Harry Winston possessed an individual passion, bordering on mania, for diamonds. You could almost feel his presence in the luxurious new shop lately opened on New Bond Street in the London.
The salon, as the people at Harry Winston like to recall their shops, has been designed to boom the unique showroom on the New York’s Fifth Avenue, a North American look of an intimate Parisian townhouse.
This Saturday’s Blue Diamond appears set to follow the tendency of the past two years, with pricey yearlings ruling the market. It seems quite a as since Bel Esprit ($9000 yearling) hit a gust for the ‘cheapies’ in Victoria’s wealthy two-year-old race. Last year’s winner Nadeem became the the majority expensive Blue Diamond winner, being a $700,000 graduate of the 2005 William Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. A year earlier and another expensive Redoute’s Choice colt landed the prize.
Gem Diamond Mining Company of Africa Ltd (Gem Diamonds) has recently announced that it has received final shareholder agreement from JCI Ltd (JCD) and Matodzi Resources Ltd (MTZ) for the further acquisition of a 76% stake in Letseng Diamonds (Pty) Ltd, the operator of the Letseng Diamond Mine in Lesotho (Letseng). Gem Diamonds now owns 76% of Letseng and the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho owns from the remaining 24%.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is eager to learn a lot and increase the further relations in gemstone field with Sri Lanka, stated Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Mr. Amanullah Khan Jadoon.
He articulated these views as talking to a 3-member Sri Lankan Gemstone Experts designation topped by Senior Gemologist of the National Gem and Jewelry Authority of Sri Lanka Mr. Upali Nandalal who was called on him here on Monday.
KARACHI: An international fraudster of diamonds was detained by the staff of Anti-Dacoits Robbery Cell concerned in looting diamond merchants across world wide and recovered valuable stones worth Rs1.8 million.
Deputy-Superintendent of Police, Farooq, of the ADRC, stated that an search was transferred to him registered by Malik Arif Karim of Madras Jewelers, Boat Basin Police station and had given particular task.
Farooq further stated that during questioning, he got a tip-off that blamed Ghulam Mohiuddin was present in Pakistan and was beating near Shab Qadr, Charsadda District of NWFP. Acting on information he, along with his staff, conducted an attack and arrested Ghulam Mohiuddin. Diamonds worth Rs1.8 million stolen from Madras Jewelers were also recovered from his control on his indication from Lahore.
