Current Date And Time In Barima-Waini, Guyana
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
07:55:17 GYT
Capital: Mabaruma
Currency: Guyanese Dollar (GYD)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (GYT)
Population: 26,941
Area: 20,339.00 km²
State Code: BA
Planning business schedules or travel in Barima-Waini, Guyana? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Barima-Waini, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Barima-Waini observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Barima-Waini, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Mashramani / Republic Day on February 23) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Guyana's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Guyana's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Barima-Waini and the rest of Guyana, not a separate Barima-Waini-specific calendar.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Guyana's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Guyana's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Guyana, including Barima-Waini. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Mashramani / Republic Day | Tue, Feb 23, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Barima-Waini close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Guyana are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Barima-Waini, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Barima-Waini's capital, Mabaruma observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Barima-Waini.