Posts by Jonathan Rolle

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force officially dedicated the Ship’s Bridge Simulator during a brief ceremony at HMBS CORAL HARBOUR on Thursday September 24, 2020. Built as a part of the 232 million-dollar Sandy Bottom Project that was signed in 2014, this latest state of the art equipment will enhance the force’s seagoing operations and allows […]

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force along with representatives from the National Emergency and Management Agency (NEMA) recently conducted a one-week training workshop.   Conducted at HMBS CORAL HARBOUR BASE NORTH from September 14-18th 2020, this training session allowed trained personnel from both organizations to become familiarized in the assembling and disassembling of tents which can be […]

Less than a week after they were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for poaching in Bahamian waters, 81 Dominican poachers were fined a total of $1.9 million during a court sitting on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. During the hearing before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes on Wednesday, September 23, the 37 Dominican crew […]

Members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force recently partnered with the Public Hospital Authority to conduct a Blood Drive on Friday September 18th, 2020 at HMBS Coral Harbour.   Sponsored by the RBDF Exchange and the Junior Rates Committee, the Princess Margaret Hospital Blood Bank was the recipient of this life-saving initiative. The Commander Defence Force, […]

A total of 83 Dominican fishermen onboard 2 Dominican Fishing Vessels were apprehended in the south western Bahamas, off Diamond Point, Great Bahama Bank on Thursday morning by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Acting on information received from the US Coast Guard, Defence Force patrol craft HMBS Lignum Vitae under the command of […]

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force has called off the search for missing boaters who went missing during a boating incident last weekend.   Commander William Sturrup, the RBDF’s Search and Rescue Coordinator shared that: “After some 4 days of canvassing an expansive area of waters around Chub Cay, and the Berry Islands, and based on wind […]

The Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King and some members of the Command Team paid a visit to Mrs. Yvonne Pratt, the mother of the late Leading Mechanic Livingston Pratt on September 14, 2020. Whilst thanking the grieving mother for her son’s service and offering sincerest condolences, the Commander Defence Force also presented her with […]

Several persons were taken into custody on Sunday night in Abaco as the Royal Bahamas Defence and Police Forces continued their joint operations.  Ongoing roving patrols in targeted areas throughout the night resulted in the closure of several business establishments on the island. Nineteen (19) males and ten (10) females were arrested for breach of […]

The Commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Dr. Raymond King; Commissioner of Police, Paul Rolle; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Security, Mr. Marco Rolle; other Senior Officers from the Royal Bahamas Police and Defence Forces, ministerial staff and Island Administrators joined the Minister of National Security, the Honourable Marvin Dames in several […]

 An ongoing search and rescue mission is underway for several Haitian Nationals reportedly missing at sea by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Search and Rescue (SAR) Unit and Squadron Departments, the Royal Bahamas Police Marine Division and the United States Coast Guard. (EDITED) AAfter receiving reports from Nicholls Town Police Station that a […]