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The place now known as Dili has had a port since at least as far back as 1726. That year, as part of the efforts of the governor of Portuguese Timor, António Moniz de Macedo [de; pt], sought to put down the Cailaco Rebellion [], a force under the command of Goncalo de Magalhaes was assembled at that place, already a Portuguese port of call, to advance upon Cailaco via the heights of Ermera.
The hospital was fully rehabilitated in 2020–2021 for use as an isolation facility for severe COVID-19 cases during the global COVID-19 pandemic, and was the site of Timor-Leste's first death from the virus. Today, the hospital is home to a cardiology center and palliative care center.
The port's administration building in September 2022. Tibar Bay Port is the largest item of infrastructure in East Timor, and in the country's history. [10] It consists of a 630 m (2,070 ft) wharf with a 15 m (49 ft) draft, and a 29 ha (72 acres) container yard.
The Don Bosco Training Center is a vocational institution in Comoro on the outskirts of Dili, East Timor. It is privately managed by the Salesians of Don Bosco . The institution has short courses in carpentry , electricity and welding , for students aged 17–35.
Timor-Leste, [a] also known as East Timor, [b] officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor , the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco .
On 12 July 2021, at a ceremony at the airport, the Prime Minister and the Ambassador laid the foundation stone for the rehabilitation project. [50] In his speech at the ceremony, the Prime Minister observed that the discussions about the project had begun in 2008, when he was still a General in the Timor Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL).
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture (MESCC; Portuguese: Ministério do Ensino Superior, Ciência e Cultura, Tetum: Ministériu Ensinu Superiór, Siénsia no Kultura) is the government department of East Timor accountable for higher education and related matters.
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MEJD; Portuguese: Ministério da Educação, Juventude e Desporto, Tetum: Ministériu Edukasaun, Juventude no Desportu) is the government department of East Timor accountable for education (excluding higher education) and related matters.