Jamaica’s senior badminton team returned home on Friday after competing in two international tournaments in the Dominican Republic. Following an average performance in the Pan American championship, the players rebounded to give outstanding performances in the men’s section and a much improved performance in the women’s division of the Santo Domingo Open. Gareth Henry and

Jamaica takes GOLD in 2013 Santo Domingo Open SCORING   The Jamaican pair of Gareth Henry and Samuel O’Brien Ricketts made Jamaica proud today when they won gold for Jamaica defeating the Brazilian pair of Hugo Arthuso & Alex Yuwan Tjong in a thrilling 3 setter 19-21;21-16;21-15. This was one of the matches of the

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A four-member Jamaican Pan Am Badminton Team of Captain Gareth Henry, Samuel Ricketts, Kathryn Wynter, and Ruth Williams will leave the island on Saturday for the XVIII Pan American Badminton Championships being staged in Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic. Other teams who will be competing in the Team events, which runs from October

Jamaicans swept a new team into the administration recently and they seem to be starting with pace and direction. New President Robert Richards, who never managed to beat old veteran Garth King at all, ever… seems to be doing a great job right out of the gate. No doubt King’s presence on the team is

  ROBERT Richards was returned as president of the Jamaica Badminton Association (JBA) at its annual general meeting held at the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Office last Saturday. Richards, a former president of the JBA, defeated Audley Astwood by a convincing margin of 47 to 14 votes. He is back after not serving as an

Former president of the Jamaica Badminton Association Robert Richards and current vice-president Audley Astwood will today face off for the president of the association. The election will take place during the annual general meeting at the Jamaica Olympic Association, starting at 2:30 p.m. Richards brings to the table a team, comprising of past players and

VISHU Tolan, president of the Jamaica Badminton Association (JBA) and general secretary of Badminton Pan American Confederation (BPAC), was unanimously elected vice-president of the Pan Am of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) last Saturday at an extraordinary general meeting of BPAC. Tolan was elected by the 17 delegates present, and will replace BPAC President Gustavo