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| Canada Brooch for Diamond Jubilee | |
Queen Elizabeth II has received a gift from
Canada to mark the 60th anniversary of her time on
the throne: a diamond, gold and platinum brooch
symbolizing her “special relationship” with a
Manitoba-based military regiment........ |
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| Australia's diamond industry to boom in 2012 | |
Australia’s diamond and gemstone mining
industries will see a boom in 2012, with their revenue
growing to A$600 million – an increase of 37%,
according to new analysis by the IBISWorld industry
research firm. |
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| China diamond team in India | |
In India, a delegation of high level officials
from the Diamond Administration of China (DAC)
has visited the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion
Council to study Indian diamond manufacturing
operations and seek cooperation in the diamond business. |
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| DEF holds first annual GoodAwards | |
The Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF)
recently conferred the 2012 Good Awards on four
individuals and their companies or outstanding
corporate citizenship. These exemplary individuals
also helped communicate the diamond industry’s
commitment to helping people through education
in African nations where diamonds are a natural
resource............. |
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| First DTC Sight of 2012 | |
The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) – the
distribution arm of the De Beers Group – extended a
unique opportunity to attendees at the Diamonds in
the Sky fundraising event in Hong Kong in
September 2011 to bid
to open the first DTC
Sight of 2012 and to be
guests of De Beers
Chairman Nicky
Oppenheimer and DTC
CEO Varda Shine....... |
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| Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India | |
The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion
Council (GJEPC) has announced the formation of
the Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI),
for enhancing and upgrading of skills in the gem
and jewellery sector. GJSCI will be a joint venture of GJEPC, the Gem & Jewellery Federation (GJF), Seepz Gems and Jewellery Manufacturers’ Assocation (SGJMA), and the Jewellers Association of Jaipur (JJA), and will be promoted under the aegis of NSDC....... |
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| GIA hosts graduation ceremony in Mumbai | |
The GIA (Gemological Institute of America)
recently held a graduation ceremony for its students
of their Graduate Diamonds (G.D.) Diploma at their
campus in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India.
Mr. Mitesh Gajera of Laxmi Diamonds (Cygnus Jewellery) graced the occasion as the Chief Guest at the ceremony. He presented the diplomas to the graduates, giving a few insights of his experience and guiding the students into the professional world of today..... |
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| Mastercut Diamond Design Competition | |
Mastercut Diamonds has announced that it
is sponsoring a diamond jewellery design
competition to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond
Jubilee. The competition is open to UK-based
professional and amateur jewellery designers, as
well as jewellery education professionals and
goldsmiths. Participants are encouraged to
demonstrate innovation and creativity in their designs, which are to incorporate 20 Mastercut
diamonds....
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| O'Connor Notes Jewellery Trends | |
Style expert Michael O’Connor has hosted
StyleLab’s jewellery style event for Golden Globe nominees, presenters and their stylists at a private
venue in Los Angeles. O’Connor chose a selection
of one-of-a-kind jewellery pieces from top designers
for celebrities to borrow for the red carpet including
rare coloured gemstones and diamonds..... |
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| Pakistan gem mine may close | |
In Pakistan, following a tremendous uproar in
the Gilgit-Baltistan legislature about its licensing, the
gemstone mining firm Mohsin Industries may finally
be shutting down, with several employees, including
some of its senior most management, being laid off
in recent days........ |
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| Platinum Jewellery Gaining Market Share in India | |
Diamond jewellery manufacturers in Gujarat
are expecting platinum-based jewellery to account
for as much as 30% of all diamond jewellery sales in
2012........ |
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| Runci to retire from JA in December | |
Matthew A. Runci, the long-time president of
Jewelers of America (JA), will retire from the post on
December 31, 2012. JA has asked Runci to remain
during a transition period and to continue to assist
the association with its
work in the area of responsible business practices in 2013....... |
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| Trollbeads launches People's Bead competition | |
Danish charm bead brand Trollbeads has
opened this year’s People’s Bead competition with
a theme of ‘share your spirituality’, with the brand
encouraging fans from all over the world to submit
their own individual bead designs. The public-wide
competition is open to Trollbeads fans and budding
jewellery designers. They are encouraged to enter a
sketch for a Trollbead fitting the theme via the
Trollbeads Universe site........ |
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| ZMDC takes over diamond venture | |
The state owned Zimbabwe Mining
Development Corporation (ZMDC) has taken over
management of the diamond mining joint venture
Sino-Zimbabwe, after the Chinese investors pulled
out in May last year........ |
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