Posts by Al Rahming

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force Auxiliary vessel, HMBS Lawrence Major, departed  Coral Harbour Base this afternoon to transport equipment and materials for the installation of a Meteorological Doppler radar in Long Island on behalf of The Bahamas Meteorological Department. The Doppler Radar will be installed on the Island as part of that Department’s weather radar coverage system for The Bahamas.  

Search and Rescue teams from Nassau Airport Development Company, Bahamas Airport Authority, the Royal Bahamas Police Force Fire Services, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Harbour Patrol Unit, the United States Coast Guard, and BASRA were dispatched to the north shore of New Providence in search of a light aircraft that crashed in waters off Nirvana […]

The official launch of the poppy season was held on October 30th at Government House by members of the British Legion-Bahamas Branch (BLBB) and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. The Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Her Excellency, The Most Honorable Dame Marguerite Pindling was the recipient of the first official poppy from […]

The Royal Bahamas Defence bid adieu to Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Lucitas Greene on October 29, who recently retired as an active serviceman, during a brief ceremony at HMBS Coral Harbour. In his farewell speech, CPO Greene thanked the organization for affording him the opportunity to serve his country. He admonished those in attendance to […]

Participants from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force were successful in winning the Floating Trophy from the 18th Annual National Public Service Week Fun, Run and Health Screening Walk this past weekend. At a special ceremony on Morning Colors at the Coral Harbour Base, the 11 Defence Force Officers and Marines who participated in this inaugural […]

After completing her refit at the Maaskant Shipyard in Stellendam, The Kingdom of The Netherlands, Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship (HMBS) BAHAMAS departed The Netherlands on October 4th arriving at Coral Harbour Base on 27th October, 2018 at 9:30 am. The 24-day journey took the ship’s company from The Netherlands through the English Channel, and west […]

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force received a boost to its Rangers Youth program with the presentation of musical instruments from the government of the People’s Republic of China to the government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas on October 25. Bringing remarks during a brief ceremony at the Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship Coral Harbour were […]

In September 1979, Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, the daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, visited Nassau as part of The Bahamas’  Commemorative Celebrations of 250 years of parliamentary democracy. It was during this occasion that Princess Anne was invited by The Bahamas Government to confer the title “Royal” on the Bahamas Defence Force, and designate […]

After they were apprehended for fishing in Bahamian waters on Wednesday afternoon, two Dominican fishermen were brought into the capital by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. While on routine patrol, HMBS Lignum Vitae, under the command of Senior Lieutenant Bertram Bowleg intercepted a Dominican skiff with 2 Dominicans onboard in the southern Bahamas. […]