Contacts:

Fusikaunanga Kupu

Marketing, Digicel Tonga

Mobile: +676 841 5019

Email: fusi.kupu@digicelgroup.com

DREAMS DO COME TRUE, THANKS TO DIGICEL (TONGA)

Tuesday 12^th July 2011: Digicel have made dreams come true for talented rugby players in Tonga by providing rugby jerseys to 14 Premier Teams registered for the Digicel Cup Tournament. There are also prizes and rugby essentials such as rugby post pads, rugby balls, and referee flags, to encourage the development of the sport in Tonga.

Paul Stafford, CEO for Digicel (Tonga) and Jack Bourke presented the Rugby jerseys to the 14 Premier Teams at ‘Atele Stadium. There was a lot of excitement from the team players as well as their supporters as each team receives their new Digicel branded jersey.

Jack Bourke, Digicel (Tonga) Commercial Manager says “ We are committed to Rugby in the Kingdom and look forward to seeing the countries future stars on the professional circuit”.

The Digicel Cup will continue to develop and foster Rugby for years to come.

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.

Visit www.digicelgroup.com   for more information.