Owen S Arthur since 1994. The official language is English. Local Bajan dialect is also spoken. Mainly Christian, with an Anglican majority, Roman Catholic minority, plus small Jewish, Hindu and Muslim communities. Inward IDD service is available to some towns.
Hotels have telephones available to both residents and non-residents.
Barbados External Telecommunications provides services for members of the public. Barbados External Telecommunications Ltd. The Bridgetown office has extensive telephone and telegraph facilities. There is a 24-hour service at Wildey, St Michael. Deliveries are made twice a day in Bridgetown and once a day in rural areas. Post boxes, which are red, are plentiful.