New Jersey cracks
down on gold buyers.
– Will Cash4gold
go retail?
Report: Jewelry spending rising.
Finlay goes after
Russell Cohen.
Wal mart appoints
new U.S. stores chief.
More cadmium jewelry recalled.
KP Meeting Fallout
– Zimbabwe approves plan to export
stones outside Kimberley.
– Or maybe
not.
– NGOs wanted Zimbabwe
politician as monitor.
– Mining Minister: Groups tried
to “bribe” me.
– NGOs: It wasn’t “bribery.”
– Idex: Was offered
“unofficially.”
-WDC: Zimbabwe has “no green
light.”
– Situation addressed by State
Dept. spokesman.
Zimbabwe court to rule on activist’s
detention.
– Police sleeping
at his house. Lovely.
De Beers/Alrosa deal again blocked
by EU.
Edahn: Lack of U.S. authority encourages smuggling.
Sierra Leone accuses Americans of
smuggling diamonds.
Nishit Parikh elected
AWDC president.
Indian groups oppose Direct
Tax Codes.
UAE consumers embrace
diamonds.
Jewelry line stolen because it was left at Burger King.
Florida diamond dealer dies.
In court dispute with Rosy Blue.
Burglars crash
truck into jewelry store.
Leviev sells
Miami penthouse.
Naomi Campbell to testify
on “blood diamond.”
Kayne West wears $300,000 in
bling.
Calista Flockhart’s wedding
ring.
Media Watch:
– ABC: Zale “flirting
with trouble.” Zale called
“risky retailer” by
thestreet.com. Nothing really new.
– BBC on the Kimberley Process.
– US News says
not to “buy jewelry new.”
From the Blog:
The Kimberley Process On the Edge … Again …
Finlay
Goes After Russell Cohen.
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