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08 of April of 2022Day Off on Holy Thursday and the second ballot for the election of the President of the RepublicPresidency of the Council of Ministersmore
Sixth Constitutional Government
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Dili, April 8h, 2022
Press Release
Day Off on Holy Thursday and the second ballot for the election of the President of the Republic
Whereas Good Friday and Easter are to be celebrated on April 15th and 17th respectively;
Whereas those dates are expressly provided for in Law No. 10/2005, of August 10th, as amended by Law No. 3/2016, of May 25th, as national holidays;
Whereas the religious celebrations that take place on Holy Thursday are of great importance and significance for Catholics who usually attend them in large numbers;
Whereas also, the second ballot for the election of the President of the Republic will be held on April 19th, 2022;
Whereas a large number of people will have to travel to their respective voter registration centres to take part in the said vote and then return to their usual place of work;
Whereas it is important to combat abstention and to promote the participation of all citizens in the forthcoming elections;
Whereas the practice has been followed before;
Whereas, by the provisions of Article 7(6)(d) of Law 10/2005 of August 10th, as amended by Law 3/2016 of May 25th, it falls to the Prime Minister to grant day-off to "civil servants and agents of the ministries or services dependent on them, as well as institutes and bodies integrated into the indirect administration of the State";
Thus, under the provisions of Article 7(2)(b) and Article 7(6)(d) of Law 10/2005, of August 10th, as amended by Law 3/2016, of May 25th, I hereby determine the following:
Day-off is granted:
a) From 12:00 noon on April 14th, 2022;
b) b) On April 18th and 19th, 2022, all day;
c) Until 2:00 p.m. on April 20th, 2022.
2. The present Order covers all civil servants, agents and workers who perform duties in the services of the direct administration of the State, whether central or decentralized or in the bodies of the indirect administration.
3. Excepted from the previous number are the human resources of the public services that, due to the nature of their activity, must remain in service during that period;
4. Without prejudice to the continuity and quality of the public service to be provided, the senior managers of those services referred to in the preceding number shall provide the equal exemption from the duty of attendance of their personnel, on a date to be established in due course. END
06 of April of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on April 6th, 2022Approved:more
1 - the vacancies for promotion of staff integrated into the General Regime of Public Administration Careers for the year 2022;
2 - authorization to negotiate with the World Bank the specific conditions of a loan for the financing of a water supply project for the city of Dili.
Analysed:
1 - construction of the paediatric and intensive care block at the Guido Valadares National Hospital;
2 - political and legislative options underlying the initiative for the creation of the national policy for public and private archives;
3 - progress achieved in the accession process to the World Trade Organization (WTO).- 30 of March of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on March 30th, 2022Approved:more
1 - Ataúro Special Development Fund;
2 - Private investment interest in the telecommunications sector;
3 - Procurement procedure, under the form of an international public tender, for the awarding of the contract for the construction of the “Jardim da Chama Eterna” (Garden of the Eternal Flame); and
4 - President of the Civil Protection Authority. 
25 of March of 2022Timor-Leste regrets the passing away of Madeleine AlbrightCondolences to the family and friends of Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State of the United States of America, who passed away last March 23rd.more
23 of March of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on March 23rd, 2022Approved:more
1 - material resources and financial incentives for community leaders;
2 - Air Services Agreement between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the United Arab Emirates;
3 - first amendment to the financial contribution agreement for development objectives between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the United States of America, through the USAID agency;
4 - supplementary payment to employees, agents and contractors of the National Press of Timor-Leste, I.P. assigned to the printing of ballots for the President of the Republic election;
5 - Government's Legislative Plan for 2022.
Analysed:
1 - policy options regarding human resources management issues in the Public Administration;
2 - existing national and international private investment proposals in the telecommunications sector, for the connection of the fibre optic cable to Timor-Leste.
22 of March of 2022National holidays in 2022The public holidays with a fixed date and variable date for 2022, determined by the Law n.10/2005 of 10th of Augustmore- 17 of March of 2022Day Off on the 18th March 2022day off on the 18th March due to the first round of the Presidential Electionmore
16 of March of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on March 16th, 2022Approved:more
1 - first amendment to the Decree-Law No. 26/2021, of November 26th, on the exceptional and temporary measures of sanitary surveillance in response to the pandemic of the COVID-19 disease;
2 - new Legal Regime of Procurement, public contracts and respective violations;
3 - agreement between the Government of Timor-Leste and the g7+;
4 - agreements between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Kingdoms of Cambodia and Thailand for visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and service passports.
Analysed:
1 - Government's legislative plan for 2022.
