Sentences with phrase «as public holidays»

The Federal Government has declared Friday, July 17 and Monday, July 20 as public holidays to mark this year's Eid - el - Fitr celebration.

Mr Akufo - Addo has decided to propose legislation to Parliament to designate 4th August as FOUNDERS DAY, and 21st September as KWAME NKRUMAH MEMORIAL DAY, both of which will be observed as public holidays.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, 5th and Wednesday, 6th July, 2016 as public holidays to mark the Eid - el Fitri Celebrations.

Latvia and Ukraine had fewer editions as public holidays meant there were no newspapers on at least one day, apart from Sunday in both these countries.

This follows a proposal by President Akufo - Addo to make August 4 and September 21 as Public Holidays.

President Akufo - Addo is proposing a legislation to Parliament to designate August 4 and September 21 as public holidays.

Other than China, where many go on a week - long holiday, countries like Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Vietnam also celebrate the festival as public holidays.

The government's display of the creche in this particular physical setting [is] no more an endorsement of religion than such governmental «acknowledgments» of religion as legislative prayers,... government declaration of Thanksgiving as a public holiday, printing of «In God We Trust» on coins, and opening court sessions with «God save the United States and this honorable court.»

September 21, which is the birthday of Dr Nkrumah, however, has been renamed Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day, and together with August 4, will be marked as a public holiday.

[47] His life achievements were recognised by Ghanaians during his centenary birthday celebration, and the day was instituted as a public holiday in Ghana (Founder's Day).

Kogi State government has declared Aug. 21 as a public holiday for citizens to thank God for safely returning President Muhammadu Buhari to the country.

In the meantime, the President has issued an Executive Instrument to commemorate this year's celebration of KWAME NKRUMAH MEMORIAL DAY as a public holiday.»

«It is for this reason that we have declared Monday 13th as public holiday, in commemoration of this watershed date and to honour the memory, of Chief Abiola, his wife, Kudirat Abiola, who was cowardly murdered by agents of the evil regime and other Nigerians who suffered for standing for what they believe to be right», Aregbesola stated.

The Federal Government has announced Monday and Tuesday, 26th - 27th of June as a public holiday to celebrate the end of the month of Ramadan.

The Federal Government has declared Friday as a public holiday to mark the Eid - El - Maulud celebration.

The Jigawa Government has declared Wednesday Oct. 14, as public holiday to mark the new Islamic Year.

The Nigerian government officially declared Monday, December 12, 2016 as public holiday to mark the Eid - El Maulud in commemoration of birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Former President Jonathan at that time described June 12 as a unique day that changed the political history of the nation, saying that though the Federal Government was yet to recognize the day as a public holiday, some state governments had done so.

It was recognized as a public holiday in the southern districts of Belize in 1943, and declared a national holiday in 1977.

New Brunswick New Brunswick will be observing Family Day (third Monday in February) as a public holiday for the first time this year.

Contrary to popular belief, the Civic Holiday is not a statutory holiday in Ontario; it is not listed as a public holiday in the province's Employment Standards Act.

Not exact matches

Trade was quiet in Asia as many markets including China, India and Singapore were closed for public holidays.

Companies as diverse as public - relations firm Edelman, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline and financial - services giant American Express have even instituted policies banning e-mail during evenings, weekends and holidays.

Japanese markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday for public holidays, leaving Wednesday as the last day for investors to unwind some of their positions ahead of the Fed's decision later in the global day.

In the days leading up to the holiday weekend, Coin Center briefed four major DC organizations on how blockchains work and about important considerations for making decisions as they apply to public chains.

The Reserve Bank will also consider requests to temporarily change positions to accommodate anticipated increases in after - hours payments, such as over public holidays.

On non-business days (such as weekends and public holidays), it is the amount of net after - hours DE receipts from the previous business day.

On non-business days (such as weekends and public holidays), after - hours NPP includes net NPP receipts settling between 16:45 AEST / AEDT on the previous business day and midnight on the day of calculation.

Quiet overnight in Asia as Japanese markets were closed for a public holiday — China gained 50bp as HIBOR fell — Aussie enters a bull market, climbing almost 1 % as the Big Banks Rallied, while all of EM was in the red as the Greenback caught bid.

Did you know, Labour Day was once a 7 - day public holiday known as the third Golden Week in China?

I'm a graduate of NYC public schools and we always had off for the Jewish high holidays, which was very nice as otherwise I would have missed class those days.

Christmas and Easter are not recognized as «Christian» holidays in schools, all references to Christianity or the reasons Christians celebrate these holidays have been wiped out from the public school system.

Here's a thought — so long as schools are «public», e.g. run by the government, which is supposed to NOT favor any religion, how about we not have ANY religious holidays.

Why don't we do away with public school system recognition of all holidays pertaining to religion, and instead just allow students to be absent from class without penalty if they wish to observe a religious holiday, as many colleges and universities do?

And while Christmas is already a public holiday in India, the increasingly pro-Hindu government announced on December 4 that it would begin celebrating «Good Governance Day» on December 25 as well, reported World Watch Monitor (WWM).

As the type of Judaism you are exploring keeps on getting mentioned on a public thread, here, one might ask you a question: do you strive to keep the Ten Commandments, or a general moral law, or all the other rules about Kosher food and holidays and Sabbath keeping?

Noting that more than 10 percent of New York City school students are Muslim, he suggests that the public school calendar grant the Islamic community the same holiday leisure as it already gives to Christian and Jewish students.

just - drinks closed for May Day On Monday, 4 May, just - drinks will be closed, as it is a public holiday in the UK.

Fans of great food and outstanding grilling techniques can look forward to the «Christi Himmelfahrt» public holiday, known as father's day in Germany.

Village of Glencoe public works empolyee Jose Mendez installs holiday lights in downtown Glencoe as part of a new shared services pilot program that allows village and park district workers to share job responsibilities.

This ensures that the group is running on the day you have in mind as it breaks for public and school holidays.

Ideal for public transport and for taking on holiday as they tend to be very compact when folded, making them easy to store when space is limited.

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America's oldest public park, Bowling Green Park in Lower Manhattan, received a very special holiday season a gift that would become and is today legendary as a symbol of New...

The association, one of the largest and most active in Rockland County, holds general membership and public meetings four times a year, with the December meeting also serving as its year - end holiday party.

America's oldest public park, Bowling Green Park in Lower Manhattan, received a very special holiday season a gift that would become and is today legendary as a symbol of New York City known around the world.

On or about 19th December, 1993, the government, acting by the Minister of Interior, announced to the nation that 31st December, 1993, among others, would be a public holiday and celebrated and observed as such.

During that period 31st December was declared a public holiday and celebrated as such in commemoration of the military coup of 31st December, 1981.

The gift wrapping event was organized 25 years ago, and has become a holiday tradition for state parole officers, who have been joined by representatives from the Albany County Public Defenders Office, and area law firms such as Kindlon Shanks and Associates, and the Cheryl Coleman Law Office.

Another legacy of his at the NLC was making the government to recognize May 1 of every year as Workers» Day and declare it a public holiday.