For over 50 years, the Jamaican Nationals Association, Inc. (JNA) of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area has united persons of Jamaican heritage and friends of Jamaica to maintain and promote Jamaican culture and heritage.
JNA provides educational and charitable support to persons of Jamaican heritage in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, other US-Jamaican communities, and in Jamaica.
A major JNA program is its Annual Leadership Development Scholarship Awards to college students of Jamaican heritage attending schools in the United States and in Jamaica. To learn more about this program, click Education.
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Jamaican Nationals Association of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area
About Us
The Jamaican Nationals Association (JNA) of Washington D.C. was launched in the fall of 1969 at an inaugural meeting on the campus of Howard University.
Mission & Goals
To unite persons of Jamaican heritage and friends of Jamaica to maintain and promote Jamaican culture and heritage and provide educational and charitable support to persons of Jamaican heritage in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, other U.S. Jamaican communities and in Jamaica.
Membership
We invite all persons of Jamaican heritage and friends of Jamaica to attend JNA’s monthly meetings. Check out the JNA Events Page for our upcoming meetings and events.
NEWS/BLOG
JNA Financial Empowerment Workshop (Financial Literacy Month) at Howard University College of Dentistry
JNA Financial Empowerment Workshop (Financial Literacy Month) at Howard University College of Dentistry On April 11, 2026, The Jamaican Nationals Association of Washington, DC (JNA) successfully hosted its Financial Empowerment
JNA Delegation Attends Embassy of Jamaica Diaspora Reception in Washington, D.C.
On April 8, 2026, representatives of the Jamaican Nationals Association of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area attended the Diaspora Reception hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C. The
JNA Hosts Successful First Membership Meeting of 2026
The Jamaican Nationals Association (JNA) held its first Membership Meeting of 2026 on March 22 at the Silver Spring Recreation & Aquatic Center. Despite a last-minute venue change, the event
Black History Month Celebration
Black History Month Celebration JNA Black History Month Celebration 2026 The Jamaican Nationals Association of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area (JNA) successfully hosted its Black History Month Celebration on February
Reggae Night Celebration
Reggae Night Celebration JNA Represents at Embassy of Jamaica Reggae Night 2026 On February 26, 2026, JNA was represented by President Carol Ann Boothe and Assistant Treasurer Colin Boothe at
JNA Remembers Ambassador Curtis Ward
JNA MEMBERS SALUTEAMBASSADOR CURTIS WARD’S CONTRIBUTION TO JNA The Jamaican Nationals Association of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area (JNA) mourns the passing of Ambassador Curtis A. Ward (Ambassador Ward), who
