travel mishaps Oops! Frontier Airlines sent passenger to Jamaica instead of Jacksonville — without a passport Carla Sinclair

History "The Christmas Uprising" in Jamaica, 1831, heralded the end of slavery in the British Empire Elías Villoro

mermaids Mean mermaid blamed for fatal car crashes in Jamaica David Pescovitz

spooks Phone scammer tried to con William Webster, the only person ever to serve as director of both the CIA and FBI: it did not go well Cory Doctorow

corruption The growth of Jamaican phone-scamming caused a crime-wave and martial law in Montego Bay Cory Doctorow

music Watch the '60 Minutes' episode "The Rastafarians" (1980) with Bob Marley David Pescovitz

remix Jamaican Thundercats Rob Beschizza

History Jamaica wants slavery reparations from the UK Cory Doctorow

music Ska is the mother of reggae David Pescovitz

politics U.S. sinks in world Academic Freedom Index Rob Beschizza

crime Sand thieves stole an entire Jamaican beach and got away with it in 2008 Ellsworth Toohey

no snorting matter Nothing to sniff at: "Large amounts" of cocaine hit Texas beaches after smuggling goes awry Carla Sinclair

ill-conceived hoaxes Michigan man doesn't enjoy watching GF's pets while she takes cruise — so he sends ship a bomb threat Carla Sinclair

music Watch this comedian brutally mock every UK rap video ever made Grant St. Clair

toys "Wicked" toys from Mattel featuring link to porn site pulled from shelves, now available on eBay Allan Rose Hill