There are both payphones and card phones on the island. There are only card phones at the airport. Roaming agreements in operation. Network providers include France Telecom and Am ris . Coverage extends throughout the French Antilles and in French Guiana.
Letters take about a week to reach Europe.
Post offices are open 0700-1800 Monday to Friday, and Saturday mornings. Newspapers are in French and vary in their political bias. The main daily is France Antilles. From time to time these change.