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Jun 04, 2009 News
Mobile telecommunications provider Digicel, which entered the Guyana market just two years ago, has opened its new headquarters in Kingston, Georgetown.
The company did not declare the cost of constructing the five-floor edifice, which has been named “Barrack House”, given its location at Barrack and Fort Street in the Kingston ward of the city.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds cut the ribbon to officially open the building, which will meet the needs of the Digicel staff, its creative team, as well as a 24-hour customer care centre.
“Guyana matters to Digicel,” Gregory Dean, Digicel’s Chief Executive Officer, said, pointing out that the new

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, flanked by senior staff members of Digicel, cuts the symbolic ribbon to officially open the new Digicel headquarters.
headquarters serves as a symbol of the company’s long-term commitment to the Guyana market.
Dean hailed the June 1 start of cross-texting between Digicel and the other mobile provider, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), and plugged the company’s case for a liberalization of the international telecommunications market.
Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir, said he was pleased that there is now cross-texting between GT&T and Digicel, and said an efficient and effective mobile provider is important for security, business operations and for communication between loved ones.
He congratulated Digicel on the opening of its new office complex, and also hailed the opening of the company’s 24-hour customer care centre.
Nadir said mobile communication is now integral to every aspect of life, and he saw the opening of Digicel’s new building as representing “a dedicated step” towards enhancing the sector.
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