LaRoda: The Bahamas could qualify for more grant funding

Countries and non-governmental organizations are coming to the realization that while The Bahamas is labeled as a high-income country, its vulnerabilities put it in a category that makes it suitable for international aid and grants that were once denied, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister Myles LaRoda told Guardian Business yesterday.

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LaRoda says NIB rate increase cannot be 'circumvented'

While acknowledging that the Davis administration has decided not to deal with the issue of increasing the National Insurance Board (NIB) contribution rate at this time, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister Myles LaRoda, who pointed to several other reform options for the fund...

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LaRoda meets with State Partners Rhode Island National Guard ahead of Hurricane Season

Officials from the Rhode Island National Guard (R.I.N.G.) paid a Courtesy Call on Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response, the Hon. Myles K. LaRoda, Tuesday (May 10), in continuation of the partnership between R.I.N.G. and The Bahamas.

The Rhode Island/Bahamas State Partnership was established in 2005 through the...

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Govt has to balance workers' demands with economic reality, says LaRoda

Amid an ongoing impasse in negotiations between the National Insurance Board (NIB) and the Public Managers Union (PMU), Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister Myles LaRoda said yesterday that the government has to balance the workers' demands with the economic reality in The Bahamas. On Monday, the PMU, which represents NIB ...
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Laroda: 4,000 people receiving unemployment while working

MYLES Laroda, the State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for the National Insurance Board, says almost 4,000 people were receiving unemployment benefits while working.

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LaRoda: Stimulus package to provide XMAS Cheer

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for the National Insurance Board (NIB), the Hon. Myles LaRoda, told House Members Monday that the government-funded unemployment assistance programme has been extended to December 2021, with beneficiaries to also receive an additional lump-sum payment of $500 that will be paid in mid-December.

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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...

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Laroda on GB economy: No one project is going to be the answer

Stating that no one project can revive Grand Bahama, the island's chamber of commerce president said the hope is that the redevelopment of the Grand Lucayan resort and Freeport Harbour by Royal Caribbean International (RCI) and the ITM Group will attract more investment to the [...]
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LARODA QUITS AS PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN

CABINET Office yesterday announced the resignation of Myles Laroda as Public Disclosure Commission chairman.

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PLP picks Laroda to fight for Pinewood

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