The rescue of 10 passengers and crew from a plane that crashed in the frozen wasteland of Canada's Northwest Territories last week serves as a powerful reminder of the lengths we go to recover diamonds. From the warmth and safety of a jewelry ... Read More...

Happy New Year! Things seem, finally, to be picking up in the diamond world. After almost two years of declining prices there is now room for cautious optimism. Mixed with uncertainty. The big question mark in 2024 hangs over sanctions on Russian diamonds... Read More...

Marriage ain't what it used to be. Fewer people are tying the knot than ever before. Many are waiting until they're more financially secure before marrying. Or not marrying. And not buying a ring. And even now the lingering effects of that dreaded passion killer... Read More...

Men buy diamonds, women wear them. That's just the way it's been since De Beers started putting diamonds on women's fingers a century or so ago. Bridal still drives the industry, but more and more men are buying and wearing diamonds. Bling tells the world... Read More...

Walmart, the world's largest retail group, describes many of its diamond jewelry items as "cultured" rather than lab grown. It's an interesting choice of word, given that the Diamond Terminology Guideline, jointly produced by eight industry bodies... Read More...

Angola is looking to the future. At the moment it's stockpiling of a million carats of diamonds that nobody wants. But this week it officially opened a new mine that could double its diamond revenue - and boost... Read More...

Lightbox started life back in May 2018 with lab grown diamonds billed as "a fun, pretty product that shouldn't cost that much". It's come a long way since then. Earlier this year it (briefly) tried out a range of lab grown engagement rings (2ct round colorless... Read More...

The Kimberley Process is useless, irrelevant and not fit for purpose. So says Jaff Bamenjo, Cameroon-based vice coordinator of the KP Civil Society Coalition (KPCSC) the group of mostly African diamond-producing... Read More...

Here's a stark indication of how the war with Hamas is affecting daily life here in Israel. The Bourse in Ramat Gan says anyone whose family members have been killed or kidnapped will have their membership fees waived. Israel is a small country and the massacre on 7 October ... Read More...

India has been importing almost $1.25bn of rough diamonds a month of late. That figure is down over a fifth on the April to September 2022 period, which is no surprise, given the global slowdown, together with the lab grown price crash. But what will October's figure... Read More...