Posts by Al Rahming

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force congratulates 7 of its members, who successfully graduated from the University of The Bahamas on Thursday past at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium. The graduates include: Lieutenant Natasha Woods (BA – Business Administration in Accounting), Petty Officer Deanna Davis (Bachelor of Education – Primary Certification), Leading Women Marines Stacy Ferguson, Michelle […]

Senior representatives of the Red Cross Society paid a courtesy call on Commander Defence Force, Commodore Tellis Bethel, on May 10, 2018 at Defence Headquarters. Mrs. Caroline Turnquest, Director General of the Bahamas Red Cross Society along with Ms. Clothilde Verzier, Delegate for the CARICOM States of the International Committee of the Red Cross paid […]

I take this opportunity to extend a Happy Mother’s Day to all Officers and Marines of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, who bear the responsibility of motherhood, and to all mothers of members of the Defence Force’s Executive Command, as well as the Officer and Enlisted Corps on behalf of my wife, and myself. Mothers […]

The Bahamas Maritime Association’s (BMA) Chairman, Ms. Denise Lewis-Johnson, along with fellow board members presented the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Rangers Program with a cheque in support of the youth program. The cheque was presented by Dr. Shawn Thurston, a director at BMA, at Coral Harbour Base on Thursday past. Lieutenant Delvonne Duncombe, Director […]

Marines of the ill-fated HMBS Flamingo were for the first time remembered with a gun salute in military form and a wreath laying ceremony that included an array of dignitaries at Coral Harbour Base Thursday morning. Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, the Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas brought remarks. (photo gallery below) […]

It was 38 years ago on May 10, 1980 when the Royal Bahamas Defence Force patrol craft HMBS Flamingo was attacked and sunk by Cuban MIG jet fighters near Ragged Island. Four Marines lost their lives in that ordeal. Fifteen Officers and Marines survived that tragedy. On Friday past, 4 of those survivors, who have […]

Two Haitian males were apprehended in the southern Bahamas on Friday afternoon by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force after they failed to produce legal documents While on routine patrol, HMBS Kamalamee, under the command of Senior Lieutenant Valentino Rolle stopped and boarded a 45-foot Haitian sail sloop approximately 6 nautical miles off the […]

Just over 100 Officers and Marines from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force were recognized and honoured during a Commissioning ceremony on the Lower Grounds of Government House at Mt. Fitzwilliam on Friday.  Among the honorees were thirteen Officers, who were presented with their Commissions by the Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Dame […]

Leading Seaman Mario Ramsey was presented the Marine of the Quarter Award as a token of appreciation for his hard work and dedication to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Harbour Patrol Unit, Leading Seaman Ramsey enlisted in the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in January 2004, and was recently assigned to the Harbour Patrol Unit. He […]

A total of 10 Haitian migrants were apprehended during a joint effort with the United States Operations Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Police and Immigration after their vessel landed on Eleuthera this morning. After Defence Force and OPBAT officials received information of a vessel with migrants in the area, a search […]