Dana Malcolm Staff Writer #TurksandCaicos, June 29, 2023 – After an historic passing out ceremony held to the highest ranking officials of both the Turks and Caicos and The Bahamas in Rawson Square, Nassau, 18 members of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) returned home on Sunday June 25, to […]
Four of six Mercury Verado boat engines valued at over $168,000 that the United States donated to The Bahamas at a handover ceremony at the Royal Bahamas Police Force Training College on Thursday, December 17, 2020. The four engines are attached to a 41-foot Apostle SAFE Boat Marine Interceptor the United States donated to The Bahamas in March 2013. (US EMBASSY NASSAU)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The United States yesterday donated six Mercury Verado boat engines valued at over $168,000 dollars to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Marine Support Services Unit and the Bahamas Customs Marine Unit.
The donation is part of a broad effort by the United States to support the government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in fighting transnational crime following the devastation of Hurricane Dorian and the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release by the US Embassy in Nassau.
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COMMISSIONER of Police Paul Rolle issued a stern warning yesterday for people who intend to commit robberies this holiday season, noting that if individuals persist in breaking the law, they will be caught.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event at the Royal Bahamas Police Force Training College yesterday, Commissioner Rolle noted as the country comes closer to Christmas, police will be beefing up manpower to deal with any possible crime threats.
He said: “As we move into our Christmas operations, you’d notice a lot more police presence throughout (Nassau) as this is the time people like to take opportunities to borrow people’s things what ain’t theirs.