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Barbados Coast Guard Reserves Archives

Barbados Coast Guard Reserves

The Barbados Coast Guard Reserve (BCGR) hosted a Camp Closing Ceremony and Employers’ Meet and Greet function at the end of its Annual Training Camp 2018.

BCG Vessel Christening Ceremony Archives

BCG Vessel Christening Ceremony

The Barbados Defence Force formally named and brought into service a new 958Y inshore vessel today at the Barbados Coast Guard’s HMBS PELICAN.

Honourable John King visits St Ann's Fort Archives

Honourable John King visits St Ann's Fort

The Chief of Staff Colonel Glyne Grannum; Commanding Officer Barbados Regiment Major Wendy Yearwood, Building Rehabilitation Project Manager Major Lubin

UK's 4 RIFLES trains alongside the Barbados Defence Force Archives

UK's 4 RIFLES trains alongside the Barbados Defence Force

Following on the successful partnership with UK Joint Task Force for operations (Op RUMAN) in 2017 and through the British Army Training

The Barbados Defence Force launches its Field Medical Facility Type 1 Archives

The Barbados Defence Force launches its Field Medical Facility Type 1

Set against the background of more active hurricane seasons, severe weather events and other environmental threats, the Barbados Defence Force has been

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Day of the Seafarer

In 2010, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), decided to designate June 25th as the International Day of the Seafarer as a way to recognize that

BDF Sargassum Seaweed Programme Archives

BDF Sargassum Seaweed Programme

“In Barbados, in adults over the age of 65, more than 50% of this age group may have hypertension and, similar to international statistics, more than half

MMM 18, HSFB and Barbados Defence Force partnership Archives

MMM 18, HSFB and Barbados Defence Force partnership

“In Barbados, in adults over the age of 65, more than 50% of this age group may have hypertension and, similar to international statistics, more than half

Barbados Regiment Celebrates 70 Archives

Barbados Regiment Celebrates 70

Enlisted ranks and officers, plus retired members of the Barbados Regiment were yesterday joined by family members and other supporters, along with

Handover Ceremony for China’s Military Aid to Barbados Archives

Handover Ceremony for China’s Military Aid to Barbados

The Barbados Defence Force received a boost in its disaster preparedness and response capabilities with a donation of equipment from the People’s Republic

BDF Band Handover Ceremony for Director of Music Archives

BDF Band Handover Ceremony for Director of Music

The Barbados Defence Force Band has a new Director of Music. On Saturday 10 March 2018, in a brief handover ceremony on the lawn of the historic Officers’ Mess

BDF Increases Capacity to Respond to Disasters and Mass Casualty Events Archives

BDF Increases Capacity to Respond to Disasters and Mass Casualty Events

Set against the background of more active hurricane seasons, severe weather events and other environmental threats, the Barbados Defence Force has been