USAID/Timor-Leste: Newsroom

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UPDATES
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005

PRESS RELEASES
2009
2008
2007
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UPDATES

2009

Jun 23	Engaging Youth in Creative Peacebuilding
Jun 4	Minister of Justice Launches Public Display of Maps Showing Pilot Land Data Collection

May 26	U.S. Ambassador Visits USAID Programs in the Country's Most Isolated District
May 19	Timor-Leste: USAID Presents Landmark Opinion Poll on Community-Police Relations to Security Sector Leaders

Apr 1	Enhancing Access to Justice for Women Through Specialized Training in Gender-Based Violence Cases

Mar 24	World Water Day Celebration Highlights Conservation of Resources
Mar 17	USAID Links Over 100 Youth to Tourism Industry Through Internship Program

Feb 9	Timor-Leste President Visits USAID-Funded Greenhouse
Feb 3	Land Claims Registration Underway

Jan 27	First Batch of 49 Students Graduate from Coffee Academy
Jan 20	Community-Oriented Policing Program Launched
Jan 13	First National Parliamentary Research Center Inaugurated
Jan 6	Demographic and Health Survey to Get Underway
Jan 6	U.S. Ambassador Briefs Development Partners on MCC Threshold Program

2008

Dec 23	U.S. Ambassador Celebrates First Harvest from Timor-Leste's First Greenhouse Facility
Dec 16	Preparing Youth for Work Program Expands
Dec 9	Anti-Corruption Public Education Campaign

Sep 23	USAID and AusAID sign agreement continuing joint support for independent media
Sep 16	Largest USAID-managed IDP camp closes down
Sep 16	All-Time High Coffee Export from CCT

Jun 30	Joint Anti-Corruption Training for Investigators and Prosecutors
Jun 30	MoU Signed with Minister of Justice to Strengthen Property Rights

May 20	National Parliament Library Inauguration
May 20	Preparing Youth for Work Program Takes Off
May 20	Peace Walk in Bairo Pite
May 18	High-Level MCC Visit

Mar 26	Literacy Training for Enclave’s Women
Mar 26	First Cattle Export of 2008
Mar 26	Expansion of Candlenut Oil Industry
Mar 10	On-the-Job Training for Tourism Graduates
Mar 10	“Children’s Newspaper” Gets a Boost
Mar 3	USAID TV Spot, Documentary on National Television

Feb 20	Immunization Coverage Up Since 2005

Jan 28	Prime Minister Appeals to Media
Jan 14	Nationwide Civic Education Campaign

2007

Dec 28	Border Community Leaders Meet with President, Other Officials
Dec 3	Coffee Exports Down by Half
Dec 3	Oversight Body Launches Internship Program

Nov 5	Cross-Border Dialogue Held In Bobonaro

Oct 15	USAID Helps Women's Network Launch Local Product Campaign

Sep 17	Skills Development Course for Provedor Anti-Corruption Investigators
Sep 10	More Villages to Benefit from Literacy and Numeracy Training Program

Aug 21	Linking Up Anti-Corruption Officials with Peers in the Region

Jul 30	New Ambassador Visits IDP Camps
Jul 16	Monitoring of Election-Related Violence Continues

Jun 5	Supporting Election Violence Monitoring and Response
Jun 5	Micro-Finance Association Briefs Minister of Development
Jun 5	Mobilizing Media and Civil Society in Avian Influenza Awareness Campaign

May 7	Anti-Corruption Specialist Assists Provedor’s Office in Reviewing Case
May 5	MCC Delegation Meets Government, Public, and Private Sector for Consultations

Apr 27	Four Trainees Off to Bali to Study Specialized Vegetable Production
Apr 13	U.S. Government Responds to the Crisis in Timor-Leste
Apr 13	Provedor’s Office Conducts Broad Consultation On Strategic Plan

Mar 26	More Women Attending Political Party Trainings
Mar 12	USAID Project Identifies Business Services' Needs of Baucau Business Community

Feb 26	USAID Co-Sponsors Journalists’ Workshop on Election Coverage
Feb 13	USAID/NCBA Exports High Value Cattle to Indonesia
Feb 13	USAID Private Sector Development Project Helps Five Local Farms Deliver Fresh Produce to Supermarket
Feb 6	USAID-Assisted Transport Association Makes Its First Food Aid Delivery To Oecussi Enclave
Feb 6	USAID Private Sector Development Facilitates Cattle Trade
Feb 6	First Lady Opens Workshop on Infant and Young Child Feeding

Jan 23	USAID Electoral Support Activities In Full Swing In Anticipation of Election Season
Jan 16	PM Horta Opens USAID-Backed Business Center
Jan 16	Ministry of Agriculture to Undertake Avian Influenza Awareness Activities

2006

Dec 26	USAID Facilitates Cash Management Training for Local Truckers
Dec 18	Agriculture Minister Inaugurates Candlenut Oil Exports
Dec 18	Global Fund Signs $9M HIV/AIDS Grant with Timor-Leste
Dec 18	USAID Malaria Campaign in Timor-Leste Takes Off
Dec 11	Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Ramos-Horta Lauds USAID-Supported MFI

Nov 27	Food Assistance for Vulnerable Groups in Timor-Leste
Nov 27	USAID Supports How-to Guide for Government Information Officers
Nov 27	Commission for Friendship, Truth and Reconciliation Gets Final Report, "Chega!," Out to the People
Nov 11	New Birthing House Helps Reduce Maternal and Newborn Morbidity and Mortality

Oct 17	Legal Aid Organizations Finalize Mediation Guidelines
Oct 17	FFSO Implement Legal Education to Communities in Enclave
Oct 10	New Project on Development of Candlenut Enterprises Commences
Oct 10	USAID Begins New Project on Agribusiness Capacity Building
Oct 10	TAIS Launch Continues Coverage and Quality Improvement (CCQI) Program
Oct 2	New Laboratory Equipment Helps Increase Student’s Technical Skills
Oct 2	Election Law Debate Towards a New Electoral Framework in Timor-Leste
Oct 2	Ministry of Agriculture Conduct Training on Avian Influenza Examination

Sep 19	Business Dialogue Brings Together Government, Donors, and Private Sector
Sep 19	Agricultural School 's Library Gains New Equipment
Sep 13	USAID Partners Promote Discussion of Electoral Laws
Sep 6	USNS Mercy Visits Timor-Leste
Sep 6	Agricultural Programs Boost Young People's Incomes and Skills
Sep 6	USAID/TL Moves to New Office

Aug 16	Legal Aid NGOs Focus on Most Vulnerable Populations
Aug 9	USAID Provides Replacement Computers for the Justice Sector
Aug 9	USAID Project Resumes High-Value Cattle Exports
Aug 9	CAVR Publications Go Out to Communities
Aug 2	USAID Funds Hygiene Kits for Internally Displaced Women
Aug 2	Local Representatives Gain Leadership Skills

Jul 25	USAID Helps Get Harvests Back on Track
Jul 25	USAID Support Brings Health Services to Remote Villages
Jul 18	USAID-Supported Business Forum Meets New Prime Minister
Jul 18	US Congress Gives Boost to TL Parliament Library
Jul 18	Junior Achievement Launches Enterprise Education Classes
Jul 12	Health Project Expands Role to Help Displaced Families
Jul 12	Mobile Radio Broadcasts Bring News to Remote Districts
Jul 5	USAID Helps National Radio Expand its Coverage
Jul 5	Microfinance Staff Continue Operations During Crisis
Jul 5	Provedor's Office Submits First Annual Report on Time

Jun 27	Ombudsman's Office Investigates Human Rights Complaints
Jun 27	USAID Grantee Links Young Farmers with Consumers
Jun 20	Clinic Reaches Camps with Extra Vehicles
Jun 20	USAID Monitors Crisis-Driven Price Hikes
Jun 15	USAID Partners Bring Vital Services to Temporary Camps
Jun 15	USAID Keeps Broadcasts on the Air
Jun 15	Literacy and Numeracy Training Continues in Districts

May 2	International Development Law Organization Conducts Course on Trade Law Issues
May 2	USAID Helps Establish Timor-Leste Business Forum

Apr 25	Government Information Office Helps Disseminate Information about Oil Field Bidding Process
Apr 11	Government Launches New Economic Growth Initiatives at Donor Meeting
Apr 11	170 NGOs Set Strategy for Improved Cooperation
Apr 11	Newly Literate Women Set Sights on Income Expansion
Apr 4	Training Sessions Focus on Torture Prevention
Apr 4	USAID Provides Quick Support After Damaging Floods
Apr 4	Livestock Officers Begin New Avian Influenza Test Regime

Mar 28	New Ombudsman Opens Doors to the Public
Mar 28	Candlenut Oil Production to Boost Timor-Leste Exports
Mar 21	USAID Helps Village Council Members Learn Leadership Skills
Mar 21	MCC Delegation Meets Government, Public, and Private Sector on Compact Process
Mar 21	USAID Joins Other Donors in Budget Support Evaluation
Mar 21	Future Veterinarians Gain Marketable Agriculture Skills
Mar 14	Workshop Aims to Improve Access to Finance
Mar 14	USAID Funds Restoration of Historic Building for New Health Programs
Mar 14	Office of the Provedor Publicizes March 20 Opening
Mar 14	USAID Supports Anti-Corruption Course for Government Officials
Mar 7	USAID Program Assists Lumber Importers
Mar 7	Legal Aid Groups Plan Ways to Broaden Access to Justice

Feb 28	CODEL Delegation Visits Timor-Leste from February 23-24, 2006
Feb 28	Private Sector Development Project Hosts First Agribusiness Focus Group Meeting
Feb 28	USAID Micro-Finance Partner, Tuba Rai Metin, Expands its Reach
Feb 28	Youth Groups Learn How to Produce Organic Fertilizer
Feb 21	USAID Launches New Project Aimed at Private Sector Development
Feb 21	USAID Provides a Course to Government Officials on International Trade Law
Feb 14	USAID Helps Timor-Leste Prepare for Avian Influenza
Feb 14	Government Agency Support Focuses on International Investors
Feb 14	Ombudsman’s Office Receives Anti-corruption Investigation Training
Feb 7	USAID Assists Timor-Leste Government with Millennium Challenge Proposal
Feb 7	Nationwide Training Program Targets New Local Representatives

Jan 31	Provedor Staff Gain Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Skills
Jan 31	US Representative to the UN Visits USAID Partners
Jan 31	Coconut Product Studies Highlight Export Opportunities
Jan 31	USAID Partner to Host Finance and Insurance Roundtable
Jan 24	Business Community Eyes Broad-Based Forum to Air Issues
Jan 24	Justice Sector NGO Expands to Monitor Legislative Process
Jan 17	Business Skills Course Aims at High School Students
Jan 17	Workshops Highlight Legal Rights and Access
Jan 10	Youth Groups to Learn Organic Gardening Techniques
Jan 10	Community Radio Inaugurates New Production Studio
Jan 10	USAID-Backed Training Yields Bumper Crops
Jan 3	USAID-Funded Report Highlights Threat to Vital Coffee Crop
Jan 3	New Technology Helps Government Transparency

2005

Dec 27	Award Honors USAID-Supported Public-Private Business Collaboration
Dec 27	Ombudsman Gathers Input for National Anticorruption Strategy
Dec 20	USAID Supports Government Progress to Self-Sufficiency
Dec 20	Second Round of Local Elections Highlights First Round Success
Dec 20	Regional Summit Spurs Financial Education Planning
Dec 13	USAID Supports Development of National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Dec 13	Civic Education Joins High School Curriculum
Dec 13	New Village Council Members Learn Their Roles

PRESS RELEASES

2009


Jun 10	USAID-ConocoPhillips/Bayu-Undan Alliance Seeks to Enhance Agricultural Productivity in Timor-Leste
Jun 1	USAID, UNTL Open e-Learning Centers

Mar 13	ICFJ Launches New Online News Service

2008


Sep 8	121 Young Timorese Graduate With Agribusiness Degree
Sep 8	USAID’s “Preparing Youth for Work” Program Keeps Over 120 Youth in Baucau Busy

Jul 9	Community Celebrates Re-Opening of Dili Tais Market
Jul 2	Minister of Justice Signs Decree Opening the Way for Land Reform in Timor-Leste

Jun 30	UNTL, ICFJ Launch Radio Station, Pilot Journalism Course
Jun 6	USAID, Minister of Tourism Launch Ulmera Community Tourism Project

Apr 14	New USAID Representative to Timor-Leste Arrives

Mar 26	USAID, AusAID Sign Agreement to Continue Supporting Independent Media
Mar 17	U.S. Ambassador Hands Over a New Movable Office For Provedor’s Anti-Corruption Programs

Jan 28	New USAID-Supported Programs to Respond to the 2006 Crisis
Jan 15	Pilot Public-Private Partnership to Expand Timor-Leste’s Coffee Sector

2007

Dec 21	U.S. Government Hands Over Bird Flu Test Kits to Timor-Leste
Dec 7	50 Local Producers to Participate in Christmas Fair
Nov 29	U.S. Ambassador Inaugurates Rehabilitated Clinic in Ainaro
Nov 29	Job Fair Held in Dili
Oct 15	SUAI Farmers Start Earning Incomes From New Cash Crop
Sep 6	Peace Education Program Launched
Jul 26	Horticulture Students Back In Timor With Fresh Ideas For Developing Industry After Training in Bali
May 17	US Charge d’Affairs, Vice Minister of Agriculture, Launch USAID Funded Agribusiness Project
Apr 20	Timorese Youth Express Dreams For a “New Timor” at Launch of USAID’S Peacebuilding Campaign
Feb 6	U.S. Diplomat Visits Oecussi, Urges Action to Help the Enclave

2006

Dec 14	Malaria-A Largely Preventable Disease-Remains One of the Primary Killers of Children in Timor-Leste
May 11	USAID Addresses Needs of Timor-Leste's Displaced Population