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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.
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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 which are held on the last Sunday of each month.
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Jamaicans In The Diaspora Eligible For NIDS Card
All Jamaican citizens, locally and in the diaspora, will be eligible for the National Identification Card, which will be issued with the rollout of the

JUNE 2022: National Caribbean American Heritage Month Celebrate the accomplishments and contributions we’ve made in the literary arts. We will explore the works of Jamaican

Saturday, June 18: JUNE TEENTH Celebration
JNA’s past president and esteemed member, Ambassador Curtis Ward, is the recipient of the prestigious 2022 African American Living Legends Award that will be presented on June

The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office Presents The 2022 Multicultural Festival Showcasing Diversity & Building One County
Download Multicultural Small Food Vendor Registration Forms Download Multicultural Large Food Vendor Registration Forms

Summary of the 2022 Black History Month Fireside Chat on “The Contributions of the Rt. Honorable Marcus Garvey to our World with Focus on Posthumous Exoneration.”
The Black History Month Fireside Chat was held virtually via Zoom on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. EST to commemorate the global initiative

We honor women of Jamaican heritage that have made a positive contribution to our communities at large and serve as inspiration to the youth as well as adults.
Ambassador Audrey P. Marks H. E. Audrey P. Marks is Jamaica’s thirteenth Ambassador to the United States of America and the Permanent Representative of Jamaica


Black History Month Fireside Chat Discusses New Push to Clear Marcus Garvey’s Name
Black History Month Fireside Chat Discusses New Push to Clear Marcus Garvey’s Name Marcus Garvey [WASHINGTON, DC] – A push to get Jamaica’s first national hero