Having checked this morning on Cuba having actually switched, here's a proposed change to the "northamerica" file. Assuming no problems are found, expect this version to hit the ftp site in a week. --ado ------- northamerica ------- *** /tmp/geta29524 Mon Mar 9 10:29:36 2009 --- /tmp/getb29524 Mon Mar 9 10:29:36 2009 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)northamerica 8.26 # <pre> # also includes Central America and the Caribbean --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)northamerica 8.27 # <pre> # also includes Central America and the Caribbean *************** *** 2258,2263 **** --- 2258,2282 ---- # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-12): # Assume Sun>=15 (third Sunday) going forward. + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-04) + # According to the Radio Reloj - Cuba will start Daylight Saving Time on + # midnight between Saturday, March 07, 2009 and Sunday, March 08, 2009- + # not on midnight March 14 / March 15 as previously thought. + # + # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba05.html"> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba05.html + # (in Spanish) + # </a> + + # From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-09) + # I listened over the Internet to + # <a href="http://media.enet.cu/readioreloj"> + # http://media.enet.cu/readioreloj + # </a> + # this morning; when it was 10:05 a. m. here in Bethesda, Maryland the + # the time was announced as "diez cinco"--the same time as here, indicating + # that has indeed switched to DST. Assume second Sunday from 2009 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 *************** *** 2290,2296 **** Rule Cuba 2000 2004 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00s 1:00 D Rule Cuba 2006 max - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S 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 --- 2309,2316 ---- Rule Cuba 2000 2004 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00s 1:00 D Rule Cuba 2006 max - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S Rule Cuba 2007 only - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D ! Rule Cuba 2008 only - Mar Sun>=15 0:00s 1:00 D ! Rule Cuba 2009 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890