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Thu. 28 of Outubro of 2010, 10:15h Social Security Project for Timor-Leste The creation of a social security system in Timor-Leste is a priority for IV Constitutional Government, and thus some guidelines for the creation of this future system have been approved in August this year, proposed by an inter-ministerial working group composed of technicians from the ...more -
Wed. 27 of Outubro of 2010, 15:13h Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Industry appeals to the non-manipulation of the price of basic products The Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Industry, Gil da Costa Alves, requested to all businessmen throughout the country, not to sacrifice the people with basic product price manipulation launched into the market. Gil Alves underlined that businessmen should be directed by fair ...more -
Tue. 26 of Outubro of 2010, 11:05h Subsidy to Support Elders and Invalids an initiative of the IV Constitutional Government The Subsidy for Support of Elders and Invalids was created by the IV Constitutional Government which approved its attribution in the Council of Ministers meeting on the 23rd of April of 2008, carrying out one of the short term priorities established in its program. The first payment ...more -
Mon. 25 of Outubro of 2010, 16:47h Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs is sworn in Alberto Xavier Pereira Carlos was sworn in as Vice Minister of the Foreign Affairs, on October 22nd, by the President of the Republic. The ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace Nicolau Lobato, in Díli, in the presence of all the members of Government. At the ...more -
Mon. 25 of Outubro of 2010, 14:26h Open competition for the best drawing of the monument dedicated to the 12th of November 1991 Massacre The Ministry of Social Solidarity (MSS), together with a team composed of the Secretariat of State for Former National Liberation Combatant Affairs (Portuguese acronym SEAACLN) and the 12th of November Committee, announced, at a press conference on October 18, the opening of an open ...more -
Fri. 22 of Outubro of 2010, 15:10h 2010 Census Results: Timor-Leste’s population grows slower than projected On 20 October, the World Day of Statistics, President José Ramos-Horta officially launched the preliminary results of the 2010 Population and Housing Census. In the presence of the Prime Minister, several Ministers and Secretaries of State, the UNFPA Country Representative, national and ...more -
Fri. 22 of Outubro of 2010, 05:34h More Timorese scholarship holders for the Philippines Another fifteen Timorese students obtained scholarships, from the Ministry of Education, to study in the Philippines. Thus, the number of Timorese students subsidized by the Timor-Leste Government which are studying in that Southeast Asia country, increases to 124. Of these fifteen ...more -
Thu. 21 of Outubro of 2010, 16:25h Support to those who need it most: 82 thousand beneficiaries received a subsidy this year The attributed budget, in 2010, for the Support Subsidy for Elders and Invalids was 32 million American dollars. From this sum, which includes operational expenses, 29 million dollars have already been spent to pay the subsidy to 82 thousand beneficiaries. According to the Law, the ...more
