The government of a Caribbean island has a tantalizing suggestion for quarantine-weary Canadians: Working from home is a lot more palatable when you're doing it remotely from a tropical paradise. The island nation of Barbados has launched something it's calling a Barbados Welcome Stamp, a one-year remote working visa that gives foreigners the right to live and work remotely in Barbados while they ride out the COVID-19 pandemic. The application will be processed within 72 hours, at which point they may be approved to come live and work remotely in Barbados. The island nation of Barbados has launched a one-year working visa that gives foreigners the right to live and work there while they ride out the COVID-19 pandemic. Mottley is pitching Canadians on riding out the pandemic by working remotely from Barbados.

Source: CBC News July 28, 2020 08:00 UTC