English patois is widely spoken. Anglican, Methodist, Moravian, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Baptist and Seventh Day Adventist. GMT - 4. No area codes. Services are widely available.
Many hotels have fax facilities.
A Poste Restante service is available at the post office in St John's. All newspapers printed on the islands are weekly, many with political or governmental associations. All are in English. The main newspapers are The Nation, The Worker's Voice, The Outlet, The Sentinel and The Antigua Sun. From time to time these change.