New information puts the diamond sector in a shameful light WikiLeaks has published documents from the US State Department that further corroborates the massive black market commerce, and the human rights and environmental atrocities in Zimbabwe. According to the summary, some of the source for the information comes from the CEO of a major British

In late November, of 2009, I got a call from Bill Jackson (name changed). Bill was an Executive VP at Charter Bank, a small, locally owned establishment with a few offices in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. For seven years, Charter was one of two banks financing my company with a line of credit. Carta di stato,,en,L'obiettivo di FJA è quello di dirigere più l'impatto economico del settore della gioielleria verso la rigenerazione delle economie locali in,,en

Early on I followed the Walmart ‘Love, Terra’ jewelry line with interest. Like many people, I saw great potential in the initiative, and was part of a conference call with the executive VP who was initiating the program a few years back. I have written several posts on this issue which can be seen here.