JST (context-dependent and ambiguous)

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JST is the time zone abbreviation commonly used to refer to Jamaica Standard Time, which aligns with UTC−5 and does not observe daylight saving time.

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Label Occurrences
JST (context-dependent and ambiguous) canonical 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf time zone
time zone abbreviation
ambiguousWith Japan Standard Time
Jordan Standard Time
countryUsedIn Jamaica
differsFrom Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00) during northern summer
DSTOffsetChange none
governingAuthority Government of Jamaica
IANAZoneIdentifier America/Jamaica
isFixedOffsetYearRound yes
legalBasis Jamaican national time regulations
observedInCapital Kingston, Jamaica
observesDaylightSavingTime no
offsetHours −5
offsetMinutes 0
refersTo Jamaica Standard Time
region Caribbean
sameStandardOffsetAs Eastern Standard Time (North America)
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
standsFor Jamaica Standard Time
timeNotation 12-hour clock (commonly used)
24-hour clock (also used)
timeZoneOffset UTC−05:00
typicalAbbreviation JST
usesDSTCurrently no
usesDSTHistorically yes (intermittently in the past)
UTCOffset UTC−05:00

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jamaica Standard Time standardAbbreviation JST (context-dependent and ambiguous)