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A Royal Bahamas Defence Force bugler and drummer perform the last post and reveille at the funeral service for Comrade Reuben Hamilton,  a member of the British Legion–Bahamas Branch (BLBB) who died on June 16th at the age of 94. Comrade Reuben Hamilton was eulogized on June 28th at Our Lady’s Catholic Church, Deveaux and […]

Approximately 80 Rangers cadets from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Rangers are attending the 4th Annual Rangers Leadership Summer Camp at the R. M. Bailey Senior High School. The 3-week leadership program is designed to develop character and leadership skills among the high school students currently enrolled in the Rangers program. This year’s curriculum will […]

A joint operation by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos with the support of Bahamas Immigration Department resulted in the apprehension of a Haitian sailing vessel with 100 undocumented Haitian nationals on board approximately 30 nautical miles northwest of Inagua around 2:20 p.m. Thursday afternoon. The OPBAT helicopter spotted the […]

Nineteen Marines from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force are better equipped for future careers after successfully completing a one-week Transitional Entrepreneurial Training Workshop program. Held at the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation (BAIC) Training Center, the Senior Enlisted participated in the program designed to assist them with transitioning back into main stream society when they […]

Able Seaman Gharvis Sturrup proved to be the best all around athlete, as he captured the prestigious Ironman Triathlon competition at the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Annual Ironman Triathlon competition on May 31st. Held at the Coral Harbour Base, the young rookie bested 8 other competitors in a grueling and fierce competition with an overall […]

The four marines who lost their lives during the sinking of HMBS Flamingo by Cuban military jetfighters 39 years ago were remembered on Friday past at the Defence Force’s Coral Harbour Base. The four marines: Able Seaman Fenrick Sturrup, Marine Seaman Austin Rudolph Smith, Marine Seaman David Allison Tucker and Marine Seaman Edward Arnold Williams […]

The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources will host its annual Agri Business Expo this coming (May 9-11, 2019) at the EXPO Site, Gladstone Road Agriculture Complex. For more information about this event please contact The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources or visit their Facebook Page

Three Royal Bahamas Defence Force Rangers Instructors prevented a middle-aged male from committing suicide off Cowpen Road around 10 a.m. this morning. The Marines were part of a security support team that was monitoring approximately 50 Defence Force Rangers who were on a 70-mile expedition under the supervision of Chief Instructor, Chief Petty Officer Pedro […]

A total of 40 migrants are being detained after they were apprehended in the southern Bahamas on Tuesday morning by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Acting on information received, HMBS Durward Knowles, under the command of Senior Lieutenant Bertram Bowleg, apprehended a 35-ft Haitian sloop off the south coast of Little Inagua Island. […]

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force Naval-Infantry School recently held a graduation ceremony for a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) program for 19 Bahamas Customs and Excise Officers at the Defence Force Base on Thursday March 28, 2019. Participants of the two-week training exercise consisted of Officers from the Customs Marine Unit and the Tactical Unit. […]