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GOOD PROGRESS BEING MADE SAYS DIGICEL GROUP CEO |
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 |
Stores re-opening; aid, technical supplies and resources arriving in Port au Prince
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica: Good progress is being made on restoring the Digicel network with over 80 per cent of cell sites now back on air, enabling customers to make and receive calls, text messages, email and BlackBerry Messenger messages.
· As the biggest and best network in Haiti, the Digicel network has remained operational throughout and Digicel now has more cell sites on air than any other provider. Coverage in the provinces continues to be good and in Port au Prince it is improving rapidly with Haitians taking advantage of the free credit of US$5 each (totaling US$10 million) that Digicel has given them. International traffic on Monday showed a 250 per cent increase on normal daily levels.
· Digicel is continuing to bring key technical people and equipment in to Haiti to ensure that the network is returned to full strength as soon as possible. In the last two days alone, six planes carrying Digicel network equipment have landed in the capital.
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DIGICEL CONCERNED AT CRITICAL SITUATION AT HAITI AIRPORT |
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Monday, 18 January 2010 |
Restoration of the country’s communication network hampered by bottleneck at airport
Friday, January 15th, 2010: As Digicel continues to work around the clock to restore vital communications in Haiti, the company today expressed grave concern that flights carrying the necessary experts and equipment are not able to land at Haiti’s international airport.
A fully operational communications network is of critical importance to the relief efforts that are currently underway and, to date, four flights carrying Digicel technicians and equipment have been turned away from the airport in Port-au-Prince.
Digicel Chairman, Denis O’Brien, said: “We have been in contact with the United Nations and numerous NGOs who are telling us that restoring Haiti’s communications network is a vital first step in this relief effort. It is critical that our planes carrying all the necessary equipment and technicians be allowed to land in Haiti.” |
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CIBC AND FIRSTCARIBBEAN CONTRIBUTE TO EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN HAITI |
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Monday, 18 January 2010 |
Bridgetown, Barbados, January 14, 2010 – FirstCaribbean International Bank has joined its parent company, CIBC, in donating a combined Canadian $100,000 to the Haiti earthquake relief efforts following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12.
“We are joining our clients and employees in supporting efforts to provide for the needs of those affected by the earthquake’s devastation,” said John Orr, Chief Executive Officer of FirstCaribbean.
Donations to the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund can be made at any FirstCaribbean branch across the Caribbean. |
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"TODAY, WE ARE ALL HAITIAN," SAYS CARIBBEAN COMMUNICATIONS BODY |
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Monday, 18 January 2010 |
CMEx wants Caribbean tourism to help Haiti recover
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (January 14, 2010) - The Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx), which promotes sustainable tourism development among media practitioners and industry tourism stakeholders, believes that this week's deadly earthquake in Port-au-Prince is an opportunity for Caribbean countries to find innovative ways to help the survivors put their lives back together.
"The richer countries and international organizations are best equipped to deal with the urgent need for cash, medicines and earth-moving machinery," but CMEx director Lelei LeLaulu urged the "family of Caribbean nations to use their strengths to help Haiti re-build a stronger nation driven by a dynamic and resilient economy." |
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FreeBalance Drives Next GRP |
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Monday, 18 January 2010 |
2010 FreeBalance International Steering Committee (FISC) Drives Next Generation of Government Resource Planning (GRP) Solutions
Global Public Financial Management community to gather in Canada this month for annual FreeBalance event
Ottawa, Canada (January 13, 2010) - FreeBalance, a For Profit Social Enterprise (FOPSE) software company that helps governments around the world to leverage robust Government Resource Planning (GRP) technology to accelerate country growth, today announced that the annual FreeBalance International Steering Committee (FISC) event will take place from January 18 – 21, 2010 in Mont Tremblant, Quebec. The FISC drives the FreeBalance Accountability Suite product vision to direct FreeBalance Government Resource Planning (GRP) solutions. |
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