Current Date And Time In Oracabessa, Jamaica
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
12:40:57 EST
State: Saint Mary Parish
Currency: Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
Population: 4,100
District: Oracabessa
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Oracabessa, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Oracabessa.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Oracabessa 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 Oracabessa.
This is Jamaica's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Jamaica's country-level and Saint Mary Parish holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Oracabessa 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 Mary Parish holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Oracabessa 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 Oracabessa 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.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Oracabessa's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Jamaica declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 4,100 and running on the America/Jamaica time zone, Oracabessa follows Jamaica's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.