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Shakera Laroda Dean, 25
Shakera Laroda Dean, 25
Shakera Laroda Dean, 25 of #166 Summerville Drive, Freeport , Grand Bahama, died in Freeport on Monday 4th April 2011.
She is survived by her: mother and father: Leroy and Veronica Dean; daughters: Sharia Dean and Shakia McKenzie; sisters: Maria Hield, Desaree Bain, and Sherise Dean; brothers: Leroy and Anthon Taylor, Rashid and Kaydon Dean; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relat...
'Grand Bahama needs grand plan for the years ahead'
'Grand Bahama needs grand plan for the years ahead'
GRAND Bahama Chamber of Commerce boss Greg Laroda is calling for major stakeholders here to come together to develop a "generational" plan for the island's recovery, and its battered economy following Dorian...
Palmdale Primary gets Pinwheel Garden as part of Child Protection Month activities
The Government of The Bahamas is intent on maintaining safe environments in which children can thrive -- free from all forms of abuse be it physical, mental, verbal and/or sexual, in addition to neglect, Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting the Hon. Myles K. LaRoda said Monday.
Raising Child Abuse Awareness
Raising Child Abuse Awareness
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Palmdale Primary School hosted a pinwheel ceremony Monday morning under the theme 'From Victim to Victor' to help raise awareness about child abuse prevention; the event aims to teach students to recognize and speak out against all forms of abuse while emphasizing the importance of seeking help from trusted adults in the [...]
Two Groups Eyeing Nazareth Center Children's Home
Two Groups Eyeing Nazareth Center Children's Home
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – While renovations continue at the Nazareth Center Home for Children the Minister of Social Services, Information, and Broadcasting Myles LaRoda revealed Monday morning that there are two "prospective groups" vying to claim the space for "repurposing;" he did not disclose the names of the interested parties. The Catholic Church previously managed the [...]
Whistling past the graveyard
Whistling past the graveyard
Nearly three months after Prime Minister Philip Davis acknowledged that the National Insurance Board (NIB) is at a "watershed moment", and declared that despite the recommendations in the latest actuarial review of NIB there will be no rate increase at this time to save the fund from depletion, he has yet to read the report. ...
Social Services records uptick in child abuse
Social Services records uptick in child abuse
STATISTICS from The Department of Social Services revealed an increase in child abuse over the past three years, specifically after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Social Services Minister Myles Laroda.
GB food assistance budget not exhausted but demand high
MINISTER of Social Services Myles Laroda said additional resources have been put in place to meet the growing food assistance demand in Grand Bahama.
Stakeholders reveal gender-based violence survey results
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A press conference was held today to lay out the results from The Bahamas Women's Health and Well-Being Survey Thursday afternoon at Inter-American Development Bank house. The research effort was intended to help collaborators better understand the impact of violence against women in The Bahamas. A computer-assisted telephone interview survey was [...]
Social Services Minister: Government Not Abandoning Protection Against Violence Bill
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting Myles Laroda denying claims that the protection against violence bill has been abandoned by government.