P40m diamond transfer facility complete

Friday, February 19, 2010

Government has spent P40 million in the construction of a high level Secure Transfer Facility (STF) for diamonds at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport as it moves ahead with plans to turn the country into a global diamond centre.

The transfer facility which will be operational from April 1st will ensure that there is high level security during the course of transferring diamonds within and out of the country.

In an interview with the Business Week the Coordinator of the Diamond Hub, Jacob Thamage said in due course the facility will also include other high value commodities such as huge sums of money, and other value commodities such as gold.

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P40m diamond transfer facility complete

Government has spent P40 million in the construction of a high level Secure Transfer Facility (STF) for diamonds at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport as it moves ahead with plans to turn the country into a global diamond centre.