The road to recovery (diamonds.net) - There is a buoyancy about the diamond market that has surprised many at the halfway point of the year. Considering the struggles the industry has endured in the past decade, diamantaires aren’t necessarily used to the positive forces shaping the trade in 2021. “Coming off a difficult last year, there’s no doubt the diamond industry performed better than most [industries],” says Paul Rowley, executive vice president of diamond trading at De Beers. “The market has shown remarkable resilience.” Not that the industry grew in 2020; growth was still negative year on year, with jewelry retail sales down by about 10% to 12%, according to De Beers estimates. But by most accounts, the diamond trade along with the broader luxury sector gained market share during the pandemic as consumers spent less on travel and had more discretionary dollars for buying gift items.
Large pink diamond found in Botswana; Cullinan blue diamond sold Posted July 16, 2021 | By Arabella Roden ⢠Editor Lucara Diamond Company (Lucara) has announced the recovery of a 62.70-carat fancy pink diamond at its Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana – the largest pink diamond ever unearthed in Botswana and one of the largest rough pinks on record.
The Type IIa stone was unearthed from the mine’s South Lobe and has been named Boitumelo, which means “joy” in the Setswana language. Lucara is delighted to announce another historic diamond with the recovery of the Boitumelo, and very pleased to demonstrate the continued potential for large, coloured diamonds
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Victoria teenager Quinn Ngawati, who became the first Canadian-born player to appear for the Toronto Wolfpack, interacts with fans after their game against the Gloucestershire All Golds in Kingstone Press League 1 rugby action in Toronto on Saturday, July 8, 2017. Ngawati now wears the colours of Rugby United New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson April 24, 2021 - 8:20 AM
Just 21, Victoria s Quinn Ngawati has already played professionally in both of rugby s codes, worn the Maple Leaf, had a franchise fold under him and moved continents during a pandemic.
There has been no shortage of learnings along the way. It s definitely been a whirlwind, I d say. I ve been able to be a part of a few amazing experiences, Ngawati said. And a lot of times it s obviously not just what you learn on the field but everything you learn off of it.
Heathfield Residential Home is already rated outstanding by regulator the Care Quality Commission. Now it has been given platinum accreditation by Investors in People. Platinum is the highest level of accreditation possible to achieve in the ‘We invest in people’ accreditation and is something only four per cent of organisations achieve. Paul Devoy, CEO of Investors in People, said: “We’d like to congratulate Heathfield Residential Home. Platinum accreditation on ‘We invest in people’ is a remarkable effort for any organisation, and places Heathfield Residential Home in fine company with a host of organisations that understand the value of people.”