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JACK BOURKE BEST EMPLOYEE AT DIGICEL ANNUAL AWARDS & 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY IRELAND

 Wednesday 6th April 2011: Digicel (Tonga) celebrates another success with its Commercial Manager awarded ‘Best Employee Contribution’ at the 'The Golden Shamrocks', Digicel’s Annual Awards held in Ireland.

The annual awards are a celebration of the best of the best across all of Digicel’s 32 Markets and of its global workforce of more than 6,000. A handful of awards are bestowed upon the best markets and performers with more than 150 nominations in just 10 categories.

 Jack Bourke, Commercial Manager: ‘I’m deeply humbled to be awarded with Best Employee Contribution at the Golden Shamrocks. My staff deserve this award just as much as I, they inspire me to be at my best, and to be creative in everything I do for the Kingdom.  Fun of course is important in any work-place and we work hard too. Being Tongan myself, makes receiving this award while working with the team here at Digicel (Tonga) extra special.’

 In addition to the awards and workshops at the annual event, 135 members of the Digicel team took up the challenge set by Chairman, Denis O’Brien, to take a swim in the freezing Atlantic Ocean, on the West Coast of Ireland. Each person who swam raised US$1,000 for the Haven Charity – an Irish organization set up by Digicel Vice-Chairman, Leslie Buckley. The charity is working to build sustainable communities, through the provision of housing, emergency relief and by implementing community development programmes in Haiti. In total, US$135,000 will go towards the organization’s efforts in Haiti – so a big well done to all who braved the cold water.

 Digicel (Tonga) staff were extremely proud that one of their own won an award at The Gold Shamrocks and draw inspiration from it to continue their great work providing excellent service and a superior communication network throughout the Kingdom of Tonga. 

 About Digicel

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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