Sunday, 27 December 2009 – Road Town, Tortola: The suspense is now over and the winner of the brand new red Suzuki Swift on display at Digicel's Flagship Store on Waterfront Drive in Road Town has been announced.

Close to 200 anxious subscribers converged on the store on Christmas Eve to see whether they would win this great Christmas gift from The Bigger, Better Network.

The eligibility requirements for Digicel's Drive, Dream, Relax promotion which was launched on the company's first anniversary on November 28^th were: top up $20 or more, buy a Digicel phone, make a call, send a text or pay your bill in full and on time.

Since the launch and at the Christmas Eve drawing at the Flagship Store, other lucky subscribers won digital cameras, iPods, free credit, BlackBerry Gemini 8520 smartphones and Digicel goodie bags.

The over 40 finalists invited to the store for the grand prize drawing were randomly pre-selected via a computerized process. Then five finalists were selected on the evening via the same random computerized process and asked to sit on chairs placed in front of the car. They were then asked to feel under their chairs for gift cards which had their prize written on them. Four persons won Digicel BlackBerry smartphones, while the other drove away with the Suzuki Swift.

"I was extremely delighted to see the huge turnout of Digicel subscribers who showed up at the store on Christmas Eve to see whether they would win the brand new red Suzuki Swift from International Motors," stated Digicel's Senior Marketing Executive Angela Burns. "This was really very exciting for us, to be giving back to our customers in such a substantial way. And to see the tears of joy on the face of the lucky winner, well that was simply the greatest!"

In her remarks at the drawing, Burns went on to thank all of Digicel's subscribers for switching to The Bigger, Better Network throughout the past year and encouraged others to sign up and benefit from the value added packages Digicel offers. “With Digicel, you are always a winner," she said.

Digicel’s Country Manager Alan Bates was on hand to congratulate the lucky winner. He commended all of the staff for their hard work and dedication in ensuring that Digicel's first year in the BVI was successful. He also wished all customers and their families Season's Greetings and all the best for the future.

Everyone was still asking up to then how the car got inside the Flagship Store. It was the talk of the town for the past weeks, with many persons actually walking into the store just to see whether the car was real!

Congratulations to the lucky winner - Dennis William Haggerty of Chalwell Estate, Tortola, or rather to his wife Shirley who he immediately turned the car over to. In between tears herself, Shirley was very quick to thank Digicel's Corporate Account Manager Matthew Daly for signing up her business and for his excellent account management services to date.

The Drive, Dream, Relax promotion continues until February 26^th, 2010. Subscribers still stand a chance to win an all expenses paid cruise for two in January and a 50 inch flat screen television in February. The same eligibility requirements apply.

ABOUT DIGICEL GROUP
Since its launch in 2001, Digicel has become renowned for competitive rates, unbeatable coverage, superior customer care, a wide variety of products and services and state-of-the-art handsets. By offering innovative wireless services and community support, Digicel has become a leading brand across its 31 markets worldwide.

Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda. Its Caribbean and Central American markets comprise Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Panama, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Turks & Caicos. The Caribbean company also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barths. Digicel Pacific comprises Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.

Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and South Pacific sports teams, including the West Indies Cricket Team, Special Olympics teams throughout the region and national rugby teams in the South Pacific. Digicel is also title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Championships and the Copa de Naciones Digicel, which are the Caribbean and Central American qualifiers to the CONCACAF Gold Cup. 

Visit www.digicelgroup.com for more information on Digicel Group.

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