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May 15, 2023
Minister of State LaRoda greets Major General Christopher Callahan in a Courtesy Call

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response, the Hon. Myles LaRoda receives Major General Christopher P. Callahan of the Rhode Island National Guard in a courtesy call at Dockendale House, May 10, 2023.

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May 12, 2022
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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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 ...

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June 29, 2022
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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October 15, 2022
State Minister LaRoda – “with improving and expanding our early warning systems and our styles of communication, we can reduce damage, save money, and most importantly, save lives”

The Hon. Myles LaRoda, Minister of State in the office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction affirmed The Bahamas is moving towards implementing early warning systems as a mitigating tool in the fight against natural disasters.

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August 19, 2022
LaRoda: Bahamas/Caribbean SIDS paying ‘serious, serious price’ as a result of adverse impacts of climate change

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Disaster Management and Emergency Response, the Hon. Myles LaRoda, said The Bahamas has had to bear the brunt of the effects of climate change, and the high costs associated with those adverse effects, even though the country bears “very little responsibility for many of the actions that precipitate those impacts.”

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June 07, 2022
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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April 13, 2022
GET READY TO PAY UP FOR NIB: Laroda says rates will likely increase within next year

MYLES Laroda, the minister of state with responsibility for the National Insurance Board, says he anticipates that NIB contribution rates will increase within the next year given the unsustainability of the social agency's fund.

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November 29, 2021
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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September 30, 2015
Attorney Myles Laroda reportedly named new public disclosure chair

Former Public Disclosure Commission Chairman Allan Benjamin's term ended in June, and he chose not to renew the contract. While Guardian Business understands that Cabinet has approved the selection of lawyer Myles Laroda for the post, he has yet to take office.

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