Karen Anderson, the two-term president of the Jamaica Squash Association, was recently elected as regional vice-president - Caribbean for the Federation of Pan-American Squash board during a vote in Santiago, Chile, recently. Anderson, whose four-year term began earlier this November, is welcoming the opportunity to make
SANTIAGO, Chile — President Nicole Grant says Gymnastics Jamaica is enjoying success in recent times because of a business model it utilised that is similar to that exercised by the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA). Since this JOA administration took office in 2017, with Christopher Samuda as
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,
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