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The Royal Bahamas
Police Force is under the direction of the Commissioner of
Police. The current commissioner is:
Reginald Ferguson,
Q.P.M.
Acting Commissioner Reginald
Ferguson directs the Royal Bahamas Police from Police
Headquarters in Nassau, New Providence. The Commissioner of Police is responsible to the Minister of
National Security, the Hon Tommy Turnquest. A Deputy Commissioner and several Senior Assistant and
Assistant Commissioners in varying areas of
responsibility support the commissioner in his role.

Reginald Ferguson brings to
the office of Commissioner of Police over 40 years of
policing experience which has included all facets of policing.
Highly regarded and respected in policing circles, both home and
abroad, Acting Commissioner Ferguson has been honoured
by Queen Elizabeth II with the Queen's Police Medal for
Distinguished Service. He also holds the Bahamas Police Medal for
Meritorious Service and the Long Service and Good Conduct medal.
GRAND BAHAMA AND
NORTHERN BAHAMAS REGION

Grand
Bahama, Abaco, Berry Islands and Bimini form the Grand Bahama and
Northern Bahamas Region and is under the direction of
Assistant Commissioner of Police Eugene
Cartwright, who is based in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Mr Cartwright brings over 38 years of policing experience to his
post as Officer-in-Charge of the Northern Bahamas. ACP Cartwright
joined the Bahamas' colonial police service in 1969, four years
before The Bahamas achieved its politcal independence from Great
Britain. Throughout his extensive career he has worked in many areas
of the police service. He is assisted in his responsibilities by
Chief Supt Basil V. Rahming, Chief Supt Emrick Seymour and
Superintendent Clyde Nixon.
BIMINI DIVISION

Kevin Mortimer, Chief Inspector of
Police, is the Officer-in-Charge of the Bimini
Division having succeeded Assistant Superintendent of Police Stephen
Newbold in early January 2008. Mr Mortimer brings to this position a
quarter-century of policing skills and experience which has included
service on several Family Islands namely, Andros District, Eleuthera
District, Cat Island District as officer-in-charge and Grand Bahama
and Northern Bahamas District.
Mr Mortimer was transferred to
Grand Bahama and the Northern Bahamas District in December 2000 and
worked as second in command at Mobile Division and officer-in-charge
of the Traffic Division. He was later appointed Officer-in-Charge
and Training Manager for the Police Training College in Grand Bahama
(first recruits trained outside New Providence). This post was held
from the establishment of the Satellite College in 2003 until his
transfer to Bimini Division.
Mr Mortimer is a certified
Disaster Management Instructor. He was promoted to the rank of
Inspector in 1999 and to Chief Inspector in 2007. He is the holder
of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and the Police
Meritorious Service Medal.
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