DIGICEL SPONSORS FIJI DUO FOR PARALYMPICS WORLD CHAMPS
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Digicel SPONSORS fIJI DUO FOR PARALYMPICS wORLD CHAMPS
Digicel announces Paralympics duo as new ambassadors
Friday, 14th January, 2011 Fiji: Digicel Fiji has today announced its sponsorship for the Fiji Paralympics team, which departs the country on Sunday for the World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The Digicel Fiji Paralympics team will consist of athletes Iliesa Delana, Lusiana Rogoimuri along with official Sainiana Tukana. Digicel’s sponsorship covers the team for the champs including air fares, training gear, uniforms and participation fees.
Digicel has also announced that Delana and Rogoimuri are the latest Digicel ambassadors. The two will join schoolboy sprinter Banuve Tabakaucoro, swimmer Tieri Erasito and sevens star Nasoni Roko. This means the duo are now the face of Digicel.
Digicel has in the past sponsored the Fiji Paralympics Games and this latest backing shows the company’s strong desire to assist the community. This is in line with the ‘Fiji Matters to Us’ campaign.
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After nine years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has 11 million customers across its 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific. The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.
Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team.
Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.
In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars – an annual talent show to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago ranking as one of the top-rated shows.
Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and its markets comprise: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Vanuatu. Digicel also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barts in the Caribbean.
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