--- src/share/zoneinfo/northamerica 2007/12/03 15:24:51 1.18 +++ src/share/zoneinfo/northamerica 2008/03/24 12:56:59 1.18.2.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)northamerica 8.20 +# @(#)northamerica 8.23 #
 
 # also includes Central America and the Caribbean
@@ -2205,6 +2205,52 @@ Zone America/Costa_Rica	-5:36:20 -	LMT	1
 # 
 # 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
+# 
+# http://media.enet.cu/radioreloj
+# , 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):
+# 
+# http://www.nnc.cubaweb.cu/marzo-2008/cien-1-11-3-08.htm
+# 
+#
+# Some more background information is posted here:
+# 
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-march-16.html
+# 
+#
+# 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:
+# 
+# http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/noticias/mar07/11mar/hor.htm
+# 
+
+# 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
+# 
+# http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2008/03/13/nacional/artic10.html
+# 
+#
+# 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
 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