It is notified for general information that public and bank holidays specified in the First and the Second Schedules to the Holidays Act, Chapter 289 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2003, will be observed on the following days during the year 2012 in accordance with section 3 of the said Act:-
Day – Date – Occasion
Monday – January 2nd – New Year’s Day (in lieu of Sunday, 1st January)
Monday – March 12th – National Heroes and Benefactors Day (in lieu of Friday, 9th March)
Friday – April 6th – Good Friday
Saturday – April 7th – Holy Saturday
Monday – April 9th – Easter Monday
Tuesday – May 1st – Labour Day
Monday – May 21st – Sovereign’s Day/Commonwealth Day (in lieu of Thursday, 24th May)
Monday – September 10th – St. George’s Caye Day
Friday – September 21st – Independence Day
Monday – October 15th – Pan American Day (in lieu of Friday, 12th October)
Monday – November 19th – Garifuna Settlement Day
Tuesday – December 25th – Christmas Day
Wednesday – December 26th – Boxing Day