PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Christopher Samuda, is now second vice-president of the Centro Caribe Sports Committee (CCS), following Monday’s General Assembly in Santiago, Chile. Samuda, along with the pair of Roberto Richards from Cuba and Venezuelan Maria Jose Soto Gil, will work
Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Chief Executive Officer Ryan Foster says this year's Pan American (Pan Am) Games will be taken very seriously by the nation's athletes because it serves as an automatic qualifier for many to the Olympic Games next summer. The Pan Am Games, being
It was in honour of the Reggae Girlz and a fitting tribute to Jamaica's sport ambassadors that was delivered recently by the local governing body for Olympic sports, the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), at Mingles at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites. JOA President Christopher Samuda, in
Christopher Samuda knows sport is so much more than a game. He knows it inspires collaboration and teamwork, increases confidence, reduces stress and improves mental health. It is with that in mind, that the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) president considers the $25 million allotted to the
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) will pump $25 million into the Reggae Girlz’s 2024 Olympic Games qualification campaign. The Reggae Girlz will face Canada in a two-way tie on September 22 and 26 with the winners set to qualify for next year’s Olympic Games in Paris,
It is widely accepted that sport is a "shelf life" and the life thereafter is the real deal. It is also universally acknowledged that a good education is one's best pension and in its absence one may very well be at risk. Subscribing to this maxim
Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) president Christopher Samuda welcomes discussions to possibly include cricket in the Olympic Games for a second time in its history, as he believes it will provide the much-need shot in the arm required to move the sport forward, financially and otherwise,
According to Tricia Robinson, president of Netball Jamaica (NJ), the Jamaica senior netball team's visit to Caymanas Park racetrack on Saturday was another groundbreaking moment. Sharing the focus on the 10-race card honouring Winston "Fanna" Griffiths, the Caribbean's winningest jockey, the Sunshine Girls were also honoured
MONTEGO BAY, St James – A visit by Jamaica Olympic Association President Christopher Samuda and Olympic diver Yona Knight-Wisdom has left members of Montego Bay's business community thinking about the business side of sports. "The members are currently looking at it as viable options for investment,"
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