Current Date And Time In Rocky Point, Jamaica
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
10:41:45 EST
State: Clarendon
Currency: Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
Population: 3,152
District: Rocky Point
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Rocky Point, Clarendon, Jamaica? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Rocky Point.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Rocky Point 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 Rocky Point.
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 Rocky Point 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 Rocky Point 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 |
Businesses in Rocky Point generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Jamaica: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Rocky Point, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 3,152 and running on the America/Jamaica time zone, Rocky Point follows Jamaica's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.