EXHIBIT 99.1

            [STARNET COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. LOGO]

            MICHAEL AYMONG JOINS STARNET AS PRESIDENT AND CEO


St. Johns, Antigua - April 10, 2001 - Starnet Communications International
Inc. (OTC-BB: "SNMM")("Starnet"), a leading provider of interactive media
and information systems for companies engaged in the Internet gaming
industry, announced today that Mr. Michael Aymong has joined the Company as
its Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Fred Hazell, formerly interim President
and Chief Executive Officer of Starnet, remains with the Company as
Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Aymong has been a senior manager within several Canadian business
enterprises during the past 12 years, and has amassed multi-dimensional
business and marketing experience as an entrepreneur, general manager, and
senior executive.  Prior to joining Starnet, Mr. Aymong served as Executive
Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service at GT Group
Telecom. With 950 reporting employees, Mr. Aymong drove the strategic
direction of the Company's marketing, sales, client care activities,
operations, and facilities, as well as their revenue targets.  Mr. Aymong
also played a central role in executing the vision of the Board of
Directors and the development of key national corporate strategies.

"We are pleased and fortunate to have found someone with Michael Aymong's
extensive and varied strategic, financial, and managerial background to
take on the role of CEO," said Mr. Hazell.  "We are confident that Mr.
Aymong brings the energy, experience, and skills that will position Starnet
for continued success as the leading provider of systems and services to
the global online gaming community."

Michael Aymong's career has taken him across Canada and the United States.
 Prior to joining GT Group Telecom, Mr. Aymong provided senior executive
leadership to TELUS Advanced Communications in his capacity as the Vice
President and Director of Marketing and Operations.  In this role, Mr.
Aymong was instrumental in supporting eight profit centers to run as
independent business units, and helped mould a truly cross-functional and
profit-focused billion-dollar data communications company. Prior to TELUS,
Mr. Aymong's served as Director of Operations and Support at MetroNet
Communications, where his vision and strategy helped drive the company's
success, measured by a significant increase in the stock price from $21 to


more than $75 per share during his tenure. He has also demonstrated his
ability to raise funds to support a number of business ventures.

Michael Aymong is a graduate of the Executive MBA program at the University
of Western Ontario.

ABOUT STARNET
Starnet is a leading developer and producer of Internet technologies for
gaming applications. The company's new software, Beyond2000, which began a
phased launch in August 2000, will offer a full suite of gaming products,
including casinos, sports betting, bingo, lotto, and horse racing. Games
are available in a number of different formats including Java, C++, and
HTML and comprehensive marketing support software is also provided. For
more information, please visit www.snmm.com or email sales@starnetsystems.net.

Starnet is an SEC reporting US (Delaware) corporation, which currently
trades on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board. The company began trading in
September of 1997 under the symbol "SNMM". Starnet is also listed on the
Berlin and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges where it is traded on the Over-The-
Counter market under the symbol "SNM".

CONTACT:
Starnet Communications International Inc.
Rob Grace, Investor Relations Manager
Ph:(604)608-2255
Fax: (604) 639-9339
North American Toll - 1-888-883-0833
Email - ir@snmm.com
or
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Amy Mumma
Ph: (212) 884-4036

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