Current Date And Time In Lionel Town, Jamaica
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
15:14:53 EST
State: Clarendon
Currency: Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
Population: 5,362
District: Lionel Town
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Lionel Town, Clarendon, Jamaica? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Lionel Town.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Lionel Town align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on August 6) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Lionel Town.
This is Jamaica's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Jamaica's country-level and Clarendon holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Lionel Town as anywhere else in Jamaica.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Jamaica's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Jamaica's country and Clarendon holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Lionel Town just as everywhere else in Jamaica.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | August 6 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | opm.gov.jm |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | Fri, Aug 6, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Lionel Town's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Jamaica's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Lionel Town, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 5,362 and running on the America/Jamaica time zone, Lionel Town follows Jamaica's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.