dates of the next general elections in Saint Lucia, see the electionguide.org page for Saint Lucia, at . • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia, before planning any trip to Saint Lucia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.