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.
NEWS/BLOG
Your Diet’s Role in Conronavirus Risk
An April 20, 2020 New York Times article, summarized below, discussed how poor diet contributes to coronavirus risk. It also touched on why soaring rates
Five-Year Strategic Plan Review: How to Increase Support for JNA
In 2018, JNA successfully undertook a well-attended Retreat & Visioning Exercise, moderated by Dr. Claire Nelson of the Institute of Caribbean Studies. That Exercise ultimately
Together We Stand
How you can help Jamaica and Jamaicans in the Washington DC Metro area during the COVID-19 pandemic? To address the impacts of the pandemic, JNA
Do You Have a Medical Power of Attorney (MPOA)?
JNA is committed to reminding you of the need to have advance directives in place in this period of uncertainty. We want to empower you
How to Determine Whether You’re Ready for a Leadership Role
Leadership is a learned skill. It’s performance art. To understand it, you have to experience it. To improve, you have to practice. We also know
Supporting JNA’s Student Scholarships
JNA’s history is closely tied to education as it was founded by Jamaican students attending colleges in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area (WMA) over fifty