Cast, the San Francisco-based jewelry brand co-founded by Rachel Skelly and Eric Ryan in 2021, has ceased operations, closing its…
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Jewelry technology company Gemist has raised $6 million in seed funding to scale its full-stack software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform tailored for…
Governments of major diamond-producing countries and industry leaders have signed the Luanda Accord, committing to allocate 1% of annual revenues…
HRD Antwerp, the diamond grading laboratory subsidiary of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), has announced it will cease issuing…
Rio Tinto has recovered a 0.45-carat purple diamond at its Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, marking the first discovery…
Botswana, Angola and Qatar have expressed their intent to join the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), as announced during…
Seven men from California have been indicted in connection with the 2022 theft of an estimated $100 million worth of…
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has published a report examining key developments in the laboratory-grown diamond sector focusing on trends…
On 12 June, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) began its “We Protect a Legacy” campaign with a vending machine…
De Beers Group has introduced two new downstream initiatives at the JCK Las Vegas Show, aimed at supporting demand for…
Signet Jewelers reported a 2.0% year-on-year increase in revenue for the first quarter of Fiscal 2026, with total sales reaching…
Registration is now open for the 2025 CIBJO Congress, which will take place in Paris from Monday 27 October to…
The Jewelry Symposium (TJS) returned for its 2025 edition from May 17–20, bringing together more than 100 professionals for a…
New research from ecommerce provider ESW highlights a significant sensitivity among U.S. consumers to pricing changes driven by tariffs. According…
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will introduce a new descriptive system for laboratory-grown diamonds later this year, replacing the…
President Duma Boko has announced plans to change how Botswana manages its mineral sector, stating that all diamonds mined in…
A jewelry store in Simi Valley, California, has reported the theft of approximately $2 million in merchandise and cash after…
Gemological Science International (GSI) has opened a new laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand—its 14th globally. The facility is located in the…
India’s Gem & Jewelry Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has announced a new partnership with the INSTORE Jewelry Show, set to…
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) will hold its annual Presidents’ Meeting in New York from 10–11 June. The…
Susan Jacques, President and CEO of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), has received the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA)…
The Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) has released its 2024 Annual Crime Report, revealing that U.S. jewelry businesses experienced $142.5 million…
Dr Gaetano Cavalieri, President of the World Jewelry Confederation (CIBJO), has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the…
Federal prosecutors have charged Edward Carlos St. Mary III, a US-based diamond dealer, with wire fraud for allegedly orchestrating a…
Progress made during 2025 Intersessional in Dubai as African Diamond Producers Association proposes revised language The Kimberley Process (KP) has…
The Diamond Council of America (DCA) has announced the launch of a newly developed digital learning platform alongside updates to…
The Palm Beach Show Group has announced the debut of the Miami Jewelry & Watch Show, scheduled to take place…
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has launched GemKit by GemKids, a free digital education resource designed to introduce primary-level…
De Beers has reportedly been offering rough diamonds at reduced prices to a limited number of trading partners, according to…
Alrosa has recovered a 468.30-carat amber-coloured diamond from the Mir mine in Yakutia, the largest gem-quality stone recorded in Russia…