Digicel Barbados Delivers Students Access to Government eLearning Platforms through METI Partnership
Digicel Barbados’ mobile network will support online learning for over 37,000 students and teachers through a partnership with the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METI). Through this partnership, all levels of students and teachers will be granted free access to the government’s suite of eLearning platforms without using their data. This includes the […]
Digicel Trinidad and Tobago Foundation Highlights Accomplishments at Its 7th Annual General Meeting
The past year has presented challenges for the Digicel Trinidad and Tobago Foundation as communities across the country continue to be affected by the ongoing pandemic. In spite of these challenges, the foundation has reported a successful investment totaling TT$3.4 million in which over 21,000 people were impacted through 33 projects.With a theme of “Being […]
Digicel Business Awarded Gold Partner Status In Microsoft’s Partner Network Programme
Digicel Business is the first telecommunications provider in the English-speaking Caribbean to be awarded Gold Partner Status in Microsoft’s Partner Network Programme. As Gold Partners are among the top 1% of Microsoft Partners worldwide, this accolade displays Digicel’s calibre of technical solutions and competencies. Digicel achieved Gold Status for Azure Cloud Platform, Cloud Productivity, and […]
Digicel Jamaica Foundation Presents Special Needs Student With Laptop for Outstanding Academic Performance
Laron Williamson, a registered student with the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), received a laptop to aid his next stage of education and training to become an Information Technology teacher. The laptop was presented to Williamson by Digicel Foundation CEO, Charmaine Daniels along with Jacqueline Bennet, acting Executive Director at JCPD.During the previous […]
Denis O’Brien Featured as the First Guest of EOY Ireland’s Architects of Business YouTube Series
Denis O’Brien, 1998 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™(EOY), was featured as the first guest of EOY Ireland’s Architects of Business series. The EOY Ireland programme works to build a supportive community amongst Ireland and Northern Ireland’s best entrepreneurs and business people. The new YouTube series follows the entrepreneurial journeys of EOY winners where they share […]
Digicel Trinidad and Tobago Foundation’s EPIC Programme Aids Rio Claro Community Development
Rio Claro has been able to make several improvements to its community thanks to the Digicel Trinidad and Tobago Foundation’s EPIC (Extraordinary Projects Impacting Communities) programme. The Rio Claro community received a TT$35,000 grant through a collaboration with the Rio Claro Lion’s Club, Vedant Enterprises, and the Digicel Foundation. This grant allowed for the purchase […]
Digicel International and the Digicel Foundation Launch Donation Platform to Support Haitians
Digicel International and the Digicel Foundation have partnered to create and launch a donation platform to raise funds for families in Haiti affected by earthquakes and tropical storms. As part of this initiative, Digicel International will match up to USD$10,000 in donations to support Haitians and provide immediate relief to the people in the South […]
Digicel Guyana Commissions Mobile Service Tower for Pomeroon Communities
Digicel Guyana commissioned a 426 foot mobile service tower on the Kabakaburi Mission for residents along the Upper Pomeroon River, particularly in the villages of St Monica, Karawab, Akawini, Siriki, Abrams Creek and Jacklow. Before the tower, locals were communication starved and relied on radio sets and satellite phones as their means of communication. In […]
Digicel Jamaica Foundation Present Needham Pen Farmers’ Association with $650,000 Grant to Support Community’s Agriculture Production
Thirty-five farmers from the Needham Pen Farmers’ Association in St. Thomas have received aid from a Digicel Jamaica Foundation grant. The $650,000 grant will aid the farmers in improving irrigation to combat insufficient water supply challenges at their farms. The grant is part of the Digicel Jamaica Foundation’s ‘20 for 20’ which supports not-for-profit organisations […]
The Digicel Foundation’s Annual Community Grants Program is Underway to Support Local Communities
Digicel PNG Foundation launched its Annual Community Grants Programme to support local organisations with providing solutions to issues through community grants of up to K50,000. This programme aligns with the Foundation’s key focus areas of improving health, education, social inclusion, sustainable livelihood and safety in local communities. The Digicel Foundation introduced the Community Grants Programme […]