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A week after they were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, 4 Dominican fishermen were charged before the courts in New Providence for poaching in Bahamian waters.Leidy Trinidad, Pedio Cabera, Hector Ventura and Randis Tabarez all appeared before Magistrate Volt Evans in Court #6 and were charged with: (1) Illegal Fishing, in that they […]

The Minister of National Security, the Honourable Marvin Dames, expressed profound thanks for the United States Government’s sponsorship of Exercise Tradewinds, the largest annual regional event of its kind that promotes Caribbean Security among partner nations. In his remarks at the closing ceremony for Exercise Tradewinds 2018 at Coral Harbour Base, Minister Dames emphasized the […]

Rear Admiral Craig Baines of the Canadian Armed Forces paid a courtesy call on Commodore Tellis Bethel, Commander Defence Force at HMBS Coral Harbour on June 19, 2018. While at the Base, he was introduced to the Defence Force’s Senior Command team and the key role leaders for the ongoing Tradewinds Exercise which culminates on […]

A day before the official close of Tradewinds Exercise 2018, foreign Officers and Marines participating in the event along with officials from the United States Embassy in New Providence completed a community outreach project at the Bahamas Association for the Physically Disabled School. Military personnel involved in Exercise Tradewinds 2018 took time to paint the […]

Major General Robert M. Branyon, Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs for the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) paid a courtesy call on Commodore Tellis Bethel, Commander Defence Force at HMBS Coral Harbour on June 20, 2018. The courtesy call was made on behalf of Admiral Kurt Tidd, the Commander of US Southern Command, […]

Scores of Defence Force Rangers Cadets, both male and female accepted the challenge to raise the standard of excellence in discipline, dedication and determination. They were successful in being officially inducted into the Rangers program. The installation ceremony for the nation builders took place at the Defence Force’s Coral Harbour Base, where 180 students graduated. […]

A Dominican fishing vessel was brought into the Defence Force Base on Monday morning by Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship (HMBS) Durward Knowles, after it was apprehended for poaching in Bahamian waters on Saturday morning. While on routine patrol in the southern Bahamas, HMBS Durward Knowles, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Omarv Saunders apprehended a […]

The Officers and Marines participating in Tradewinds 2018 along with officials from the United States Embassy in New Providence participated in a 2-day community relations affair at the Bahamas Association for the Physically Disabled School. The military personnel, who represented one of the several nations involved in the training exercise, interacted with the students through […]

Commander Defence Force, Commodore Tellis Bethel, officially welcomed the 800 participants from 22 nations to Tradewinds 2018 during a soft opening ceremony on June 14th at the Defence Force Base. As he welcomed the troops to The Bahamas, Commodore Bethel, who is also the Chief of Defence Staff for the regional exercise, encouraged participants to […]