Digicel Sponsors Nasinu Carnival
November 12th 2008 - .Wednesday November 12th - Nadi: Fiji’s fastest growing mobile phone operator, Digicel, today announced a new partnership with the Nasinu Town Council as title sponsor of the Digicel Nasinu Carnival which will take place on 22-29 November.
Digicel Fiji CEO, John Delves, explained that the sponsorship is part of Digicel’s extensive community programme following on from similar support given to the Digicel Coral Coast Carnival last month and last week’s Digicel Fiji Paralympic Games.
“Nasinu is a heavily populated area with specific community needs,” Mr Delves said. “We believe that Digicel’s sponsorship will allow the carnival to thrive and raise the much-needed funds for the target projects.”
The main objective of the week’s activities is to initiate a fund drive for a mortuary and an HIV clinic in Valelevu, as well as to bring the various communities of Nasinu together for a week of cultural celebration.
“Digicel operates a mobile phone network in 28 markets in the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands, and in each country we have a policy of working closely with the community to help with specific needs such as this,” Mr Delves said.
Dhiren Prasad, chairperson of the Digicel Nasinu Carnival Committee, welcomed Digicel’s timely support.
“Founded in 2000, Nasinu is the youngest township in Fiji, but with 112,000 residents, it is also the most heavily populated,” Mr Prasad said. “The Digicel Nasinu Carnival will unite the seven wards of Nasinu and give all citizens many good reasons to come and celebrate.”
The Digicel Nasinu Carnival begins on Saturday 22 November with a parade from Nasole to the Valelevu grounds. As well as all the fun of the fair each day, there will be nightly entertainment that culminates in the crowning of the Digicel Nasinu Queen on Saturday 29 November.
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Since its launch in the South Pacific in November 2006, Digicel has become the fastest-growing mobile operator in the Pacific, with current operations in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.
Digicel has contributed to the 0.7% growth to the GDP of Papua New Guinea since its launch as the second mobile operator in July 2007.
Digicel is the largest operator in the Caribbean operating in 23 markets and rolling out new operations in Central America. The company is renowned for competitive rates, unbeatable coverage, and superior customer care, a wide variety of products and services, and state-of-the-art handsets.
Digicel is proud sponsor of several national rugby teams across the South Pacific including; Fiji Rugby, Digicel Fiji 7s, Digicel Samoa 7s and 15s, Digicel Tonga Ikale Tahi 7s and 15s, Digicel Vanuatu 7s and 15s and the Digicel PNG Pukpuks. Digicel is also the proud sponsor of the Vanuatu Cricket team. For more information, please visit www.digicelpacific.com