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diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/northamerica b/share/zoneinfo/northamerica index 706c3f4..60e5d51 100644 --- a/share/zoneinfo/northamerica +++ b/share/zoneinfo/northamerica @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)northamerica 8.20 +# @(#)northamerica 8.23 # <pre> # also includes Central America and the Caribbean @@ -2205,6 +2205,52 @@ Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:20 - LMT 1890 # San Jose # # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba03.html +# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-09): +# I'm in Maryland which is now observing United States Eastern Daylight +# Time. At 9:44 local time I used RealPlayer to listen to +# <a href="http://media.enet.cu/radioreloj"> +# http://media.enet.cu/radioreloj +# </a>, a Cuban information station, and heard +# the time announced as "ocho cuarenta y cuatro" ("eight forty-four"), +# indicating that Cuba is still on standard time. + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-12): +# It seems that Cuba will start DST on Sunday, 2007-03-16... +# It was announced yesterday, according to this source (in Spanish): +# <a href="http://www.nnc.cubaweb.cu/marzo-2008/cien-1-11-3-08.htm"> +# http://www.nnc.cubaweb.cu/marzo-2008/cien-1-11-3-08.htm +# </a> +# +# Some more background information is posted here: +# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-march-16.html"> +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-march-16.html +# </a> +# +# The article also says that Cuba has been observing DST since 1963, +# while Shanks (and tzdata) has 1965 as the first date (except in the +# 1940's). Many other web pages in Cuba also claim that it has been +# observed since 1963, but with the exception of 1970 - an exception +# which is not present in tzdata/Shanks. So there is a chance we need to +# change some historic records as well. +# +# One example: +# <a href="http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/noticias/mar07/11mar/hor.htm"> +# http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/noticias/mar07/11mar/hor.htm +# </a> + +# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2008-03-13): +# The Cuban time change has just been confirmed on the most authoritative +# web site, the Granma. Please check out +# <a href="http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2008/03/13/nacional/artic10.html"> +# http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2008/03/13/nacional/artic10.html +# </a> +# +# Basically as expected after Steffen Thorsens information, the change +# will take place midnight between Saturday and Sunday. + +# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-12): +# Assume Sun>=15 (third Sunday) going forward. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Cuba 1928 only - Jun 10 0:00 1:00 D Rule Cuba 1928 only - Oct 10 0:00 0 S @@ -2236,7 +2282,8 @@ Rule Cuba 1998 1999 - Mar lastSun 0:00s 1:00 D Rule Cuba 1998 2003 - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S Rule Cuba 2000 2006 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00s 1:00 D Rule Cuba 2006 max - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S -Rule Cuba 2007 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 2007 only - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 2008 max - Mar Sun>=15 0:00s 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890 |
