I just went through security at BGI in Barbados and had a sad experience with airport security. I was carrying a lighter in my carry-on that my wife had given me for my birthday last year. It was a pretty nice one that hadn't been cheap.
The reason I was carrying it in my bag was because my airline (Virgin Atlantic) forbids lighters in checked luggage. Given this rule, I packed it in my bag and headed through security only to fond that I'm not allowed to tale a lighter through security in Barbados.
Essentially the authorities have set up a system where you can bring a lighter into the country, but aren't allowed to tale it home. In fact I learned later that the only way I could have gotten it home was to ship it home as a parcel.
So, be warned.
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