Marine described as highly qualified, dedicated and committed individual Footage from police body camera said to be “consistent with accounts of officers” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Leading Seaman Rodney Adderley, who was killed at the hands of police officers on Majority Rule Day, was yesterday described by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) as a highly […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — In remembrance of the tragic event surrounding the bombing and sinking of the HMBS Flamingo, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) yesterday unveiled portraits of the four fallen marines at a ceremony in Rawson Square, Bay Street. Images depicting the ship, Able Seaman Fenrick Sturrup, Marine Seaman Austin Rudolph Smith, Marine Seaman […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — On March 31, 1980, an act of Parliament was tabled by then-Prime Minister Lynden Pindling, laying the framework for a defense force that would patrol and defend the territorial integrity of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Thus, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) became an official entity. The mandates of the organization […]
The following statement was issued by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force to the media: The Commander Defence Force, Commodore Tellis Bethel, his Command Team, Officers and Marines of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force join the nation as we mourn the passing of Sir Durward Knowles on February 24, 2018. A legendary Bahamian, Olympic sailing […]
