220 volts AC, 50Hz. There are both payphones and card phones on the island. There are only card phones at the airport. 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. UK Europe WorldWide, excl. North America WorldWide, incl. Inc. All Rights Reserved.