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Time warp: Samoa's new dawn
December 30, 2011
Time change has Samoa losing a day

On December 29, Samoa will move its time zone a day ahead by shifting the international dateline to the east, bringing it into line with neighbouring New Zealand and Australia.

For Samoans, today, December 30, is a day that never existed because the island nation is making a leap across the international dateline.

At midnight, Samoa's calendar jumped straight to Saturday, December 31, as it redrew the dateline to move to the western side. The country went from being the last place in the world to see sunset to one of the first to see the sunrise.

The shift is aimed at improving trade with Australia and New Zealand. Tourism operators are also able to offer visitors two New Year's Eves - one on Samoa and another on American Samoa, an hour's flight away.



Read more: www.theage.com.au/world/time-warp-samoas-new-dawn-20111229-1pef7.html#ixzz1i1LiuYSe

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WOW.. now that's interesting.

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There were many good reasons for this. The disparity was making it very difficult for them to deal with nearby trading partners. We had all closed for business when they were open on Fridays, and were running full steam when they were out of action on their Sundays. Getting into alignment with their region should help their economy.