The Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (Centro Caribe Sports), in the figure of its president Luis Mejía Oviedo (DOM) and the Education Commission chaired by Eduardo Álvarez Camacho (VEN), who is also the General Secretary of the Organization, as…
The BBC has signed up to be the Domestic Broadcast Rights Holder for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The deal means the corporation will broadcast Birmingham 2022 events on television and radio and provide online coverage for the home nations,…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Shelley-Ann Griffith as its new Assistant Secretary General. Griffith, who previously held the position of director was appointed by the Board of Directors on October 7, to…
This Sunday people and various organisations will pass the baton across all time zones from east to west to celebrate the power of sport and physical activity in unifying the world during the COVID-19 crisis. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc.…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) joins the rest of the world in the count down to the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. For Barbados, the year 1968 would go down in history as being an important one for its sporting fraternity.…
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is delighted to announce Ryan Brathwaite as the new Regional Development Manager for the Caribbean and Americas regions. Ryan, who is joining the CGF via a part time secondment supported by Commonwealth Games Barbados, will…
This report outlines the corporate documents associated with The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA). Included are the annual reports, financial statements and associated Anual General Meeting information.
A By-Law relating generally to the conduct of the affairs of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc (“the Company”). THE BARBADOS OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION INC. An entity affiliated to the Olympic Movement, which respects the provisions of the Olympic Charter, the World…
The sporting fraternity of Barbados and indeed I was devastated to learn of the recent very sudden and untimely passing of Juliet Cumberbatch, the Senior Accountant of the National Sports Council (NSC). I first met Juliet in 1980 when she joined…
This weekend at Bathsheba, some young paddlers and their mentors took to the water to participate in the International Canoe Federation (ICF) paddle challenge. This initiative was a partnership between the International Canoe Federation and Sport and Peace, which falls under our…
Leon Harewood continues to celebrate and count his blessings as the recent Barbados Lottery $20,000 Going for Gold instant scratch ticket game winner. During a recent visit to The Barbados Lottery retail agent at Jan’s Minimart in Westbury, St. Michael,…
The Olympic Movement in Barbados joins all Barbadians in expressing profound sadness at the sudden passing of our former Prime Minister, Professor The Right Honourable Owen S. Arthur. Professor Arthur had a very keen interest in sport and followed the…
It’s official. The IOC and Tokyo 2020 have released the revised schedule for next year. It’s essentially the same schedule as if the Games were held this year but with everything moved up a day. Opening Ceremonies will now begin…
The Board of Directors of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. has taken the decision to cancel the 2020 BOA Annual Awards. As you are aware, the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year disrupted sport worldwide, including the 2020…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. joins the rest of the Commonwealth to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening ceremony of the 1970 Commonwealth Games held in Edinburgh, Scotland this Friday July 17. Barbados was represented by a small team…