Government of Timor-Leste

Media Releases

• 24 of December of 2022Day off on December 26th, 2022

  Day-Off is granted on December 26th, 2022 (all day long)

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• 21 of December of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 21st, 2022

  Approved:
  
  1 - first amendment to the Statute of the Public Defender;
  
  2 - National Strategic Plan for Digital Development and Information and Communication Technologies (Timor Digital 2032) (2022 to 2032);
  
  3 - President of the National Authority Designated for Combating Climate Change, I.P.;
  
  4 - President of the National Authority for Environmental Licensing, I.P.;
  
  5 - variation of the Tibar Bay Port concession contract for a change in the object of the concession contract; and
  
  6 - food allowance for workers who perform duties at the Integrated Border Posts and Customs was approved.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  1 - Legislative Plan for 2023; and
  
  2 - political-legislative options underlying the initiative to modify the Special Procurement Regime of the RAEOA.

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• 14 of December of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 14th, 2022

  Approved:
  
  1 - third amendment to the organic law of the Ministry of Justice, and for the first amendment to Decree-Law No. 9/2021, of June 30th;
  
  2 - establishment of the National Institute of Statistics of Timor-Leste, I.P. (INETL – Portuguese acronym);
  
  3 - first amendment to Government Decree on the Implementation of the 2022 General State Budget (GSB);
  
  4 - establishment of the National Museum of Timor-Leste, IP.; and
  
  5 - appointment of Members of the Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosae’s (National University) General Council, a competence of the Council of Ministers.

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• 14 of December of 2022Tais (traditional weave) National Day

  The 8th Constitutional Government salutes all the population that celebrates the Tais National Day for the first time today

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• 12 of December of 2022Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 12th, 2022

  Approved:
  
  1 - extraordinary payment of one month's additional salary.

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• 06 of December of 2022Day off on December 9th, 2022

  Day-off is granted on December 9th, 2022

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• 03 of December of 2022Note of Condolence on the death of Jill Jolliffe

  The Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste has received with great consternation and sorrow the news of the passing away of Jill Jolliffe, an Australian journalist who has dedicated a large part of her life to following Timor-Leste's struggle for national liberation.

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• 02 of December of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 2nd, 2022

  Approved:
  
  1 - extraordinary payment of one month's additional salary;
  
  2 - Mission Unit for Combating Stunting;
  
  3 - value of the remuneration of the Members of the Governing Bodies, of the Employees, and the attendance fees to be paid to the members of the Consultative Council of the Investment and Export Promotion TradeInvest;
  
  4 - Order of Timor-Leste award, Medal Degree, to Mr Peter Roberts, former Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Australia in Timor-Leste;
  
  5 - Cooperation Framework Agreement on Sports between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the National Institute for Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of the Republic of Cuba;
  
  6 - procurement procedure for the public service contract for the supervision of the construction of water and sanitation systems in the capital cities of Lautém, Manufahi and Viqueque municipalities;
  
  7 - Financing Agreement with Australia and Export Finance Australia regarding the "Timor-Leste Airport Facilities Project";
  
  8 - financial contribution agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) regarding the project "Improvement of Equipment for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery"; and
  
  9 - financial contribution agreement with the World Bank for the project "Timor-Leste COVID-19 Response and Health System Preparedness";
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  1 - political-legislative options underlying the initiative to establish the National Procurement Commission, I.P.; and
  
  2 - National Integrated Medium Term Planning Framework and the Voluntary National Review (VNR) on Timor-Leste's progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda.

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