Mission
TO ENCOURAGE RESPECT FOR AND SUPPORT OF POSITIVE CULTURAL VALUES AND TRADITIONS RELATED TO WEST INDIAN HISTORY AND HERITAGE; PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT FOR RACIAL, ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY; PRESERVE, PROMOTE AND SHOWCASE JAMAICAN AND OTHER WEST INDIAN ART, CUISINE, MUSIC, DANCE, LITERATURE AND CULTURAL ARTIFACTS; PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS AND GIFTS OF CHARITY IN SUPPORT OF ACTIVITIES IN ADVANCEMENT OF THE CORPORATION'S PURPOSES; AND PROMOTE CIVIC DISCOURSE WITH RESPECT TO LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MATTERS RELEVANT TO WEST INDIAN POPULATIONS.