{"id":246076,"date":"2024-11-05T15:11:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T15:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/friday-november-8-not-a-public-holiday-interior-ministry\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T15:11:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T15:11:47","slug":"friday-november-8-not-a-public-holiday-interior-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/friday-november-8-not-a-public-holiday-interior-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, November 8 not a Public Holiday \u2013 Interior Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Ministry of Interior has confirmed that Friday, November 8, 2024, will not be a public holiday, dispelling recent rumours circulating on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The misunderstanding arose after the National Farmer\u2019s Day celebration, traditionally held on the first Friday in December, was moved to November this year to avoid clashing with the General Elections.<\/p>\n<p>This change led to speculation that November 8 would automatically be a public holiday.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Tuesday, November 5, the Ministry clarified that while the 2024 Farmer\u2019s Day celebration will take place on November 8, the day itself will remain a regular working day.<\/p>\n<p>Government offices, businesses, and schools will continue normal operations.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry further explained that, despite the rescheduled celebration, Friday, December 6, will still be observed as the statutory Farmer\u2019s Day holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Although the official event will not be held on that date, December 6 is recognized by law as a holiday to honour the nation\u2019s farmers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dK6W82yOeQ\">\n<p>40th National Farmers\u2019 day celebration to promote climate-resilient agriculture<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201c40th National Farmers\u2019 day celebration to promote climate-resilient agriculture\u201d \u2014 Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2024\/10\/40th-national-farmers-day-celebration-to-promote-climate-resilient-agriculture\/embed\/#?secret=GeSNMF1uHm#?secret=dK6W82yOeQ\" data-secret=\"dK6W82yOeQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Interior has confirmed that Friday, November 8, 2024, will not be a public holiday, dispelling recent rumours circulating on social media. 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