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. […]
Two Dominican fishermen are on the way to the capital by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force after they were apprehended for fishing in Bahamian waters on Wednesday afternoon. 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. […]
A second group of Haitian migrants were charged before the courts in Inagua after they were apprehended in Bahamian waters on Sunday past by the US Coast Guard in collaboration with Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. The migrants (97 males, 23 females), all pleaded guilty to illegal landing before Magistrate kara […]
A total of 70 cadets from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Rangers are on the island of Grand Bahama attending the 3rd Annual Rangers Leadership Summer Camp at St. George’s High School, Freeport. The Leadership Camp is being conducted by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Rangers Department, with auxiliary personnel from other departments including the […]
The boarding team from HMBS Durward Knowles assisted the US Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Northland with disembarking Haitian migrants at Matthew Town, Inagua earlier today. As part of a joint maritime interdiction effort between the Defence Force, Operation Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) and the US Coast Guard, the USCG Cutter Northland intercepted 120 migrants aboard a Haitian […]
(File Photo) Shortly after the Royal Bahamas Defence Force apprehended a Haitian sloop earlier this morning, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Northland apprehended another sloop. Both apprehensions were made at sea as a result of a collaborative effort between the Defence Force, Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT), and US Coast Guard District […]
An undetermined number of migrants were intercepted in Bahamian water aboard a Haitian sailing sloop early this morning as part of a joint maritime effort between the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and Operations Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT). Information received by the Defence Force Intelligence Section in collaboration with The Bahamas Immigration Department was shared […]
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force reassures the general public and the local fishing community of its commitment to maintaining a strong presence within our maritime domain to safeguard the people of The Bahamas against recent threats of harm. These threats were made by way of social media earlier this week after the Royal Bahamas Defence […]
Commander Defence Force, Commodore Tellis Bethel, along with the Executive Command, Officers, Command Warrant Officer, Warrant Officers, Noncommissioned Officers, Marines, Defence Force Rangers, joined the country in celebrating its 45th anniversary on Monday night. The Officers and Marines joined in with partner security Forces and uniformed branches on Clifford Park in solidarity to help make the occasion unforgettable. […]
Less than a week after they were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, 46 Dominican fishermen were charged before the courts on Thursday afternoon in New Providence for poaching in Bahamian waters. The Dominican nationals all appeared before Magistrate Cara Turnquest in Court #2 and were charged with: (1) Illegal Foreign fishing. (2) Possession […]
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