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 and outward IDD is available from most telephones.
Hotels have telephones available to both residents and non-residents.
Payphones exist throughout the island, though it may be better to use card phones for overseas calls. Overseas calls may also be made from the offices of BET at Wildey, St. Michael. Local calls are free when calling from a residence. Collect overseas calls can be made from card phones and payphones. Unregistered roaming is available - visitors with TDMA handsets can make calls without registering, provided they can give a credit card number.