EXHIBIT-99

             BESTNET ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - November 22, 2004 - BestNet Communications Corp.
(OTCBB: BESC) announced today the resignation of Mr. Richard Bourke as President
and Chairman of the Board of Directors and the election of Mr. Stanley L.
Schloz. Mr. Bourke continues as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Schloz
has been a member of the Board of Directors since October 2003.

In announcing the change, Mr. Schloz praised Mr. Bourke's initiatives in
reducing costs, increasing marketing activities and placing increased emphasis
on product enhancement. In his letter of resignation, Mr. Bourke advised that he
would be spending more of his time in other business activities.

Stanley L. Schloz retired from Motorola in 1998 after a 32-year successful
career spanning positions in engineering through senior business management. As
Director, Tactical Systems Operations of the Space and Systems Technology Group
he was responsible for the strategic direction and performance of the electronic
fuse business with over $150M annual sales serving US and foreign governments
along with prime contractors. His organization consisted of over 400 program
management, engineering, marketing, and manufacturing associates. Recently Mr.
Schloz has been engaged in business management consulting. He holds a BSEE from
Iowa State University and has done Advanced Business studies at Arizona State
University.

Mr. Schloz also stated that "BestNet is exploring entering into the bio-tech
industry. We believe that by prudent selection of an investment portfolio, we
can bring rich rewards to our shareholders. We realize, of course, that bio-tech
investments are risky but believe that the potential rewards will outweigh the
risks."

About BestNet Communications Corp.

BestNet Communications is a global solutions provider of long distance;
conference calling, ClicktoPhone and custom application-based communication
services. BestNet's services are accessed worldwide via the Internet, standard
phones and wireless devices and are delivered using standard phone lines and
equipment. This results in a cost effective high quality service for both
businesses and consumers.

Under the brand name Bestnetcall(TM) (WWW.BESTNETCALL.COM) the patented services
offer subscribers premium quality calls and conference calling, at significantly
lower rates. Calls and conference calls can also be launched via a desktop
application or handheld devices including Palm(TM), Pocket PC(R) and
Blackberry(TM) and used with any standard or wireless phone. In addition the
company's new ClicktoPhone(TM) service (www.ClicktoPhone.com) enables clients to
add secure and anonymous voice communication connectivity anywhere in the world
to web sites, web banners, pictures, electronic documents, and customized e-mail
calling buttons.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be
covered by the "safe harbor" created thereby. These statements include the plans
and objectives of management for future operations, including plans and
objectives. The forward-looking statements herein are based on current
expectations that involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future
economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all
of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are
beyond control of the company. Although the company believes that the
assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any one of
the assumptions could be inaccurate and, therefore, can be no assurance that the
forward-lookingstatements included in this release will prove to be accurate.