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JANUARY Event City Country Jan 11th-13th PRINT’OR Fair Lyon France Jan 18th-20th JA International Jewellery (Winter) Show New York USA Jan 21st-24th 20th Int’l Jewellery Tokyo (IJT 2009) Tokyo Japan Jan 31st-Feb 2nd Jewellers International Showcase(JIS) Miami Beach USA FEBRUARY Feb 1st-5th Spring Fair Birmingham 2009 Birmingham UK Feb 3rd-8th G.L.D.A Tucson Gem & Jewellery […]
This was on 4th December 2008,during his excellienc’s the President of Sri Lanka’s visit to Turkey
This article is reproduced with kind permission from the National Gem and Jewellery Authority. This ia a black amorphous mineral from Sri Lanka-D.P Gunasekera, FGA ,President: Crystals gallery-Gem Lab. Chemical analysis was performed on a JEOL 733 electron microprobe equipped with Tracor Northern 5550 and 5600 automation. Data reduction was done with a PAP routine […]
In order to simplify the export procedure the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA)has introduced a new scheme ,and all functions connected with exports are centralized at the NGJA Colombo office.The NGJA levies a 0.70% services fee on exports. Income earned through Gem Exports and and local sales on foreign currency are exempted from income […]
This lecture was delivered at the Singapore International Jewellery Show 2008. This article was reproduced with kind permission from the National Gem and Jewellery Authority. Today, at least 50% of gemstones set in jewellery items bought ,require gemstone reports by the consumers. As such there is a need for consumers to know the details on […]
The Gem and Jewellery Institute (GJI) is the foremost center for vocational training in the Gem and Jewellery sector in Sri Lanka Based on a recommendation by Peter Raw, a consultant for the UK based World Gold Council in 2000, GJI was established with equity participation from eleven leading private sector jewellery manufacturing exporters and […]