I believe Pedro1 is not asking us to debate the legalities of those
"grey area" virtual worker bees, but rather the in your face, blatantly working, setting up shop, actively competing sons of guns that are reaping the rewards and income with complete disregard to the laws of the land and demanding the benefits that the town and country has to offer without putting their tax dollars into the pot.

I for one and sick to death of coming into town every day to toil away at my office, knowing how high my overheads are & how many times the tax man will come in and audit my books and have to compete with a bunch of illegal immigrants that don't pay into the tax system and mislead and even scam unsuspecting real estate investors and buyers who assume that if somebody has an office, a cell phone and business card that they must be legitimate and know what they are doing.

I believe that anybody that works in Belize should have legal work permits and pay income tax/business tax and have trade licenses etc. And that includes foreigners from all nations. Yes, even those that have the ability to make a capital investment. For people to come into the community and disrespect the laws, assume that the services are to be taken for granted, and in many cases take their profits out of the country is low down, unethical and illegal.

And to top it all of, many of these people are the biggest complainers about lack of services and they are the ones that expect the most from our government.

I am all for encouraging and welcoming new investors and workers to Belize - and I also aid them in getting the right knowledge and following the current procedures to legitimize themselves in the correct manner.