16 September 2009

Ita Nia Rai Press Release: Publication of Land Claims in Baucau

PRESS RELEASE 14 September 2009, National Directorate for Land, Property and Cadastral Services (DNTPSC). TIMOR-LESTE GOVERNMENT THROUGH ‘ITA NIA RAI’ OPENS PUBLIC DISPLAY OF LAND CLAIMS IN BAUCAU DISTRICT

Yesterday, 14 September 2009, the Government of Timor-Leste through the National Directorate for Land, Property and Cadastral Services (DNTPSC), published maps showing the initial results of land claims collection in Baucau District. The public display period for these claims began on 14 September 2009 and will end on 23 October 2009. The public display maps are posted at the district land and property (DTP) office in Baucau, at the District Administration building in Baucau, at the seat of the Bahu Suku Council, and also at the central DNTPSC office in Dili. The maps are also available on the internet via www.itaniarai.tl. This public display of land claims follows earlier publication that took place in Liquica and Manatuto districts.

The collection areas which are now open for Public Display are: Baucau District, Baucau Sub-District, Suku Bahu, Aldeia Ana-Ulo, Ro-Ulo and Suku Tirilolo, Aldeia Lutumutu. A total of 217 land claims are included in this public display process.

In accordance with Ministerial Decree 229/2008 from the Ministry of Justice, the public display of land claims has the objective of making public all the results of land claims collection in the areas mentioned above. Once the public display period is closed, no more claims or counter-claims will be accepted in those areas. Therefore it is extremely important that everyone who has land in the aforementioned areas checks the public display maps for their area.

To make a new claim or a counter-claim (disagree with an existing claim), community members must go in person or send a representative to the DTP office in Baucau, any day during working hours. Additionally claims will be accepted at the central DNTPSC office in Dili, every Tuesday between 9:00AM and 12:00PM.

An advantage of the public display process is that it guarantees the transparency of the land claims collection, by making the results available to the community and the wider public. Community participation in this process is very important in order to correct any errors and contribute to creating a claims database with accurate and complete information.

This activity is conducted with support from USAID through the ‘Ita Nia Rai’ project. This project is a 5-year, $10 million initative to support the National Directorate for Land, Property and Cadastral Services and the Ministry of Justice in order to develop a sustainable land administration system in Timor-Leste.

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KOMUNIKADU BA IMPRENSA

Komunikado iha :
14 Setembru 2009, Direçcão Nacional Terras Propriedades e Servios Cadastrais (DNTPSC).

GUVERNU TIMOR-LESTE HALAO PUBLIKASAUN BA REZULTADU DADUS HUSI DISTRITU BAUACU, LIU HUSI PROGRAMA ITA NIA RAI

Horseik, 14 Setembru 2009, Guvernu Timor – Leste, liu husi Direçcão Nacional de Terras, Propriedades e Serviços Cadastrais (DNTPSC), fo sai rezultadu deklarasaun na’in ba rai iha Distritu Baucau, liu husi publiksaun mapa. Periodu publikasaun hahu iha 14 Setembru 2009 no sei remata iha 23 Outubru 2009. Publikasaun mapa sei taka iha Edifisiu DTP Distrital Baucau, Edifisiu Administrasaun Distrital Baucau, no Sede Suku Bahu, Sub-Distritu Baucau, Distritu Baucau, no mos iha Sede DNTPSC iha Dili. Maluk sira mos bele hetan informasaun kona-ba deklarasaun hotu-hotu iha area publikasaun ne’e, liu husi website Programa Ita Nia Rai ninian: www.itaniarai.tl/tet/index.html. Programa hanesan ne’e halao tiha ona iha Distritu pilotu Manatutu no Liquica iha fulan Junu 2009 liu ba, semana tuir mai sei realiza mos iha Distritu Aileu, Liquica no Manatutu.

Area koleksaun nebe ohin halo publikasaun maka: Distritu Baucau, Sub-Distritu Baucau, Suku Bahu Aldeia Ana-Ulo, Ro-Ulo no Suku Tirilolo, Aldeia Lutumutu. Ho dadus hamutuk 217 nebe husi deklarantes sira.

Tuir Decreto Ministerial 229/2008 husi Ministeriu da Justica, Publikasaun mapa nia objetivu atu fo sai fali ba publiku rezultadu hotu-hotu husi prosesu foti dadus kona-ba rai iha area nebe refere. Depois de tempu publikasaun remata, sei labele hatama tan deklarasaun foun ida ka reklamasaun. Tan ne’e, importante ba ema hotu hotu nebe iha rai iha area nebe refere atu verifika dadus iha sira nia fatin.

Atu halo deklarasaun foun ida ka halo reklamasaun kontra ema seluk nia deklarasaun, komunidade bele ba to’o iha edefisiu Direcção Terras, Propriedades iha Baucau, loron-loron, no mos Direcção Nacional Terras, Propriedades e Serviços Cadastrais iha Dili, kada tersa-feira husi 9:00 to’o 12:00, durante tempu durasaun publikasaun.

Vantazen bo’ot husi publikasaun hanesan ne’e mak garante transparensia ba prosesu foti dadus. Nune’e, bainhira publika dadus, komunidade hotu-hotu bele hare dadus husi area nebe refere. Partisipasaun husi komunidade durante tempu publikasaun importante teb-tebes atu hadia no kria baze dadus ho informasaun nebe los no mos kompletu.

Aktividade ne’e hetan apoio husi Agensia Amerikana ba Dezenvolvimentu Internasional (USAID), liu husi programa “Ita Nia Rai”. Programa ne’e ho durasaun tinan lima no orsamentu $10 milloes tulun Direçcão Nacional Terras, Propriedades e Serviços Cadastrais (DNTPSC) no Ministério da Justiça hodi dezenvolve sistema administrasaun rai iha Timor-Leste ne’ebe sustentavel.

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