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Question: What time zone is Jamaica and Grand Cayman in (compared to CST???) Thanks!?

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Answer#1: CST is UTC -6; Jamaica is the same as EST (UTC -5) so they're one hour apart (in winter). In the summer, CDT would be UTC -5 and the same time as Jamaica.The Cayman islands observes DST so they're UTC -5 in the winter and UTC -4 in the summer - always 1 hour ahead of central.

Answer#2: Local time in Kingston, Jamaica is 2:23 PM, Friday, Jun 02, 2006Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) - 5:0 hours