Jamaica Travel Guide - Communications

Country code: 1 876. There are no area codes.

Several roaming agreements exist with a number of international mobile phone networks. Some companies offer handsets for short-term rental on a per-day basis.

As well as numerous cyber cafes, Kingston has several Internet kiosks offering free Internet connections in shopping malls throughout the city. In rural and resort areas, Internet is also available in many hotels, tourist offices and libraries.

Jamaica has two main post offices, one in Kingston and one in Montego Bay. An airmailed postcard takes two to three weeks to reach Europe.

Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0830-1630.

Jamaica enjoys a free press and its newspapers frequently criticise the establishment. The broadcast media are predominantly commercial with three terrestrial TV broadcasters and a handful of local cable channels. The main newspapers are privately owned.

• Daily papers are The Jamaica Gleaner, The Jamaica Star and The Jamaica Observer.
• The only weekly paper is The Sunday Herald.
• Jampress is the government-run national news agency.

• Television Jamaica Limited (TVJ) is private.
• Other channels include private channel CVM Television and religious channel Love TV.

• Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) operates three commercial networks: RJR 94 FM; entertainment station FAME-FM; music and sports station Radio 2 FM.
• Other commercial stations include Kool 97, News Talk 93, Irie FM, Hot 102, KLAS FM and Power 106.
• Roots 96.1 FM is a community station.
• Love FM is a religious station.
• BBC Caribbean Service and World Service radio programmes are available via the BBC 104 FM network.