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April 14, 2024
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.

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April 13, 2024
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.

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April 11, 2024
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.

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April 11, 2024
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 [...]

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April 08, 2024
Govt 'in process' of acquiring facility for delayed GB domestic violence shelter

AMID concerns over delays in the creation of a domestic violence shelter, Minister of Social Services Myles Laroda said it is on the government's agenda and will be completed shortly.

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April 08, 2024
Ministers tour Seventh-day Adventist hurricane shelter in Grand Bahama

Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, the Hon. Myles LaRoda and Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Ginger Moxey were given a tour of the Evangeline Jervis Community Service Distribution Center in Grand Bahama on Thursday, April 4, 2024 by executives of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

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April 06, 2024
Gov't in process of acquiring facility for domestic violence shelter

Amid concerns regarding the much-anticipated domestic violence shelter, Minister of Social Services Myles Laroda stated that it is on the government's agenda and will be realized shortly.

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April 04, 2024
Prime Minister Davis joins R.E.A.C.H. to ‘Light It Up Blue’ for Autism

During his remarks at the R.E.A.C.H. 'Light It Up Blue' Ceremony, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis said, on April 2, 2024, that he was pleased to join in, as they came together in honour of World Autism Awareness Day, to “not only promote awareness and understanding of Autism, but to also promote acceptance, inclusion, and support for people with autism."

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March 25, 2024
Retirement Breakfast in appreciation to 14 retiring team members of the Department of Social Services

Officials at the Department of Social Services, Ministry of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, hosted a Retirement Breakfast for 14 of its Team Members Friday (March 22) at the Paul H. Farquharson Conference Centre, Police Headquarters, East Street. The event was addressed by the Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, the Hon. Myles K. LaRoda who applauded the reti...

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March 19, 2024
Government committed to gender-responsive climate action

The Government of The Bahamas is committed to gender-responsive climate action, Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, the Hon. Myles LaRoda said Friday.

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