General Rohan Daluwatta Chairman/ CEO of National Gem and Jewellery Authority stated that the NGJA with the assistance of Turkish Consulate in Sri Lanka organized the ‘Sri Lanka Pavilion’ at the 33rd edition of the Istanbul Jewellery Show held from 13 – 16 October 2011 for the first time. According to the organizers record number […]
A record number of exhibitors and visitors at the Jewellery Shanghai Show 2013 held from 10- 13 May 2013, at the Shanghai World Exhibition & Convention Center, propelled the event to unprecedented success with both exhibitors and buyers reporting an increase in confirmed orders during the four day Fair. The Shanghai Fair […]
The 12.04-carat, fancy intense pink, “Martian Pink Diamond,” the second largest round brilliant-cut pink diamond in the world after the 23.56-carat Williamson Diamond of Tanzanian origin, given as a wedding gift to Queen Elizabeth II in 1947, is due to hit the auction block, at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Spring Sale, to be held in Hong […]
Sotheby’s has announced the sale of the celebrated Beau Sancy diamond, presently a valued family heirloom of the Princes of the House of Hohenzollern, at its Geneva Magnificent and Noble Jewels Sale, coming up on May 14th and 15th 2012. Over 700 jewels, including jewels with an illustrious aristocratic provenance, spearheaded by the historic Beau […]
A pioneering gem and jewelry show, christened “Sparkle & Glitter – 2012”, organized by the Sri Lanka-Malaysia Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in association with the National Gem & Jewelry Authority of Sri Lanka, will be held from February 9-11, 2012, at the Cedar Room of the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo. The […]
The 33rd edition of the biannual Istanbul Jewelry Show, organized by UBM Rotaforte, a joint-venture company formed by UBM Asia and Rotaforte International Fairs Inc., and sponsored mainly by the DenizBank, was held successfully at the Istanbul Exhibition Center from October 13 – 16, 2011, with a record turnout of both visitors and exhibitors, fulfilling […]
Universal News (UN): General, thank you very much for your time, it is a great pleasure and great privilege for us to be here today. There is a clear visionfor the future of the country in the Mahinda Chintanaya. His Excellency the President has outlined the framework in the development framework which goes back to […]
Facets 2011, the 21st version of Sri Lanka’s only international gem and jewelry show, organized by the Sri Lanka Gem & Jewelry Association (SLGJA) and sponsored by the National Gem & Jewelry Authority (NGJA) of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB), was held successfully between September 8 and 11, 2011 at […]
The Sri Lankan President, Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse has appointed Prasad Galhena, a qualified management and accounting professional, with a proven track record of turning around loss making state institutions, as the Chairman of the National Gem and Jewelry Authority of Sri Lanka, with effect from January 5, 2012. His appointment has been welcomed by all […]