{"id":107651,"date":"2015-03-25T09:15:17","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T13:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=107651"},"modified":"2015-03-25T09:15:17","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T13:15:17","slug":"bahamas-police-force-receives-state-of-the-art-interceptor-vessel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2015\/03\/bahamas-police-force-receives-state-of-the-art-interceptor-vessel","title":{"rendered":"Bahamas Police Force Receives State-of-the-Art Interceptor Vessel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Monday, March 23, U.S. Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Lisa Johnson, accompanied by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement\u2019s Deputy Director for Western Hemisphere Programs Susan Snyder and other senior U.S. Government officials, participated in a formal handover ceremony of a state-of-the-art, fully-equipped 41\u2019 Apostle Interceptor police vessel to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) at the Marine Support Services Branch on Bay Street.\u00a0 The Bahamas Government delegation was led by Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security Carl Smith and Acting Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson.<\/p>\n

This latest donation by the United States Embassy valued at more than $668,000 will increase the operational capacity of the RBPF to participate in interdiction operations under Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT).\u00a0 The vessel, like the one dedicated on Grand Bahama in 2013, was built from the ground-up according to the requirements and specifications outlined by the RBPF.
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