Marc Choyt and myself have been following the very sad story of the slow erosion of the Kimberley Process since the middle of last year over. The critical issue is RJC’s stance around legitimising the export of diamonds from Zimbabwe. This has created quite a stir, with many jewellers unable to support The Kimberley Process

Is Kimberley Dead? Watching the recent media scrum surrounding the Charles Taylor war crimes proceedings in The Hague has made me realise how fragile the public image of the jewellery industry is. Naomi Campbell, Mia Farrow, huge dirty-looking rocks, midnight visits to supermodels bedrooms, disgruntled ex agents, African dictators, civil wars, poverty and exploitation, made an

Rapaport Press Release: Martin Rapaport, Presidente del Gruppo Rapaport ha iniziato una 3 giorno di digiuno al di fuori del processo di Kimberley (KP) Incontri. L'acqua è solo veloce per iniziare al tramonto Domenica, Giugno 20 e continuerà fino al tramonto Mercoledì, Giugno 24 dopo la chiusura delle riunioni KP a Tel Aviv, Israel. Rapaport is fasting to protest