NEWS
Kolkata: Gem & Jewellery Skill Council
of India (GJSCI)’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) program for
goldsmiths launched at Kolkata last
month at EduJobs Academy received an overwhelming response from the Goldsmiths,
where the first batch of 125 Artisans finished the RPL assessment. The
certificate dissemination ceremony was held at EduJobs Academy where Guest of
Honour Mr. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Government of India felicitated the
artisans with certificates in the esteemed presence of Mr. Binit Bhatt, C.E.O,
GJSCI and Mr. Prashant Pachisia- CEO,Edujobs. The event marked as yet another
successful milestone of GJSCI’s relentless efforts.
London: Harrods unveiled “one of the
world’s rarest” diamonds which will go on display this month for the first
time.
Dubai: The Administrative Decision [AD] on the Central
African Republic [Temporary Suspension] of May 23, 2013 was modified by the
2015 AD of July 17, 2015 concerning the defining conditions for Central African
Republic’s (CAR) resumption of trade in rough diamonds from “compliant zones”.
London: Gemfields plc reported sales of
$30.4 million from an auction of rough ruby extracted by Montepuez Ruby Mining
Limitada in Mozambique, which is 75% owned by Gemfields.
Yaoundé: Cameroon has dismissed reports
that it is trading in “conflict diamonds” from the troubled Central African
Republic (CAR).
New York: The U.S. Kimberley Process
Authority (USKPA) elected International Gemological Institute (IGI) president
and chief executive officer Jerry Ehrenwald to its board.
Antwerp: World Federation of Diamond
Bourses (WFDB) President Ernie Blom has congratulated Israel Diamond Exchange
(IDE) President Yoram Dvash and other industry heads in the country following
the signing of a major tax agreement.
London: DiamondCorp has sold 5,116.6 carats
from Lace Diamond Mines (Pty) Ltd recovered before it was placed in business
rescue.
The parcel, comprised of run of mine
production with five stones larger than 10 carats and the largest stone being a
19.43-carat non-gem diamond,was sold in Johannesburg.
New York: Total sales of fine jewelry and
fine watches in the U.S. market rose by an estimated 7.5 percent to $5.8
billion in October 2016, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Commerce
Department.
Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange
(IDE) is inviting overseas buyers to combine business with pleasure when they
visit the sixth International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI) from February 13 to
16 where hundreds of Israeli and foreign companies will offer a wide variety of
goods.
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