‘Life here is calmer’: Two Canadians on their experience working in Barbados during the pandemic

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The Welcome Stamp was introduced as a way to encourage more people to visit Barbados as the small tourism-driven island saw their visitation numbers plummet

that in January 2020, nearly 60,000 people visited the island. By April 2020, that number had dropped to less than 150 visitors in a month. Tourism numbers have now rebounded, but the Welcome Stamp program is still available.

Ms. Dickson was able to continue tutoring Canadian students remotely while the couple was in Barbados.“Life here is calmer. You get used to having to do things more slowly,” she said. However, she had hesitations about working in another country, including concerns about internet connectivity and being able to perform her work duties.Ms. Vuksic, who works in real estate, was able to stay and work in Barbados for 10 months.

 

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