Constitution Day public holiday removed – Cabinet

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Suva City Carnegie Library Assistant Librarian Meredani Qasi with children who turned up for their Constitution Day program at UN Park in October last year. Picture: JONA KONATACI/FILE

The Constitution Day public holiday on Fiji’s calendar will be removed.

Cabinet had agreed to the removal of this public holiday at its meeting on Tuesday this week.

Cabinet made the announcement while noting the approval of two public holidays – Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day and Girmit Day which will be commemorated in May.

The revised public holiday dates will be published in the Gazette by the Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Agni Deo Singh.

There will now be 11 public holidays in 2023.