Cabinet has approved the public holiday schedule for 2027, with the dates now subject to formal proclamation by the Governor before final publication.
The approved calendar includes 14 public holidays across the year. New Year's Day falls on Friday, January 1, while Good Friday is March 26 and Easter Monday is March 29.
Monday, March 8 will mark the anniversary of Hamilton Lavity Stoutt's birth, observed in lieu of Sunday, March 7. Stoutt was the territory's first Chief Minister. The decision follows Section 2(b) of the Public Holidays (Amendment) Act, 2000.
The Sovereign's Birthday will be observed on Friday, June 11, subject to the Governor's proclamation.
Other key dates include Virgin Islands Day on Monday, July 5, and the three-day Emancipation observance from Monday, August 2 to Wednesday, August 4. Heroes and Foreparents Day falls on Monday, October 18, while the Commemoration of the Great March of 1949 and the Restoration of the Legislative Council is set for Monday, November 22.
Christmas and Boxing Day holidays will be observed on Monday, December 27 and Tuesday, December 28 respectively, as the actual dates fall on a weekend.
Whit Monday is scheduled for Monday, May 17.
Cabinet agreed that the complete final list will be published once all required proclamations are issued by the Governor.
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