Kakfwi Retracts De Beers Statement

Northwest Territories Premier Stephen Kakfwi has retracted his allegations from earlier this week, saying some of De Beers rough is from “countries of dubious character”, saying he regretted it.

In an interview with CBC News Business yesterday Kakfwi said, “I regret the statements that I made”, adding "They were not accurate,” blaming heat of the moment on his statement.

“I tried to retract the comments but that was not done. I guess we just got a little passionate at the moment," Kakfwi said.

De Beers quickly denied the allegations, rejecting any wrongdoing.