Current Date And Time In Maroon Town, Jamaica
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
09:31:04 EST
State: Saint James Parish
Currency: Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
Population: 3,085
District: Maldon
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Maroon Town, Saint James Parish, Jamaica? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Maroon Town.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Maroon Town 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 Maroon Town.
This is Jamaica's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Jamaica's country-level and Saint James Parish holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Maroon 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 Saint James Parish holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Maroon 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 |
In Maroon Town, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Maroon Town doesn't simply get skipped — Jamaica's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 3,085 and running on the America/Jamaica time zone, Maroon Town follows Jamaica's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.