AMMAN — The Cabinet, headed by Deputy
Prime Minister
Tawfiq Krishan, on Wednesday issued a decision to follow the
daylight saving time throughout the year, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
اضافة اعلان
The decision was taken following an extensive study
conducted by the government to determine its feasibility. The study showed that
keeping the daylight saving time enables people to take advantage for the
longest time possible of the daylight hours.
At the same time, it will limit working during the
evening hours, especially for evening shift students, university students, and
employees in the public and private sectors who are required to work until the
evening.
Around the world, about 60 percent of countries do
not change their times during the year, while 40 percent adopt the daylight
saving time and the standard time (summer and winter).
Working based on one time system maintains the
stability of the country’s time in relation to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), which
stabilizes the communication around the world.
The government instructed university administrations
to set the study hours for their students as they see appropriate, according to
Khaberni.
The Cabinet
directed the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research to adjust its
working hours according to the sunrise, and to ensure that students go out to
schools and universities at appropriate times.
Minister of Education Wajeeh Owais set school times
at 8:15 am, with the first class starting at 8:30 am; all schools will open
their doors to students at 7:45 am, to allow working parents to drive their
children to schools and make it in time to public institutions, which start
work at 8:30am.
The 882 schools that work in two shifts will end study hours
before sunset.
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