Harry Smith, Digicel Jamaica chairman (left), Jabbor Kayumov, Digicel Jamaica CEO (2nd left), Khadine “Miss Kitty” Hylton, Digicel brand Ambassador (centre), listens to Jabbor Kayumov, Digicel Jamaica CEO (2nd left), during the company’s 20th anniversary press conference in Kingston on Monday, April 19, 2021.
Today marks 20 years since Digicel broke up Jamaica’s telecoms monopoly, freed up access everyone, and revolutionised the way we communicate. Digicel is marking the occasion by announcing major plans for its customers and communities.
Now a Digital Operator, offering a rich array of lifestyle apps, Digicel is looking back proudly at the many milestones in its history of disrupting and reshaping the future of modern communication in Jamaica, and later to 31 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific.
Leader of Fellowship Tabernacle, Reverend Dr Al Miller (2nd left), greets Digicel Jamaica Chairman, Harry Smith (left), Digicel Group CEO, Oliver Coughlan (2nd right), and Digicel Jamaica CEO, Jabbor Kayumov (right), at the Service of Thanksgiving to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Digicel in Jamaica.
In powerful praise and soul-stirring songs, Digicel gave thanks for 20 years of providing the most advanced communication services to Jamaica at a service of thanksgiving held at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston on Sunday.
The event, held on the eve of Digicel’s 20
th anniversary, was attended by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Daryl Vaz, Opposition Spokesman on Science, Commerce and Technology, Hugh Graham, and several members of the Digicel executive management team.
Leader of Fellowship Tabernacle, Reverend Dr Al Miller (2nd left), greets Digicel Jamaica Chairman, Harry Smith (left), Digicel Group CEO, Oliver Coughlan (2nd right), and Digicel Jamaica CEO, Jabbor Kayumov (right), at the Service of Thanksgiving to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Digicel in Jamaica.
In powerful praise and soul-stirring songs, Digicel Jamaica gave thanks for 20 years of providing the most advanced communication services to Jamaica at a service of thanksgiving held at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston on Sunday.
The event, held on the eve of the company s 20
th anniversary, was attended by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Daryl Vaz, Opposition Spokesman on Science, Commerce and Technology, Hugh Graham, and several members of the Digicel executive management team.
Jabbor Kayumov, CEO of Digicel Jamaica, hands a food package to Ann Marie Fearon of Special Olympics Jamaica.
The Digicel Foundation has pulled together $2 million in supplies to assist vulnerable groups ahead of the third consecutive weekend lockdown aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 in Jamaica.
Among the groups to receive items from the foundation s April 8 distribution are those with special needs, the elderly, single mothers, and those who are currently unemployed.
CEO of Digicel, Jabbor Kayumov, applauded the foundation and its volunteers for continuing their efforts to feed the nation during this time of economic slowdown.
In March 2020, Digicel Foundation launched its COVID-response under the name Operation SAFE Mode. The initiative saw the foundation sanitising public spaces, launching a public advocacy campaign, feeding approximately 2,662 families and enabling over 1,500 students to access online classes through the provision of SIM-enabled tablets.
By Alois Vinga
CASSAVA Smartech Zimbabwe Limited (CSZL), a holding company for Ecocash, says strict national policies targeting mobile money platforms have contributed towards the decline of the group’s life business.
Presenting a trading update for the period ended November 30 2020, CSZL chairman, Charmaine Daniels attributed the decline in the group’s life business to the impact of policy directives by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ).
“The life business recorded a decline in terms of policies underwritten following the suspension of some EcoCash services for premium payments by community groups. EcoCash revenue registered a growth of 29 % from the second quarter of 2020, mainly on the back of a tariff review, however active subscribers, declined by 6%,” she said.