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April 19, 2024
Social Services Minister, LaRoda, launches Child Protection Month
Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, the Hon. Myles K. LaRoda, launched Child Protection Month in The Bahamas, Friday, April 12, with a call for a united approach to reducing the incidences of child abuse in-country.
Laroda: 'Uptick In Child Abuse Cases'
April 12, 2024
Laroda: 'Uptick In Child Abuse Cases'
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Social Services, Information, and Broadcasting Myles Laroda disclosed alarming statistics from the Department of Social Services on Friday which indicate a significant rise in child abuse cases over the past three years, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic. The minister made the revelation on Friday during a Child Protection Month press [...]
October 26, 2021
Laroda on Abaco post-Dorian: ‘No one of us is safe, until all of us are safe’
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction, the Hon. Myles Laroda told members of the Abaco Consultative Committee that they have an important role to play in the reconstruction of/restoration to, those parts of the island and its Cays that were devastated by the monster storm Hurricane Dorian â...
At UN's CSW68 - LaRoda outlines Administration’s steps to advance equitable financial empowerment of women and girls
March 15, 2024
At UN's CSW68 - LaRoda outlines Administration’s steps to advance equitable financial empowerment of women and girls
Gender mainstreaming has been integrated into the state-owned and operated Bahamas Development Bank as one of three “principle strategic initiatives” that help to form the Government of The Bahamas’ commitment to advancing the equitable financial empowerment of women and girls, Minister of Social Services, Information, and Broadcasting, the Hon. Myles LaRoda, told a United Nations women’s ...
Laroda: Attack on homeless man 'disturbing'
February 19, 2024
Laroda: Attack on homeless man 'disturbing'
SOCIAL Services Minister Myles Laroda said he was appalled by the violent attack on a homeless man captured on video last week and that the state is now housing the victim.
Laroda confident despite housing shortage
February 08, 2024
Laroda confident despite housing shortage
A YEAR after the Chamber of Commerce president in Abaco warned that the housing shortage remains "extremely acute" on the island post-Dorian, Social Services Minister Myles Laroda said he is confident his ministry will provide housing assistance to shanty town residents facing eviction on the island.
February 05, 2024
Laroda: 'My contracts with Water and Sewerage were cancelled when I was elected'
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Social Services and Urban Renewal Myles Laroda stated to Eyewitness News exclusively Monday afternoon that all contracts that he entered into under both Free National Movement (FNM) and Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) administrations were terminated once he was elected to office in 2021. Laroda sought to set the record straight [...]
November 27, 2023
Women's group seeks to meet with Laroda before year's end
ADVOCACY group Women United said it is still pushing to amend the Protection Against Violence Act and wants to meet with the new minister of state for social services before the end of the year.
November 17, 2023
Social services needs more funding due to rising costs, says Laroda
MINISTER of State for Social Services Myles Laroda said more funding will be needed to sustain the Department of Social Services until the next budget cycle in 2024, citing inflation, rising electricity bills, limited increases in the minimum wage, and Bahamians' reliance on assistance programmes.
Myles LaRoda To Oversee Social Services
November 14, 2023
Myles LaRoda To Oversee Social Services
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Department of Social Services has been added to the portfolio of State Minister Myles LaRoda at the moment, according to Prime Minister Philip Davis.
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