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- 13 of June of 2018Giant Screen Will Show All World Cup 2018 Games at the Independence Proclamation SquarePresidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Dili, 6th May 2018
Giant Screen Will Show All World Cup 2018 Games at the Independence Proclamation Square
As we count down to the start of FIFA’s World Cup 2018, the VII Constitutional Government, through the Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers and Social Communications, Matias Boavida, announced today that a giant screen will be placed at the Independence Proclamation Square where there will be live broadcasts of all games of the World Cup, which runs between the 14th of June and 15th of July 2018.
This initiative is promoted in cooperation with the Timorese company ETO – Esperança Timor Oan, represented by its CEO, Nilton Gusmão, which will guarantee the television broadcasts of all matches of the World Cup throughout the country.
The Secretary of State, Matias Boavida, says the objective of the initiative is to “give all citizens the opportunity to watch all World Cup matches for free, in a public space, celebrating the well-known passion of football that all Timorese share”.
The opening match, between the host Russia and Saudi Arabia, at the Luzhniki Stadium, in Moscow, will be broadcast live the day after tomorrow, the 15th of June, at 03:00, local Dili time. ENDS
- 24 of May of 2018Meeting of the Council of Ministers of May 24th, 2018Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of May 24th, 2018
available soon - 18 of May of 2018Day-off on the Occasion of the 16th Anniversary of the Restoration of IndependencePresidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Dili, 18th May 2018
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Day-off on the occasion of 16th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence - 10 of May of 2018Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of May 10th, 2018Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of May 10th, 2018
available soon - 08 of May of 2018Day-offPresidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Dili, 8th May 2018
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As a result of the dispatch on the day-off on the occasion of the Parliamentary Election of 2018, dated May 3rd 2018, the Government decided to grant day-off on the next days 10th, 11th and 14th May 2018 for all public servants and agents of the Ministries or their dependent services, as well as the institutes and organisms integrated in the indirect administration of the State residing or working in the Special Administrative Region of Oé-cusse Ambeno, but are registered in the other municipalities of the country for the exercising of their voting rights. ENDS - 08 of May of 2018The Government extends the deadline until May 31st of 2018 for the regularization of all lottery gamesPresidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Dili, 6th May 2018
In recent days, some concerns have been raised by the public regarding the suspension of lottery games by the Ministry of Tourism of the Seventh Constitutional Government.
The Government's official spokesman, the Secretary of State of the Council of Ministers and for Social Communication, Matias Boavida, stated that "the Government is not closing all lottery games but only suspending its activities temporarily until they open their BNCTL bank accounts.”
“The Government, through the Ministry of Tourism, has already instructed that the deadline for all administrative requirements to be met and the BNCTL accounts to be opened be extended until 31st May 2018", concluded the Secretary of State Matias Boavida. ENDS
*For additional information, please contact Carlito Caminha at (+670) 78103395. - 07 of May of 2018The Prime Minister, Dr. Marí Alkatiri, does not interfere in judicial independencePresidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Dili, 6th May 2018
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Marí Alkatiri, does not interfere in judicial independence
Some political parties, through their news services, have published false information about the work of the justice sector. Particularly in the last few days, it was published an information that the Prime Minister, Dr. Marí Alkatiri, had ordered to stop the audit to the ZEESM, whose execution by the Chamber of Accounts had been requested by the Prime Minister himself.
The Official Spokesperson for the Government, the Secretary of State of the Council of Ministers and for Social Communication, Matias Boavida, stated that "it is not characteristic of the Prime Minister, Dr. Marí Alkatiri, to interfere in the work of the justice sector, unlike others." "Any citizen who wants to know the truth behind this false information should confirm with the Chamber of Accounts" said also the Secretary of State Matias Boavida.
“The audit to ZEESM and to others entities and public institutions are executed in an independent manner by the Chamber of Accounts, therefore the Government has no power to prevent them from taking place, "concluded the Secretary of State. ENDS
*For additional information, please contact Carlito Caminha at (+670) 78103395. - 03 of May of 2018Day-off On the Occasion of the Parliamentary Election of 2018Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Dili, 3rd May 2018
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Day-off on the Occasion of the Parliamentary Election of 2018
The Government has decided to grant a day-off next Friday, 11th May, the day before the date of the parliamentary election of 2018, to all employees and agents of the ministries and their dependent services, as well as institutes and integrated indirect State administration bodies, so that registered citizens who do not reside in the municipality of their registration, can travel in time to exercise their right to vote.
It has also decided to grant a day-off on the next 10,11 and 14 May 2018 to all employees and agents of the ministries and their dependent services, as well as institutes and integrated indirect State administration bodies who are registered in the Oé-cusse Ambeno Special Administrative Region but reside or work outside that region.
Finally, it has instructed all Heads of public and private education institutions, to promote the equivalent exemption attendance duty of the students registered in the Oé-cusse Ambeno Special Administrative Region, who are studying outside that region, so that they can exercise their voting right. ENDS
