It was almost surrealistic. In a virtually empty sea-front hotel in Tel Aviv, a stone's throw away from the Dolphinarium Disco where last year a suicide bomber killed and maimed dozens of children, New York diamantaire Bill Goldberg was embracing, hugging and dancing with his Israeli factory workers and their wives. Read More...

The Canadian Competition Bureau has sent out a draft of a proposed code, which would trace each and every Canadian mined diamond from the mine to the retailer. This would be a total tracking chain of warranties to enable the marketing of 'made in Canada' diamonds around the world. Read More...

At this week's conference in Vancouver, some 500 members of the Canadian diamond community convened to assess their future. Presently, over 200 exploration companies are searching for diamond mines in the Northwest Territories, Quebec, Saskatchewan and elsewhere. Read More...

A recent UN report suggests a link between diamonds and Al-Qaeda. However: there is no real proof of diamonds being involved with those terrorist groups endangering western civilization in any systematic or real way. Read More...

Europe's single market concept allows rough diamonds to legally enter the European Union anywhere, whether it is Portugal, Denmark or Italy, to freely move around in Europe. Read More...

In a very short time span some 40-45 diamond companies have established operations in Dubai. Even De Beers is sending Sight boxes directly to some clients at this location. No need to stress the fiscal attractiveness of the tax-exempt free trade zones. But it isn’t tax avoidance that makes Dubai sought after. Read More...

The rumor mill is working overtime. Word has it that the DTC will appoint an ombudsman, so that any sightholder with complaints gets an institutionalized way to address those concerns. (What about the DTC brokers?) Read More...

With the rough suppliers encouraging diamond manufacturers to enter into joint alliances with diamond jewelry manufacturers and retailers, the need for the industry to look "upstream" - to team up with diamond mines in an effort to secure the continued supply of rough diamonds, is often viewed as something beyond reach. Read More...