English is the most widely spoken language in the West Indies, due to the region's history of British colonization.

English is the official language of Trinidad and Tobago, as it was a British colony until 1962.

Papiamento is a language spoken in Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire, and it is closely related to Spanish due to the region's history of Spanish colonization.

Dread Talk is the language spoken by the Rastafarian community in Jamaica, and it is a combination of English, Jamaican Creole, and African languages.

French Creole is the language spoken in the French Antilles, such as Martinique and Guadeloupe, due to the region's history of French colonization.

The Jamaica Language Commission is the government agency responsible for language policy in Jamaica, and it was established in 2015.

Belize is the only West Indian country with a policy of bilingualism, with both English and Spanish as official languages.

The Caribbean Indigenous Language Education Initiative is a government initiative aimed at promoting the use of indigenous languages in education in the Caribbean.

Saint Lucia is the only West Indian country with a policy of multilingualism, with English, French, and Creole as official languages.

The Trinidad and Tobago Language Commission is the government agency responsible for language policy in Trinidad and Tobago, and it was established in 2017.

Antigua and Barbuda is the only West Indian country with a policy of monolingualism, with English as the sole official language.

The Caribbean Creole Language Education Initiative is a government initiative aimed at promoting the use of Creole in education in the Caribbean.

Suriname is the only West Indian country with a policy of bilingualism, with English and Dutch as official languages.

The Barbados Language Commission is the government agency responsible for language policy in Barbados, and it was established in 2019.

Guyana is the only West Indian country with a policy of multilingualism, with English, French, and Dutch as official languages.