{"id":249267,"date":"2025-09-11T06:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=249267"},"modified":"2025-09-11T06:53:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:53:05","slug":"thursday-september-11-declared-public-holiday-for-national-day-of-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/thursday-september-11-declared-public-holiday-for-national-day-of-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Today Declared Public Holiday for National Day of Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Public Holiday in observance of the National Day of Prayer<\/strong><\/p>

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The General Public is hereby advised that the Governor General, via proclamation dated September 4, 2025, has appointed September 11, 2025 a public holiday in observance of the National Day of Prayer. All banks, shops, stores, and public offices are hereby affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employers which cannot close their operation due to its continuous nature, are required to pay workers who are scheduled to work on the public holiday, their regular wage, in addition to at least an hourly rate of 150% of their basic rate per hour worked.<\/p>

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Workers who are no longer required to work as a result of the proclamation of September 11, 2025 as a public holiday will not suffer any loss of pay once they work their scheduled day before and after September 11, 2025.<\/p>

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Public Holiday in observance of the National Day of Prayer The General Public is hereby advised that the Governor General, via proclamation dated September 4, 2025, has appointed September 11, 2025 a public holiday in observance of the National Day of Prayer. All banks, shops, stores, and public offices are hereby affected. 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