Lieutenant Commander Berne Wright serves as Port Controller (Acting). He is responsible for all government operated port facilities within the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. As Port Controller, he oversees the inspection and licensing of all commercial vessels less than 500 gross tons, commercial recreational watercrafts, pleasure yachts and private boats. He is the Admiralty Marshall […]
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force announces the appointment of a new Deputy Commander Defence Force. Only the third person to hold this position, Captain Raymond King’s appointment took effect from 7th October 2019. Captain King has been a stalwart member of the Force since his enlistment in January 1987. He served onboard HMBS Exuma and […]
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force received a call earlier this afternoon from Air Traffic Control advising of a DC3 plane that had crashed in waters approximately 2 and a half miles off the western end of the Lynden Pindling International Airport, New Providence shortly after 4:00 pm. Vessels from the Coral Harbour Base as well […]
The 87-member Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF), who were deployed to the island of Grand Bahama as part of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) contribution to the hurricane relief effort, returned to New Providence on Friday (October 4th). Led by Major Derron McClean, Task Force Commander for the TTDF, the troops arrived in the capital […]
Seventeen containers arrived on the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Auxiliary craft Lawrence Major, and were offloaded and set up on the island of Abaco on Friday past. The Mobile Base City (MBC) will provide necessary support for Defence Force disaster relief teams as they assist with recovery efforts on that island. This Disaster Relief Containerized […]
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force bugler and drummer performed the last post and reveille at the funeral service for Comrade George Collymore, a member of the British Legion–Bahamas Branch (BLBB) who died on September 24th at the age of 90. Comrade Collymore was eulogized on Saturday past (October 5th) at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Balliou […]
Lieutenant General Rocky Meade, Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Derence Force visited the capital and the island of Abaco on October 1, 2019.During his visit, Lieutenant General Meade was welcomed to New Providence by the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Tellis Bethel before proceeding to Abaco where he visited members of the Jamaica Defence Force, […]
The Defence Force Harbour Patrol Unit rescued 2 men from waters off New Providence after their small vessel capsized on September 25 2019. The Marines at RBDF received reports of a 26-foot vessel that was sinking some ten miles south of Rose Island with two Bahamians on board. RBDF Patrol Craft P-40, coxswained by Leading […]
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 […]
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