'Why change RBDF top command now'

Mon, Oct 21st 2019, 06:00 AM

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis has questioned whether the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s change in leadership will impact ongoing recovery efforts on storm-ravaged islands. Not only has the change added a layer of uncertainty to the situation, but Mr Davis said government’s lack of a substantive plan shows they continue to “shoot from the hips” as it relates to Abaco and Grand Bahama in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Raymond King was recently appointed deputy commander of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and is now acting as the commander of the organisation as Commodore Tellis Bethel went on three months vacation leave last week. Many observers have posed the same question as Mr Davis, noting the swap in leadership came too soon after Hurricane Dorian wrecked Abaco and Grand Bahama.

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