The Barbados 12-month Welcome Stamp Programme received 3,784 applications, of which 2,417 were approved, up to July 30.According to recent statistics compiled by the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., with data received from the Barbados Immigration Department, the top five leading countries whose citizens are seeking entry under the programme are the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Nigeria, and Ireland.From the applications received, 64 per cent were from individuals and 36 per cent from families. A further breakdown of the statistics revealed that 63 per cent of the applicants were male, while 37 per cent were female.Those applying under the programme have occupations in fields such as human resources; health science; architecture and construction; information technology; agriculture, food and natural resources; education and training; public administration, and marketing, sales and services.
