jamaica chess federation inducted into the jamaica olympic association
JOA opens arms to new members
Jamaica Observer article Friday May 11, 2018
The official membership of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) swelled to 41 after four new sports were inducted into the organisation on Friday at the Olympic Manor at 9 Cunningham Avenue in Kingston.
The four new sports were chess, darts, handball and skateboarding.
In a brief ceremony that was attended by members of the diplomatic corps, four proud presidents received certificates which indicated their official arrival into the JOA.
Ian Wilkinson, QC, received for chess, Winston Ferguson for darts, Lyndon Latore for handball and Ryan Foster, who is also the CEO of the JOA, received for skateboarding.
President of the JOA Christopher Samuda presented the certificates of membership to the four presidents at the ceremony; after which he provided the official welcoming address.
“The Jamaica Olympic Association is pleased to welcome to our fold four new members, and we at the JOA are always emphasising sport development.
“The only way that we can effect sport development is to ensure that we have structured representation and that the umbrella organisation can impact the lives of member associations in a very formal and very efficient way so as to achieve the success that we all desire. The admission of our new members satisfies this objective,” said Samuda.