A security guard attached to Royal Palms Place suffered head injuries after being severely beaten by three-gun toting robbers he caught breaking into Digicel.

After weeks of speculation and very little official verification, Digicel has confirmed that it will be footing the entire bill for government’s free-iPads-for-students initiative.

A showdown is brewing between communications giants Digicel and LIME as the latter contests Digicel’s title sponsorship of the newly renamed Digicel Halcyon Steel Orchestra.

It’s all about innovation, entrepreneurship, job creation and sustainability. That’s how government describes the remaining three components of the multi-million dollar Government Assisted Technology Endeavour

General Manager of LIME Davidson Charles has welcomed the opened telecommunications market that will enable all telecoms providers to compete on a levelled playing field.

With monopoly out the window, the two main players in the telecommunications market here have seemingly embarked on a price war that can only have one winner, the consumer.

The 21 residents of the Convalescence Male Ward at Clarevue Psychiatric Hospital will soon be enjoying new amenities, as telecommunications company Digicel undertakes a renovation project at the institution.

Digicel Antigua & Barbuda has become the first telecoms company operating here to begin competing directly with LIME for regional and international calls

A “quality assurance unit” has been established to oversee the transition from a market with a single legal provider of international direct dial telephone service (IDD) to one with open competition.

Telecommunications Company Digicel is offering voluntary severance packages to Antigua-based employees.