After serving 23 years in the Royal Bahamas Police Force followed by a 5-year executive stint as Vice-President of Security for the 3.4 billion dollar resort Baha Mar, in January 2016, Mr. Dames embarked on a long held dream to bring first class security services to the Bahamas by forming his own company the dames group for which he currently serves as the President and CEO.

Marvin Dames was born in Nassau, Bahamas. Mr. Dames is the holder of a Master of Science Degree in International Trust and several Post Graduate Certificates obtained in the United States and The United Kingdom. He is a 1987 graduate of The Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology. He was a 2005 Yale World Fellow and in 2013, he attended The University of Chicago’s Business School, where he completed the Chicago Management Institute Program.

During his service on the Police Force, Mr. Dames attended the top Law Enforcement School’s in The United States, Canada and The United Kingdom.  In 1994 he attended the 176th Session of The F.B I. Academy.  In 2005 he completed a five (5 ) month Strategic Leadership Program in the United Kingdom.  In 1996, he attended the RCMP College in Ottawa, Canada.

Mr. Dames also had numerous attachments abroad. Some of which included a 2001 attachment at the Metropolitan Police Service in the United Kingdom and in 2008 a one-year attachment at The Toronto Police Service, where he worked in the office of the Chief of Police.

Mr. Dames has published several articles on Policing and Security in both local and international publications. In 2009, he was selected to serve as an editor for the International Police Journal.  He has also lectured internationally throughout North America and the Caribbean on Police and Security related issues.

Mr. Dames was appointed to serve as Deputy Commissioner of Police for Royal Bahamas Police Force on January 4, 2010. In addition, He served as Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police from 2007 to 2009.  His responsibilities included Uniform Command, Operations, Border Patrol and Port Security.  Mr. Dames also lead and reformed his country’s Detective and Intelligence Divisions.

Mr. Dames is the recipient of several National Awards.  In 2010, he was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal, in 2009 he received his organization’s Long Service Medal and 2001 he was the recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal.

Mr. Dames is married to the former Stacey Cumberbatch and the couple is the proud parents of two children Joshua and Kai.