BC develops high-tech driver’s licence
The United States has already made it mandatory that visitors from other North American countries must present a passport to enter the country, and in two years, the mandatory passport rule will extend to land and sea borders as well. This new set of regulations led to Chaos last year
by Bobby V-Jones January 23rd, 2008
Europe’s visa waiver and American security
The visa waiver program between the United States and Europe means that Europeans coming to the US for short periods of time are not required to possess a visa. With American paranoia about Europe-grown terrorism, they’re wondering if the visa waiver program isn’t making it easier for potential terrorists to
by Dave Bess January 18th, 2008
WHTI tightens restrictions again
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative first became a household concept in North America last year by causing the biggest passport backlog in American history. The new requirements for US citizens to have a passport to travel to other North American ...
by Dave Bess January 16th, 2008
Dressing as priest not enough to smuggle drugs
This weekend a man was arrested in the Netherlands at Amsterdam’s Schiphol International Airport for smuggling cocaine. The man’s ploy was foiled when he refused to undergo a body search. Why would he do that you ask? Because the smuggler ...
by Dave Bess January 14th, 2008
Frustrations turn to violence in Buenos Aires
Ezeira International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina was not a pleasant place to be this weekend, as riots broke out after most Aerolineas Argentinas flights were cancelled or suspended due to what the airline cited as a problem stemming from labour unions for tarmac workers and pilots. Angry passengers toppled computers
by Dave Bess January 14th, 2008
More biometric requirements from the US
Increased security measures are being introduced into the airports of the United States requiring non-US citizens to provide even more biometric information to officials when arriving in the country. The requirement is applicable to all non-citizens entering the country aged 14 to 79. Previously, travelers had to provide two digital fingerprints
by Jennifer Jones December 12th, 2007
Anti-racial profiling official racially profiled in Boston
King Downing is a top official in the United States who spends his time fighting the practice of racial profiling at the country’s airports as a way of identifying potential terrorists. ...
by Emily Welch December 4th, 2007
TSA says not to worry about those smuggled bomb parts
The chief of the Transportation Security Administration, Kip Hawley recently spoke in front of a House Committee about the state of the nation’s security. A recent report was under question by the Committee, who had concerns about lapses in security that the report had identify. The Government Accountability Office sent undercover investigators
by Charlotte Fellows November 30th, 2007
Airports amass an eclectic collection of banned items
This past week of Thanksgiving travel has led to the confiscation of a wide array of items that passengers were not permitted to take on board. With the significant increase of air travellers, comes more and more bizarre items that are
by Neill Zerk November 23rd, 2007
Four nabbed in China for US entry scheme
Four men, three Chinese and one Singaporean were arrested by police in Shanghai’s Pudong Airport yesterday, after it was fond that the three Chinese men were making an attempt to enter the United States illegally on the other end of their
by Charlotte Fellows November 20th, 2007
Stun-gun death video released
This week Canadian authorities released a video of a man who died after being stun by a Taser gun on October 14th. The video shows police using a stun gun to sedate an erratic passenger and then the passenger falling to
by Rosie Vaughan-Jones November 16th, 2007
Airport security duped by undercover agents
With the tightening grip of airport security, you could be forgiven for thinking that the sometimes extreme measures taken are somewhat justified for the higher degree of safety achieved. But now ...
by Emily Welch November 16th, 2007