Well yesterday we announced the closure of the Peace Dividend Marketplace project in Timor-Leste. There are some interested donors, but time was against us, so closure was announced via @twitter here in English and here in Tetun. So we are…
Edward Rees
Edward Rees joined Peace Dividend Trust in September 2007, first as Country Director in Timor-Leste, and now as Senior Advisor. Prior to this, he worked with the Peacekeeping Best Practises Section (PBPS) of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) at the UN Headquarters in New York. Edward acted as Political Officer to the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy in Timor-Leste in 2006 and later participated in the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste. Additionally, Edward acted as consultant to the International Crisis Group, the Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, King’s College London, Amnesty International and the US State Department. A dual British/Canadian citizen, he studied at McGill University and King’s College, University of London.
Made in Timor-Leste: manufacturing in Timor-Leste?
by Edward ReesAugust 1, 2011
Well many people have often bemoaned the fact that Timor-Leste cannot not manufacture anything. Pessimism never got anyone anywhere – and the Timorese and their business partners are proving some of us all wrong. I was driving up the road in Becora today and I was reminded of some things I saw over the weekend on a tour of some of the western districts. What did I see in Becora? A power pole manufacturer….
Imitation is the highest form of flattery.
by Edward ReesWell what can I say? “Imitation is the highest form of flattery.” Some years ago we painted many of the Tiga Rodas of Dili with this below logo.
Timor-Leste Air Warz Redux
by Edward ReesJuly 22, 2011
Well here at PDT we are turning into something of plane spotters. We have blogged a bit on the nascent airline business in Timor-Leste December 2010, and February 2011. The long long awaited Timor Air has apparently arrived – and is about to start flying the Dili-Darwin-Dili route, starting just 72 hours from now. Booming air travel is often the sign of a growing economy – just as airlines are often the first to feel the pinch in hard times. In Timor-Leste though its all about more planes not less.
CCI-TL: Good Things Grow in Timor-Leste
by Edward ReesJune 29, 2011
When it comes to business in Timor-Leste I would ask that you remember just five letters. C,C, I, T and L – they are important. Up at the top of Timor-Leste – in Ainaro, good things grow. But down in Dili there are also good things growing too. In April 2010 the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Timor-Leste (CCI-TL) was inaugurated. When they come together its a recipe for success.
Timorese on Twitter
by Edward ReesJune 27, 2011
Well facebook is officially a bit of a craze in Timor-Leste. Underneath the surface of things there is really a wave of social change in Timor-Leste. Not really surprising given the increasing access to technology, a wave of petro dollars pushing the bar, and most of the population being under 20 years old. Late last night I had a look at the #timor hastag on Twitter and found a growing crowd of #Timor tweeps. Six months ago I blogged on Twitter in #Timor and last night I realised its a growing thing as well.
Komoro Calls You. House for Rent.
by Edward ReesJune 3, 2011
So a chap asked me to help him out with renting his house. No problem!
Sometimes we make mistakes.
by Edward ReesMay 30, 2011
In December 2008 we verified the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) as they offer flight services around Timor-Leste with a variable set of prices depending on the nature of the customer. I have taken their flight to Oecusse on two occasions. Great value and great service.
Latest Lonely Planet Timor-Leste is out.
by Edward ReesWell the 3rd edition of the Lonely Planet Timor-Leste hits bookstores on 5 July 2011,
For Rent – Snazzy House with Pool.
by Edward ReesMay 9, 2011
Well there cannot be that many houses in Timor-Leste with a pool. Certainly when I first saw the pool in the back of this house in 2008 I was quite surprised.
Haiti
- PDT Cosponsors “Buy Haiti, Restore Haiti” Conference
- Le Nouvelliste: Le secteur de la construction commence à ressentir l’effet positif des fonds d’aide / Aid dollars starting to bolster Haiti's construction sector
- Restoring a Neighborhood Park
- Le secteur de la construction en Haïti commence à ressentir l’effet positif des fonds d’aide
- Aid Dollars Starting to Bolster Haiti’s Construction Sector
