RBDF

RBDF members deployed to the hurricane relief efforts in Grand Bahama along with members of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, assisted NEMA with the distribution of hurricane relief items. These items included food, water, basic hygiene kits and tarps. They were distributed at Independence Park Coral Road. A large crowd of Grand Bahama residents […]

Over80 members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force were assigned the duties of Hurricane Shelter Managers for 11 hurricane shelters that are currently open in New Providence and Grand Bahama as a result of Hurricane Dorian. Prior to the storm, 60 RBDF Hurricane Shelter Support Team members were on call to manage and securing 51 […]

Engineers of the Dutch and German Military are in Abaco to assist with hurricane relief efforts on the island after the passage of Hurricane Dorian. On Saturday past (September 14), the team of engineers arrived aboard the naval vessel HNLMS Johan de Witt and began the rebuilding phase with the reconstruction of the bridge which […]

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guiterez visited Abaco on September 14, 2019 to view the hurricane damaged island. Also traveling with him was the Honorable Darren Henfield, Minister of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Mr. Jack Thompson, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Captain Stephen Russell, Director of NEMA and other Government Officials. While on […]

Bahamian civilians assisted by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force demonstrated patriotism and national pride in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Having given their time and personal finances these civilians went above and beyond not only in assisting with the evacuation of 1,307 people as of 0927 on Friday 13 September, 2019 in Hurricane […]

The Commonwealth of The  Bahamas  hosted the Organization of American States Meeting of the Group of Experts on Maritime Narcotrafficking at the British Colonial Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas on September 11, 2019. The two-day symposium was aimed at combating strategies against the scourge of narcotrafficking  throughout the Americas. It was the first time in the […]

Military Lead Coordinators convene at Coral Harbour Base to discuss best use of air, land and sea assets to assist with disaster relief efforts in Grand Bahama and Abaco. Represented were coordinators from Canada, Jamaica, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, United States and The Bahamas in session with Commander (Bahamas) Defence Force, Commodore Tellis Bethel.

Fifty (50) Jamaican Defence Force (JDF) troops arrived late Saturday night in Nassau aboard a Canadian C130 military aircraft to assist in the hurricane relief efforts. The contingent, led by Major Domain Bromley, arrived at 11:00 pm. The aircraft had initially planned direct to Marsh Harbour Abaco but the pilots determined that the aircraft was […]

The Minister of National Security, the Honorable Marvin Dames, the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Tellis Bethel, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Mr. Eugene Poitier, welcomed one hundred and nineteen (119) soldiers from the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) on Sunday 8th September. Included in the group were Trinidad and Tobago’s […]

Members of the RBDF Commando Squadron Unit are assisting with security at the airports in Treasure Cay and Marsh Harbour Abaco to ensure the smooth evacuation of Abaco residents seeking solace after the devastation left behind by Hurricane Dorian. Teams are rotating in and out of Abaco in this ongoing effort.