Forbidden Fruit

  Minning under the glare of the Junta takes its toll on diamond miner JJ Ruffi. When drug -crazy rebels invade the town, JJ must escape with his precious stones. Will he survive the journey? An African Diamond Mining Story.…

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Éncore

  Minning under the glare of the Junta takes its toll on diamond miner JJ Ruffi. When drug -crazy rebels invade the town, JJ must escape with his precious stones. Will he survive the journey? An African Diamond Mining Story.…

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Okra Hill

Okra Hill is an ominous landmark and the last remaining piece of diamond-rich real-estate in the country. Omar and The Block lay dynamite in the hill so rebels and diamond cartels and the corrupt government can’t get their hands on…

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The Devil’s Stone

The Devil’s Stone: A priceless, rare, red fancy stone. It weighs over five thousand carats. Bigger than an orange and smooth all the way around, its luster shimmers though a layer of dirt smudged on its skin. Any bank in…

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Diamonds

Some information about diamonds and how they are categorized. Half-caraters, one-caraters, and two-caraters: Diamonds that weigh half a carat, one carat and two carats. Melees: stones weighing up to one carat. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) defines melee diamonds…

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Sierra Leone

 A West African nation is a land of voodoo, devil’s, black magic, secret societies, diamonds and drug-crazy rebels. The most picturesque country. It’s hard to imagine anything bad happening.  In the midst of the story an election takes place for…

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