Bringing knives to Jamaica

I believe machetes are supposed to be wrapped (in newspaper or cloth or something) but out in the bush most folks just carry them openly.

The machete exclusion is pretty hilarious and the irony isn't lost on Jamaicans.

I've got a wee pocket knife that I carry in my murse (man purse) when in Jamaica. It has a little cork screw and a bottle opener. A true "gentleman's" or even "lady's" pocket knife. Drinkers anyway! I forgot to take it out on my way home a few weeks ago and somehow made it through Jamaican and US security checkpoints. It's a shame that TSA backed away from letting us carry on this sort of item on board. My Cross pen/pencil set is much more deadlier.

Mace, pepper spray, and knives also are prohibited and may not be brought into Jamaica without specific authorization from the Jamaican Ministry of National Security.
This is from: http://travel.state.gov/content/pass...y/jamaica.html

Meanwhile, I always carry a tool (you might call it a 2.5in bladed instrument, a 'knife' or a wee cutlass) wherever I am, home and travel. When travelling it is the last thing to go in checked luggage and the first thing out. I carry it with the clip and short lanyard showing in my front pocket - not concealed - and have only had a problem with it once, in Curacao, but that is another story.