Digicel is celebrating 24 years of connecting and empowering people across the Caribbean as it looks to the future with confidence.

With Saturday April 19 marking the anniversary of its launch in Jamaica and the start of its expansion across the region, Digicel’s “legacy of challenging the status quo, reshaping the telecoms landscape, making powerful social impact investments and creating a brand that is known and loved across the region, is built on passion, innovation and an unwavering commitment to keeping people connected”.

Digicel said a new group senior leadership team in place, the last 12 months have seen a focus on empowering the 25 Digicel markets across the region with a strong focus on customers and service delivery, translating into EBITDA growth of approximately 6% and growth of cash balances by 50%.

Digicel Group CEO, Marcelo Cataldo, comments: “The legacy of Digicel is a proud one—as inspirational as it is impressive. When we launched in Jamaica 24 years ago, democratising telecommunications and connecting the unconnected was our mission. I’m honoured to be stewarding the company in our next era under our new mission of Connecting and Empowering as we build on our past and position ourselves powerfully for our future.”

He continues: “I would like to thank our customers for putting their trust in us and allowing us to serve them and of course our amazing team who show up and step up every day, going the extra mile and living our DIGI values of diversity, integrity, growth and innovation.”