With the Elections Office's schedule for the General Elections formally approved by the Governor this morning (Friday, 9 December 2016), one more public holiday has been officially declared for the Cayman Islands in 2017.
General Elections Day on Wednesday, 24 May 2017 will be a public holiday, bringing the number of public holidays for next year to 12 days.
The full list of public holidays for 2017 now is:
Monday, 2 January - New Year's Day (observed)
Monday, 23 January - National Heroes Day
Wednesday, 1 March - Ash Wednesday
Friday, 14 April - Good Friday
Monday, 17 April - Easter Monday
Monday, 15 May - Discovery Day
Wednesday, 24 May - General Elections Day
Monday, 19 June - Queen's Birthday
Monday, 3 July - Constitution Day
Monday, 13 November - Remembrance Day
Monday, 25 December - Christmas Day
Tuesday, 26 December - Boxing Day.
(GIS)