* NEWS: Document this. * backzone (America/Cayman): Move from here ... * northamerica: ... back to here, and assume US-style DST starting 2016. * zone1970.tab (KY): Now a separate row, since KY and PA disagree starting 2016. --- NEWS | 5 +++++ backzone | 5 ----- northamerica | 13 +++++++++++-- zone1970.tab | 3 ++- 4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 392f09b..d69a98c 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ News for the tz database Unreleased, experimental changes + Changes affecting future time stamps + + Assume Cayman Islands will observe DST starting next year, using US rules. + Although it isn't guaranteed, it is the most likely. + Changes affecting data format The file 'iso3166.tab' now uses UTF-8, so that its entries can better diff --git a/backzone b/backzone index 6b392bd..0316708 100644 --- a/backzone +++ b/backzone @@ -279,11 +279,6 @@ Zone America/Aruba -4:40:24 - LMT 1912 Feb 12 # Oranjestad -4:30 - ANT 1965 # Netherlands Antilles Time -4:00 - AST -# Cayman Is -Zone America/Cayman -5:25:32 - LMT 1890 # Georgetown - -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time - -5:00 - EST - # Canada Zone America/Coral_Harbour -5:32:40 - LMT 1884 -5:00 NT_YK E%sT 1946 diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica index c3af9eb..88423e6 100644 --- a/northamerica +++ b/northamerica @@ -2661,7 +2661,17 @@ Zone Atlantic/Bermuda -4:19:18 - LMT 1930 Jan 1 2:00 # Hamilton -4:00 US A%sT # Cayman Is -# See America/Panama. + +# From Paul Eggert (2015-05-15): +# The Cayman government has decided to introduce DST in 2016, the idea being +# to keep in sync with New York. The legislation hasn't passed but the change +# seems quite likely. See: Meade B. Cayman 27. +# http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2015/05/15/clock-ticks-toward-daylight-saving-tim... + +Zone America/Cayman -5:25:32 - LMT 1890 # Georgetown + -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time + -5:00 - EST 2016 + -5:00 US E%sT # Costa Rica @@ -3184,7 +3194,6 @@ Zone America/Managua -5:45:08 - LMT 1890 Zone America/Panama -5:18:08 - LMT 1890 -5:19:36 - CMT 1908 Apr 22 # Colón Mean Time -5:00 - EST -Link America/Panama America/Cayman # Puerto Rico # There are too many San Juans elsewhere, so we'll use 'Puerto_Rico'. diff --git a/zone1970.tab b/zone1970.tab index 5da0200..2689c00 100644 --- a/zone1970.tab +++ b/zone1970.tab @@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ KI -0308-17105 Pacific/Enderbury Phoenix Islands KI +0152-15720 Pacific/Kiritimati Line Islands KP +3901+12545 Asia/Pyongyang KR +3733+12658 Asia/Seoul +KY +1918-08123 America/Cayman KZ +4315+07657 Asia/Almaty most locations KZ +4448+06528 Asia/Qyzylorda Qyzylorda (Kyzylorda, Kzyl-Orda) KZ +5017+05710 Asia/Aqtobe Aqtobe (Aktobe) @@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ NR -0031+16655 Pacific/Nauru NU -1901-16955 Pacific/Niue NZ,AQ -3652+17446 Pacific/Auckland New Zealand time NZ -4357-17633 Pacific/Chatham Chatham Islands -PA,KY +0858-07932 America/Panama +PA +0858-07932 America/Panama PE -1203-07703 America/Lima PF -1732-14934 Pacific/Tahiti Society Islands PF -0900-13930 Pacific/Marquesas Marquesas Islands -- 2.1.0