FROM HAITI’S ASHES
January 9th 2012 - JTV To Air Haiti Reconstruction Documentary On January 12Monday January 9th, 2012 – Road Town, Tortola: JTV Channel 55 will air a one-hour documentary this Thursday at 7pm chronicling the rebuilding process in Haiti following the devastating earthquake two years ago.
The 7.0 earthquake, which struck on January 12th, 2010, claimed over 300,000 lives and left over one million homeless. Reports say an estimated half a million Haitians are still living in tent camps in and around the capital Port-au-Prince and cholera epidemics continue to threaten the country.
After the earthquake, the BBC commissioned a television documentary to follow the progress of a project which the Chairman of Digicel, Denis O’Brien had undertaken - the rebuilding of The Iron Market, an historic traders market in the downtown area which had collapsed during the disaster.
The resulting programme, “From Haiti’s Ashes”, aired on BBC2 last year and will premier in the British Virgin Islands on Thursday January 12th, 2012, the second anniversary of the Haitian Earthquake. JTV will repeat the documentary at 10:30pm the same day.
Immediately after the programme, a 30 second charity appeal will be aired for The Haven Partnership, whereby viewers can text a pledge to shortcode 5151. All revenues generated will be donated to The Haven Partnership, a charity established by Digicel’s Vice Chairman Leslie Buckley, that had already been working in Haiti building homes for people who did not have adequate shelter even before the earthquake struck. The Partnership will in turn use the funds to support their endeavours in Haiti.
“It is important to explain that this is a charitable endeavour,” stated Digicel BVI’s CEO Alan Bates. “It is not a Digicel project, but rather a Digicel supported project, undertaken for the benefit of The Haven Partnership and its various projects in Haiti. We encourage everyone to watch this moving documentary on JTV Channel 55 this Thursday and give generously to assist in this effort.”
For more details and other information on Digicel, please visit www.digicelbvi.com, our Facebook Page at http://on.fb.me/kQbdOr or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DigicelBVI.
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About Digicel
After ten years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has over 11 million customers across its 31 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific. The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.
Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Cup. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team.
Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.
In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars – an annual talent show to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago ranking as one of the top-rated shows.
Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and its markets comprise: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Vanuatu. Digicel also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barts in the Caribbean.
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