Irish people are asked to come and work remotely from the Caribbean island of Barbados.
The new scheme from the government there would allow tourists to work from Barbados remotely for 12 months.
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, said the initiative is being offered to people who would like to work from warmer climes rather than facing a winter of contending with COVID-19 at home.
Barbados has reported seven deaths and 178 cases since the beginning of the outbreak of COVID-19.
Speaking to The Pat Kenny Show, President Mottley said that the global pandemic has made short-term tourism unattractive to travellers, so she is inviting people to stay and work from the island.
She said: "We recognise in some instances with winter coming again, that people, for whatever reason, would prefer not to face COVID in a colder climate and would prefer to have a warmer climate to work from.
"We recognise that is an opportunity for us while at the same time trying to mitigate some of the losses we've experienced as a result of the immediate fall off in tourism that took place since March."
President Mottley added: "Barbados has always had a level of international business with respect to people coming here.
"As a result, when you combine that with what we've been able to do locally, we can hold our own with respect to most major countries and metropoles with respect of the quality of accommodation that is here.
"The programme is open to those earning $50,000 and up because we are trying to ensure that people coming here are doing remote work.
She said they have received around 1,200 applications for the programme to date.
She added: "I am confident it will continue to be attractive to people not only because of the desirability of the destination but also for people who for medical reasons may need to be in a warmer climate."
President Mottley said there is a wide variety of accommodation available on the island to cater to people on the remote work visa.
Additionally, she said the internet connection is on par with that "in the likes of London or New York".
She added that Barbados was working on new immigration legislation and given the low population there, would have to take "a liberal approach".
With regard to measures in place to restrict the spread of COVID-19, President Mottley said that people are advised to wear masks and social distancing.
People undertaking the work visa are asked to have insurance cover but that the island is well-equipped with medical facilities.
People wishing to apply for the remote work visa can find more information here.
