December 6 Is Not A Public Holiday - Interior Minister

The Interior Ministry has indicated that though this year’s National Farmers’ Day will be observed on Friday, November 6 it won't be a Public Holiday. A statement signed by the Minister of Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery indicated that December 4 2020 the original date for observing Famers’ Day “Remains a Statutory Public Holiday and would be observed as such throughout the country.”

Below is the full statement

The general public is hereby informed that Friday sixth November 2020 is not a Public Holiday even though the National Farmers Day will be observed on that day. However Friday 4 December 2020 which marks Farmers Day remains a Statutory Public Holiday and would be observed as such throughout the country.