News in brief: long weekend and JSC task-force
The president declared next Sunday a public holiday.
05 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has declared next Sunday a public holiday, allowing civil servants to have a four-day weekend.
“The decision was made as it falls between two national holidays: Prophet Muhammad’s (Peace Be Upon Him) Eid Milad ul-Nabi and the Republic Day, marked on 11 November 2019,” the president’s office said. “Prophet Muhammad’s (Peace Be Upon Him) Eid Milad ul-Nabi, commemorated on 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal of the Islamic calendar, which falls on a Saturday, 09 November 2019 this year.”
Parliament advises formation of task-force over stalled trials
Parliament on Tuesday approved a recommendation by the judiciary committee for the judicial watchdog to set up an inter-agency task-force to identify reasons for stalled trials and propose solutions for overcoming challenges and constraints.
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