mr. holness. nick davis, bbc news, jamaica. >> you go to bed on a thursday and wake up on a saturday morning. it sounds like a pretty heavy night. that's exactly what has happened and the tiny pacific island of samoa, but not because of a heavy night, but because they've decided to miss out an entire day. the clock struck midnight. instead of moving it to december 30, the country has jumped straight to the 31st. it is all in the name of a hard- nosed business sense as some what looks to improve ties with its major trading partners, australia and new zealand. the prime minister of samoa joined me straight from a ceremony to mark the date change. >> it feels very great. we have just finished our ceremony, which formally signals the changing of our times ozone. it has been attended by a lot of our dignitaries in samoa. we all feel very happy. >> you have done this for business reasons. are you able to give us an idea, to quantify the benefit of changing times zones? >> i have already mentioned severa