December 25, 2011

Lazare Kaplan: Banks Stole $135 Mln, Bankers Received Bribes

Lazare Kaplan International is suing KBC and the Antwerp Diamond Bank for allegedly stealing $135 million, claiming that the banks cooperated with diamond trader Erez Daleyot. LKI, which is seeking…

December 25, 2011

Bad News, Rough Diamonds and the DTC, Top 10 News Stories of 2011

From rough diamond prices and bold thefts to tax raids and terrorist attacks in Mumbai, there is nothing like a juicy chunk of bad news, as the ten most read…

December 25, 2011

IDEX Online Research: Jewelry Sales Eclipses Most Other Retail Categories

Jewelry sales have been one of the strongest merchandise categories for specialty retailers in the American market, based on retail sales trends for the first nine months of 2011.

December 22, 2011

Shear Announces Positive Water License NWB Decision for Jericho Diamond Mine

Shear Diamonds Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SRM) is pleased to announce that the Nunavut Water Board ("NWB") issued a positive decision on the water license application for the Jericho Diamond Mine. TORONTO,…

December 22, 2011

Mountain Province Diamonds Announces Results of Kennady North Airborne Gravity Survey

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPV, NYSE-AMEX: MDM) is pleased to announce that analysis of the final results of the Falcon airborne gravity gradiometry (AGG) survey…

December 22, 2011

Large Retailer and More Diamond Companies Achieve RJC Certification

The list of certified Responsible Jewellery Council members keeps growing.

December 22, 2011

Inhorgenta Munich Expands to Meet Rising Demand

A positive sign for the jewelry trade in Europe – demand for exhibition space at the Inhorgenta Munich trade show for jewelry and watches is very high, the organizers reported.

December 22, 2011

Petra Diamonds admitted, with a premium listing, to the Official List of the United Kingdom Listing Authority

Petra Diamonds Limited announces that its shares will today be admitted, with a premium listing, to the Official List of the United Kingdom Listing Authority ("UKLA") and to trading on…

December 22, 2011

Security Council Extends Mandate of Panel of Experts on Liberia Sanctions

The Security Council asked the Panel of Experts monitoring compliance with sanctions imposed on Liberia to "cooperate actively with the Kimberley Process," as it extended its mandate by another 12…

December 22, 2011

Israel industry looks to Mumbai for starting the year

The Israeli diamond industry is starting the year at the IIJS Signature Show in Mumbai, India, the Israel Diamond Institute announced.