Time stands still for Venezuela

What happened to the President’s plan to change the clocks?

The September 24 deadline came -- and went -- without a change in the time. According to various media reports, President Hugo Chavez postponed his plan to turn the clocks back by half an hour. The change would have allowed school children to wake up for school in daylight rather than before sunrise.

The problem? The plan was announced only eight days before the intended change – causing confusion across the country. The government now plans to implement the change in 2008, thereby allowing the country to complete all necessary bureaucratic process.

Once the change is implemented, Venezuela will be in its own time zone at – 4:30 GMT.

For more information, see the article in Reuters here.