The Privy Council in London this morning dismissed an appeal by Digicel against a decision made by the Jamaican Court of Appeal in 2007 which resulted in Digicel having to pay over $340 million to LIME (then Cable & Wireless Jamaica).

The Digicel network is now functioning well in Port-au-Prince with more and more customers connecting to it and being able to make and receive calls, text messages, email and BlackBerry Messenger messages.

Over the past month, Digicel Jamaica has been engaging Facebook fans through constant interactions and exciting giveaways, resulting in a record growth of over 18,000 fans to date on the company’s Fan Page. Fans have been treated to giveaways such as BlackBerry 8900, Samsung i900, Nokia E63 and BlackBerry 8520, plus one-year pre-paid BlackBerry service for each BlackBerry winner and thousands of dollars in credit giveaways. Digicel also treated its Facebook fans with giveaways of 100 tickets to 50 fans to attend the recently held Shaggy & Friends Concert.

Jamaicans.com, the award winning Jamaican website, today introduced its first application in the Apple App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application, "Jamaican Recipes" allows users to browse Jamaicans.com's database of over 110 recipes with step by step cooking instructions and view a glossary of Jamaican foods.

Claro Jamaica has beaten Digicel as the first big telecom to roll out an Internet package using netbooks as hooks for business, though the Irish company has been positioning for a launch for about four years.