Communications International cables and inland telegrams can be sent from most hotels and post offices. Direct international telephone service operates 24-hours a day. There are three daily newspapers and five weekend newspapers. Departure Tax Jamaica has a departure tax that is payable in cash only at the airport upon your departure. 220 volts used at some hotels.
Adaptors are available at some hotels, although hair dryers and irons work without adapters.
There is no casino gambling in Jamaica, although a number of resorts have game rooms with slot machines. The only legal betting is on horse racing at Caymanas Park Race Track in Kingston. There are several hospitals throughout Jamaica, with the majority located in Kingston. Language Jamaicans speak English and speak it eloquently, but with their own musical lilt, unique sentence patterns, and some words that have survived from West African languages. When Jamaicans speak Patois, a blend of English and African, the discussion may be almost incomprehensible to the visitor at first, but in a little while you catch the rhythm and begin to pick up expressions.