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Pearl farms spread to islands
2007-09-14 00:00:00 PEARL farming in the Northern Division has expanded with new farms earmarked for Kioa and Taveuni. J Hunter Pearl s (Fiji) Ltd, which cultivates pearls in Savusavu, has expanded to the neighbouring islands. Owner Justin Hunter said the investment would be a significant one but could not say how... More About: Islands , Farms , Spread , Earl
Paspaley unveils the latest Jewels from its "Embrace the sea" collection
2007-09-05 00:00:00 This summer be charmed by the latest pieces from one of Paspaley?s most popular jewellery collections - Embrace the Sea. Featuring earrings, pendants, chains, strands and charm bracelets, the sparkling collection comes alive in astonishing impressions of marine life such as spiral shells, conch... More About: Jewels , Veil , Coll
Shinju Matsuri Festival pays tribute to pearling legends
2007-09-01 00:00:00 Some of the world?s last remaining ?hard-hat? pearl divers and their crews were welcomed back to Broome today by Multicultural Interests and Citizenship Minister Ljiljanna Ravlich. The Minister was in Broome to open the internationally-renowned Shinju Matsuri Festival of the Pearl. The... More About: Pays , Tribute , Tribu , Legends
Lost profession of pearl diving
2007-08-31 00:00:00 BAHRAIN-BORN Rob Gregory is arguably the longest residing expatriate in the kingdom and knows the sea and sands of the island like the back of his hands. He is a veteran diving instructor and well-renowned for his underwater knowledge and experience. He also believes he may be the last living... More About: Lost , Profession , Diving , Pearl , Earl
Blackwattle Chasing the Black Pearl
2007-08-14 00:00:00 The fingers move deftly, precisely, the implements are small, shiny, mysterious, like a dentists. Oyster into the clamp, prised open slightly, pincers into the crack, wet pearl out, rejection or acceptance in a whisk of time. Beyond his profile, Japanese profile, the sea in the lagoon is spread with... More About: Black , Pearl , Lack , Black Pearl , Earl
Paspaley and Stuller Form Partnership
2007-08-07 00:00:00 One of the world's leading producers of South Sea pearls, Australia-based Paspaley has formed a partnership with Stuller, one of North America's largest producers and distributors of jewelry. The result is a new collection of pearl jewelry and loose pearls under the brand name Stuller & Paspaley.... More About: Form , Ship
Paspaley opens at Burjuman
2007-08-07 00:00:00 Australian Pearl trader Paspaley has opened a boutique in Saks Fifth Avenue at BurJuman mall in Dubai. The company specialises in South Sea pearls. The outlet is in Saks' Jewellery Court, which hosts a range of jewellery and watch brands. read next...
Man Sang Holdings, Inc. Declares Cash Dividends
2007-08-01 00:00:00 Man Sang Hold ings, Inc. (AMEX: MHJ), has declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share of Common Stock, to stockholders of record on July 24, 2007 (ex-date July 20, 2007), which shall be paid on August 8, 2007. Man Sang Holdings , Inc. and its subsidiaries (together the ?Man Sang Group?) are one of the world's largest purchasers and processors of Chinese cultured and freshwater pearls. The Man Sang Group is principally engaged in the purchasing, processing, assembling, merchandising and wholesale distribution of pearls, pearl jewelry and other jewelry products. In addition, the Man Sang Group owns and operates the Man Sang Industrial City, an industrial complex, located in Gong Ming Zhen, Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, PRC. More About: Dividends , Cash , Dividend
Man Sang Holding: A Little Chinese Pearl
2007-08-01 00:00:00 Some people buy stocks because the stocks are fundamental sound value plays; some invest in stocks because those stocks have great potential as growth plays; others purchase stocks in emerging countries because the companies have faster growth paces. Man Sang Hold ing s (MHJ), a small Hong Kong based... More About: Chinese , Pearl , Litt
China's Pearl City, But for How Long?
2007-07-28 00:00:00 Pearl lovers, Hong Kong is your oyster. Just ask Joanne Larby. The Chicago accountant-cum-tourist was recently rubbing a strand against her teeth to verify the pearls' authenticity at a jewelry counter on Kowloon's Nathan Road. The teeth-test, of course, is overrated; rubbing the pearls against one... More About: City , Long , Pearl , Earl
Pearl farm shuts down in the Marshall Islands
2007-07-09 00:00:00 After more than a decade of work to establish a viable black pearl industry, the pioneering aquaculture farming company in the Marshall Islands has officially shut down its last operation, leaving behind an "industry" that officials say will remain ?unborn? without real support from the... More About: Farm , Pearl , Shut
Arafura Pearls Holdings Limited ASX: APB - WA Pearling Joint Venture - Mr A
2007-07-08 00:00:00 Arafura Pearl s Hold ings Limited (ASX: APB) - WA Pearling Joint Venture - Mr Andrew Hewitt, MD; Boardroomradio is pleased to announce that Arafura Pearls Holdings Limited (ASX: APB) has published an audio file. The following presentation "WA Pearling Joint Venture" is now available as an instant... More About: Mite
Oyster deaths remain a mystery
2007-06-23 00:00:00 The cause of a large number of oyster deaths that plagued Western Australia's pearling industry remains a mystery, despite months of tests by researchers. The Department of Fisheries has studied 7,000 oysters from pearl farms and carried out 800 tests looking for disease. The Department of... More About: Deaths , Mystery , Myst
Burma to Hold Special Gem Sale
2007-06-21 00:00:00 Burma will hold a special gems sale in Rangoon in early July to bolster foreign exchange reserves, according to the government gems enterprise. The sale will be held ?from July 4 to July 16,? an official from the Myanma Gems Enterprise told The Irrawaddy on Monday. He said the gems sale... More About: Sale , Special , Burma , Hold
Mystery box contains pearls
2007-06-21 00:00:00 The small lead box that was found five days ago from a nearly 400-year-old shipwreck was gently pried open on Friday. Crammed inside was silt -- and at least a thousand pearls. ''This is a stunning collection of Baroquian sea pearls probably originating off the island of Margarita down off... More About: Mystery , Pearl , Pearls , Earl , Myst
Paspaley Celebrates The Colours Of Summer
2007-06-21 00:00:00 Paspaley, the world?s leading South Sea pearl company, ushers in summer with its exclusive pearl jewellery collections. The esteemed company made world-famous by its cultivation of the finest quality pearls, creates stunning pearl jewellery highly valued for its outstanding design and... More About: Summer , Colours , Rates , Brat , Rate
GO DEEP team recovers rare, sunken treasure
2007-06-17 00:00:00 An Arcadia film crew from Halifax has found itself at the centre of a treasure find fit for Jack Sparrow. Early this week, while filming an episode of their GO DEEP ocean series about the different ways countries handle historic shipwrecks, the GO DEEP team, including Robert Chisholm and Sea... More About: Team , Deep , Rare , Sure , Treasure
Box from loot filled with pearls
2007-06-17 00:00:00 Even by a conservative estimate, pearls hidden for centuries in the ocean in a small lead box have helped a Jacksonville native's $1 million discovery double in value. Keith Webb said he was amazed at the box's contents. The 1973 Englewood High School grad, who keeps residences in Clay County and... More About: Pearl , Pearls , Loot , Earl
Thousands of pearls found in sunken Spanish galleon
2007-06-17 00:00:00 Salvagers discovered thousands of pearls Friday in a small, lead box they said they found while searching for the wreckage of the 17th-century Spanish galleon Santa Margarita. Divers from Blue Water Ventures of Key West said they found the sealed box, measuring 3.5 inches by 5.5 inches, along... More About: Thousand , Sands , Pearl , Pearls
Thousands of Pearls Found in Shipwreck
2007-06-17 00:00:00 Salvagers discovered thousands of pearls Friday in a small, lead box they said they found while searching for the wreckage of the 17th-century Spanish galleon Santa Margarita. Divers from Blue Water Ventures of Key West said they found the sealed box, measuring 3.5 inches by 5.5 inches, along... More About: Thousand , Sands , Ship , Pearl , Pearls
Diamond in a pearl
2007-06-10 00:00:00 Chi Huynh, gem and jewelry artist of Galatea: Jewelry by Artist, San Dimas Calif., wanted to insert gemstone beads into Tahitian black lipped oysters. Pearl experts told him it wouldn?t work. ?Why?? asked Chi. ?Have you tried it?? And the rest is history. read next... More About: Diamond , Earl
Oyster growers get pearl farm lifeline
2007-06-01 00:00:00 A pearl oyster farm at Port Stephens has offered a lifeline to several oyster growers who have been crippled by a septic tank contamination crisis. There has been an oyster harvesting ban in Tilligerry Creek for nearly two years.The pollution has cost growers dearly, prompting Port Stephens... More About: Farm , Line , Pearl , Grow , Feline
Akoyas Down Under
2007-05-28 00:00:00 Australians have always been known for their pioneering spirit. Now, a handful of Aussie entrepreneurs are competing with Japan and China to produce the world?s largest, most beautiful akoya pearls. At the forefront are two companies with quite different pedigrees: Port Stephens Pearls Pty.... More About: Under
Everything to do with pearls
2007-05-28 00:00:00 DIAMONDS are a woman's best friend, but pearls, especially black pearls, are the craze now and Fiji is not far behind in the pearl farming industry. The black pearl industry in Fiji began in 1998 through the initiative of the Fisheries Department and the Commodity Development Framework with 10... More About: Thing , Pearl , Pearls , To Do , Earl
Study boosts pearl export
2007-05-28 00:00:00 THE Fiji Trade Commission in Los Angeles has launched a market research project in the United States of America to identify niche market opportunities for black pearl exports from Fiji. In a statement, trade commissioner Ilisoni Vuidreketi said the primary objective of this research was to open... More About: Study , Export , Boost , Pearl , Earl
Growth potential for Fiji's black pearls
2007-05-28 00:00:00 FIJI'S Trade Commission in Los Angeles has launched a market research project in the United States of America to identify niche market opportunities for black pearl exports from Fiji. The primary objective of the research is to open up market access to the US for Fiji's black pearl farmers,... More About: Black , Growth , Pearl , Pearls , Grow
Arafura Pearls lifts MIS sales by 228% to $10.5m
2007-05-19 00:00:00 Subiaco-based Arafura Pearl s Holdings Ltd has increased sales at its 2007 pearl farming project to $10.5 million, up 228 per cent on the previous year's managed investment scheme sales. Arafura Pearls is pleased to announce grower permits have been issued by NT Fisheries for applications in its... More About: Sales , Lift , Earl
All My Pearls: Beautiful Tahitian and South Sea Pearl Jewelry
2007-05-19 00:00:00 Tahitian pearls are my favorite type of gem. The luster and range of hues in them is just mesmerizing, and I?m fascinated by the fact that it can takes years of oyster stress just to produce one beautiful pearl. Years of stress in people typically result in stomach ulcers or prescription-drug... More About: Jewelry , Beautiful , South , Beau , Pearl
Paspaley offers opulent strands of South Sea Pearls
2007-05-17 00:00:00 Paspaley, the world?s leading source of sumptuous South Sea pearls, offers the discerning woman a temptation she could never resist - beautiful strands of the finest South Sea pearls. Grand creations from a pearling pioneer designed solely to adorn and enhance a woman?s femininity, these... More About: Offers , Pale , Stra , Pearl
Khublai Khans Pearls
More articles from this author:2007-05-04 00:00:00 A saltwater pearl insured for $5 million is due to be auctioned in May in Abu Dhabi. The 115-gram pearl is believed to have been the possession of the grandson of Ghengis Khan, the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan in the 13th century. According to media reports, the pearl is expected to attract bids of... More About: Pearl , Pearls , Hans , Earl 1, 2, 3 |
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