Jamaica (i/dʒəˈmeɪkə/) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles. The island, 10,990 square kilometres (4,240sqmi) in area, lies about 145 kilometres (90mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119mi) west of Hispaniola, the island containing the nation-states of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Jamaica is the fifth-largest island country in the Caribbean.
Previously inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Named Santiago, it remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered the island and renamed it Jamaica. Under British rule, Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with its plantation economy highly dependent on slaves imported from Africa, followed later by Chinese and Indian indentured labour. All slaves were fully emancipated in 1838, with independence from the United Kingdom achieved on 6 August 1962.
A group of 6 Australian friends - white, middle-aged males - combine to compete in a marathon relay swim in treacherous waters off Jamaica. But even before the race begins fractures appear in the relationships, with drug-taking, hidden secrets and personal crises coming to dominate.
Notes
Dedication: The Jamaica portrayed in these pages, and all those who exist there, are works of fiction. This book is dedicated to the facts who got out of the way of a good story.
Reviews
Patrick Ness in The Guardian found that "Alongside Tim Winton's Breath, this is the second excellent novel in as many months to examine masculinity and male friendship in Australian sport, a subject that might seem of limited intrinsic interest. But it's not the song, it's how it's sung, and if Winton is an aria, Knox is early Rolling Stone.."
From the album "Ventura" (Control Freak / PIAS Cooperative)
Buy Jamaica on iTunes http://bit.ly/JAMAICAiTunes
(It will allow us to pay our rent eventually, unless you play this video 3,000,000 times every week)
JAMAICA is Antoine Hilaire and Flo Lyonnet
Produced by Jamaica and Laurent d'Herbécourt, started by Peter J. Franco and helped by Samy Osta
Keyboards and backing vocals by Guillaume de Maria
http://bit.ly/IThinkILikeJamaica
http://www.ithinkilikejamaica.fm
http://www.facebook.com/ithinkilikeJAMAICA
http://www.twitter.com/JAMAICAtwit
http://www.soundcloud.com/ithinkilikeJAMAICA
published: 27 May 2016
Ferris Wheeler
Provided to YouTube by PIAS
Ferris Wheeler · Jamaica
Ventura
℗ Control Freak
Released on: 2014-03-31
Auto-generated by YouTube.
published: 25 Jan 2017
JAMAICA - Ferris Wheeler [Live @ la Boule Noire - Paris - 2014] [HD]
JAMAICA playing "Ferris Wheeler", from their new abum 'Ventura', live @ la Boule Noire in Paris.
April 15th, 2014.
published: 15 Apr 2014
Ferris Wheeler Promo
The Band Ferris Wheeler - Video Highlights
published: 26 Nov 2007
How is that Possible!? #shorts
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published: 16 May 2023
#golfswing #fyp #waitforit #followthrough
published: 11 Dec 2022
This is What Quavo did at Takeoff's Funeral.🥺😭♥️😔
published: 22 Apr 2023
Growing up Pentecostal... #short
published: 28 May 2021
Trucker’s 110-Year Sentence for Deadly Accident Sparks Outrage
A motorist was livestreaming as he sat in slow-moving traffic, when suddenly, a big rig truck barrels past him, crashing and triggering a fireball in which four people were killed. Josh McCutcheon went into journalist mode, giving a live account of the tragic accident. That was in 2019, and now the truck driver, Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, has been sentenced to 110 years in prison. A tidal wave of sympathy for the trucker resulted in 4.3 million people signing a petition demanding he get clemency.
From the album "Ventura" (Control Freak / PIAS Cooperative)
Buy Jamaica on iTunes http://bit.ly/JAMAICAiTunes
(It will allow us to pay our rent eventually, un...
From the album "Ventura" (Control Freak / PIAS Cooperative)
Buy Jamaica on iTunes http://bit.ly/JAMAICAiTunes
(It will allow us to pay our rent eventually, unless you play this video 3,000,000 times every week)
JAMAICA is Antoine Hilaire and Flo Lyonnet
Produced by Jamaica and Laurent d'Herbécourt, started by Peter J. Franco and helped by Samy Osta
Keyboards and backing vocals by Guillaume de Maria
http://bit.ly/IThinkILikeJamaica
http://www.ithinkilikejamaica.fm
http://www.facebook.com/ithinkilikeJAMAICA
http://www.twitter.com/JAMAICAtwit
http://www.soundcloud.com/ithinkilikeJAMAICA
From the album "Ventura" (Control Freak / PIAS Cooperative)
Buy Jamaica on iTunes http://bit.ly/JAMAICAiTunes
(It will allow us to pay our rent eventually, unless you play this video 3,000,000 times every week)
JAMAICA is Antoine Hilaire and Flo Lyonnet
Produced by Jamaica and Laurent d'Herbécourt, started by Peter J. Franco and helped by Samy Osta
Keyboards and backing vocals by Guillaume de Maria
http://bit.ly/IThinkILikeJamaica
http://www.ithinkilikejamaica.fm
http://www.facebook.com/ithinkilikeJAMAICA
http://www.twitter.com/JAMAICAtwit
http://www.soundcloud.com/ithinkilikeJAMAICA
This guy!!!😱 @bsdell7551 is from another planet! 👽 We seriously do not think there is another bike rider in the world who could link these tricks up together. A...
This guy!!!😱 @bsdell7551 is from another planet! 👽 We seriously do not think there is another bike rider in the world who could link these tricks up together. Anyone!?!?
See photos and full spec detail on the SE Bikes Fat Ripper:
https://www.sebikes.com/products/fat-ripper-26
http://www.SEBIKES.com
http://facebook.com/SEBIKES
http://instagram.com/SEBIKES
https://www.instagram.com/bs.dell
This guy!!!😱 @bsdell7551 is from another planet! 👽 We seriously do not think there is another bike rider in the world who could link these tricks up together. Anyone!?!?
See photos and full spec detail on the SE Bikes Fat Ripper:
https://www.sebikes.com/products/fat-ripper-26
http://www.SEBIKES.com
http://facebook.com/SEBIKES
http://instagram.com/SEBIKES
https://www.instagram.com/bs.dell
A motorist was livestreaming as he sat in slow-moving traffic, when suddenly, a big rig truck barrels past him, crashing and triggering a fireball in which four...
A motorist was livestreaming as he sat in slow-moving traffic, when suddenly, a big rig truck barrels past him, crashing and triggering a fireball in which four people were killed. Josh McCutcheon went into journalist mode, giving a live account of the tragic accident. That was in 2019, and now the truck driver, Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, has been sentenced to 110 years in prison. A tidal wave of sympathy for the trucker resulted in 4.3 million people signing a petition demanding he get clemency.
A motorist was livestreaming as he sat in slow-moving traffic, when suddenly, a big rig truck barrels past him, crashing and triggering a fireball in which four people were killed. Josh McCutcheon went into journalist mode, giving a live account of the tragic accident. That was in 2019, and now the truck driver, Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, has been sentenced to 110 years in prison. A tidal wave of sympathy for the trucker resulted in 4.3 million people signing a petition demanding he get clemency.
From the album "Ventura" (Control Freak / PIAS Cooperative)
Buy Jamaica on iTunes http://bit.ly/JAMAICAiTunes
(It will allow us to pay our rent eventually, unless you play this video 3,000,000 times every week)
JAMAICA is Antoine Hilaire and Flo Lyonnet
Produced by Jamaica and Laurent d'Herbécourt, started by Peter J. Franco and helped by Samy Osta
Keyboards and backing vocals by Guillaume de Maria
http://bit.ly/IThinkILikeJamaica
http://www.ithinkilikejamaica.fm
http://www.facebook.com/ithinkilikeJAMAICA
http://www.twitter.com/JAMAICAtwit
http://www.soundcloud.com/ithinkilikeJAMAICA
This guy!!!😱 @bsdell7551 is from another planet! 👽 We seriously do not think there is another bike rider in the world who could link these tricks up together. Anyone!?!?
See photos and full spec detail on the SE Bikes Fat Ripper:
https://www.sebikes.com/products/fat-ripper-26
http://www.SEBIKES.com
http://facebook.com/SEBIKES
http://instagram.com/SEBIKES
https://www.instagram.com/bs.dell
A motorist was livestreaming as he sat in slow-moving traffic, when suddenly, a big rig truck barrels past him, crashing and triggering a fireball in which four people were killed. Josh McCutcheon went into journalist mode, giving a live account of the tragic accident. That was in 2019, and now the truck driver, Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, has been sentenced to 110 years in prison. A tidal wave of sympathy for the trucker resulted in 4.3 million people signing a petition demanding he get clemency.
Jamaica (i/dʒəˈmeɪkə/) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles. The island, 10,990 square kilometres (4,240sqmi) in area, lies about 145 kilometres (90mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119mi) west of Hispaniola, the island containing the nation-states of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Jamaica is the fifth-largest island country in the Caribbean.
Previously inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Named Santiago, it remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered the island and renamed it Jamaica. Under British rule, Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with its plantation economy highly dependent on slaves imported from Africa, followed later by Chinese and Indian indentured labour. All slaves were fully emancipated in 1838, with independence from the United Kingdom achieved on 6 August 1962.