October 22, 2010, Fiji - "Daylight Savings ",
Government of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, Ministry of Information (fiji.gov.fj)
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Daylight Savings will be from October 24 to March 6, 2011.
Daylight Savings will begin this Sunday October 24 at 2am.
Members of the public are advised to switch their clocks one hour ahead to 3am.
This is subject to Section Five of the Daylight Savings Act 1998.
Daylight Savings will be from October 24 to March 6, 2011.
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October 24, 2010, Fiji - "A leap in time",
Fiji Times online, By Geraldine Panapasa.
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Daylight Savings kicks in until March 6, 2011
IF you haven't wound your clocks forward by an hour, today is the day to do so as daylight savings kicks in until March 6, 2011.
According to Section Five of the Daylight Savings Act 1998, daylight savings began at 2am today and members of the public are advised to switch their clocks one hour ahead to 3am.
Yesterday, Vodafone Fiji users were sent text alerts reminding customers to turn their timepieces forward an hour before they go to bed. Daylight savings time (DST) was first initiated on November 29 last year following a recommendation by government minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, who then held the justice, tourism and commerce portfolios.
His proposal was for DST to end on April 25 this year. Later, a wave of public discontent resulted in the State amending the decision to allow the country to return to the standard time a month earlier.
Cabinet had approved amendments to the Daylight Saving Act 1998 to allow for the daylight saving period to be declared in Fiji from November 29, 2009 to 3am on April 25, 2010.
This means school students are required to be in school by 8am daylight savings time.
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October 23, 2010, Fiji - "Police urges caution as day light savings kicks in",
Radio Fiji.
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With day light savings coming into effect hours from now, police are advising the public to make the necessary changes and adapt themselves well.
At 2 o’clock tomorrow morning everyone is to switch their time one hour ahead to 3 o’clock.
This is subject to Section Five of the Daylight Savings Act 1998.
Assistant police spokesperson Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri says with the new time in place, mornings will be dark and the public, particularly parents and property owners are to take precautionary measures.
“Parents and guardians are requested and reminded that the changes to the time needs adopting to. Especially on Monday morning when it will be still bit dark – children will go to school and it is also a time when we urge the property owners to secure their property as it will be dark early morning.”
The change in time is to encourage more productivity and the public is urged to use their time wisely.
Daylight Savings will be from October 24 to March 6, 2011.
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