the World's largest of diamonds, 709 carat in size, is sold at auction in New York for $6,5 million
to the Diamond found the Christian pastor to Sierra Leone, offered for sale, and government officials declared that hope that it becomes a step on a way to the termination illegal trades diamonds. The government Sierra Leone will draw 59 interest from sale or about 3,9 million dollars in the form of tax revenues for financings clear water, electricity, schools, the medical centers and roads.
In 2003 United Nations removed a ban on export of diamonds from Sierra Leone, however the multimillion sector still suffers from smuggling.
"Probably, it becomes the beginning of new day to Sierra Leone" — the representative of the president told Sierra Leone Ernest Bay Koroma to Abdulay Bayreytay.
He also hoped that "everything who find the diamonds, will bring it and will put on a table before the government".
the First attempt to sell diamond was not crowned with success in May when Sierra Leone rejected the highest rate of 7,8 million. This time the jewel known as Diamond of the world (Peace Diamond), the British jeweler Lourens Graff bought.