For the past 50 years, the Jamaican Nationals Association, Inc. (JNA) has been aligned with efforts to unite persons of Jamaican heritage and friends of Jamaica to maintain and promote Jamaican culture and heritage.
We provide educational and charitable support to persons of Jamaican heritage in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, other US-Jamaican communities, and in Jamaica.
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.
JNA's 50th Anniversary Video
NEWS/BLOG
President’s Corner Message May-June 2020
Dear Members & Supporters: Please continue to be vigilant and mindful of your well-being. As a people, we’ve come through many adversities, and hardships and
Mango Time in Jamaica
History: “Mangoes are thought to have their origins in the Malaysian Archipelago There are over 300 documented varieties in India, where they are regarded as
Discussion on Jamaica, The Confounding Island, Mobilizes the Diaspora
The Jamaican Nationals Association of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area (JNA), through the leadership of Dr. Elaine Knight, its President, and Rev. Dr. Noel Godfrey,
Preserving Culture Through Younger Generations in the Diaspora
Interview with Bobbi Rossiter, Co-Founder and Chief Cultural Facilitator, Irie Camp Jamaica Jamaicans in the Diaspora often speak with pride of our “likkle but tallawah”
Montgomery County June 16, 2020 Caribbean American Heritage Month Proclamation & Celebration
Please join the Montgomery County Executive’s Caribbean American Advisory Group (CAAG) as we celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month. The flyer is attached. Please share the