Bermuda’s new Governor, John Rankin, was officially sworn in at a parade in King’s Square in St George’s this morning. After a march by Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers, a commission speech by Cabinet Secretary Derrick Binns, a prayer by the Right Reverend Nicholas Dill and an introduction by Michael Dunkley, the Premier, Mr Rankin said it was “a great honour to be appointed as Her Majesty the Queen’s representative as your Governor”. Read More….
Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers are to join forces with troops from Gibraltar to guard Buckingham Palace and other prestige sites in the UK.
Bermuda’s newest soldiers finished Recruit Camp at the weekend ready to start the next phase of their careers in the military.
Bermuda’s newest soldiers yesterday got their first taste of military life as the RBR’s annual recruitment started with a bang. The recruits saw a demonstration of the firepower in the Regiment’s arsenal, as well as training aids like thunderflashes and flares at the start of two weeks of intense work.
