Visitor Information -- The Ministry of Tourism is located in Andros Town (tel. 242/368-2286). It is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Fast Facts -- Banks are rare on Andros. There's one, ScotiaBank (tel. 242/329-2700), in Nicoll's Town, with an ATM, open Monday to Thursday 9:30am to 3pm, and Friday 9:30am to 4:30pm.
The island's post office is in Nicholl's Town on North Andros (tel. 242/329-2034). Hours are Monday through Friday from 9am to 4:30pm. Hotel desks will also sell you Bahamian stamps. Make sure you mark cards and letters as airmail; otherwise, you'll return home before they do. Each little village on Andros has a store that serves as the post office.
Government-run clinics are found at Nicholl's Town on North Andros (tel. 242/329-2055), at Mangrove Cay on Central Andros (tel. 242/369-0089), and at Kemp's Bay in South Andros (tel. 242/369-4849). To reach the police, call tel. 919 in North Andros, tel. 242/368-2626 in Central Andros, and tel. 242/369-4733 in South Andros.