President Hipólito Mejía announced he will decree as of Tuesday the start of Daylight Savings Time in the DR. The National Council of Business (CONEP), the Academy of Sciences and several other local institutions requested the government set clocks back one hour to take advantage of sunlight. The Academy of Science of the DR has requested that Daylight Savings Time be instituted by law, but suggested that while the law is passed, the Presidency issue a decree to this end. With Daylight Savings Time the country will have savings one electricity consumption, improve airline service (especially with the Puerto Rico and the Eastern Seaboard of the US). It is also considered beneficial to the health of those living in the DR.
