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Holidays for 2008
The American Embassy will observe the following American and Local holidays in 2008
| January 1 (Tue) | New Year's Day | U.S./Jamaican |
| January 21 (Mon) | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday | U.S. |
| February 6 (Wed) | Ash Wednesday | Jamaican |
| February 18 (Mon) | President's Day | U.S. |
| March 21 (Fri) | Good Friday | Jamaican |
| March 24 (Mon) | Easter Monday | Jamaican |
| May 23 (Fri) | Labor Day | Jamaican |
| May 26 (Mon) | Memorial Day | U.S. |
| July 4 (Fri) | Independence Day | U.S. |
| August 1 (Fri) | Emancipation Day | Jamaican |
| August 6 (Wed) | Independence Day | Jamaican |
| September 1 (Mon) | Labor Day | U.S. |
| October 13 (Mon) | Columbus Day | U.S. |
| October 20 (Mon) | National Heroes Day | Jamaican |
| November 11 (Tue) | Veterans Day | U.S. |
| November 27 (Thur) | Thanksgiving Day | U.S. |
| December 25 (Thur) | Observed Christmas Holiday | U.S./Jamaican |
| December 26 (Fri) | Observed Boxing Day Holiday | Jamaican |
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