Current Date And Time In Penal/Debe, Trinidad And Tobago
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
11:48:54 AST
Capital: Peñal
Currency: Trinidad And Tobago Dollar (TTD)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (AST)
Population: 89,392
Area: 246.91 km²
State Code: PED
Planning business schedules or travel in Penal/Debe, Trinidad And Tobago? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Penal/Debe, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Penal/Debe align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Penal/Debe, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day on August 31) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Trinidad And Tobago's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Trinidad And Tobago's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Penal/Debe and the rest of Trinidad And Tobago, not a separate Penal/Debe-specific calendar.
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These are Trinidad And Tobago's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Trinidad And Tobago's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Trinidad And Tobago, including Penal/Debe. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | August 31 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.tt |
| Republic Day | September 24 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.tt |
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 | Mon, Aug 31, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
| Republic Day | Thu, Sep 24, 2026 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Public holiday schedules in Penal/Debe combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Penal/Debe observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Penal/Debe doesn't simply disappear — Trinidad And Tobago's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Penal/Debe's capital, Peñal observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Penal/Debe.