Current Date And Time In Penwood, Jamaica
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
09:44:56 EST
State: Saint Andrew Parish
Currency: Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
Population: 11,563
District: Waterhouse
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Penwood, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Penwood.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Penwood follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on August 6) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Penwood.
This is Jamaica's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Jamaica's country-level and Saint Andrew Parish holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Penwood 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 Saint Andrew Parish holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Penwood 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 |
Penwood'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.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Penwood doesn't simply get skipped — Jamaica's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 11,563 and running on the America/Jamaica time zone, Penwood follows Jamaica's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.