Bora Bora: pearls war is declared.

[Cyril Roger Brossard]

The phenomenon is not new, the shelves of pearls retailers are increasing in number in Bora Bora, particularly around the port when boats arrive.
A situation that is denounced by the jewelers and installed providers who sees this as unfair competition or a ?tourists scam?.
These dealers are yet licensed and approved by the mayor of Bora Bora. They have the right to exercise their activity.
Controls are carried out regularly by the military police and the municipal police to check the validity of their licenses. However, these controls do not reassure the jewelers. In fact, the controls would relate only to the licensing and not on the quality of the pearls sold.

Article published last Jan 13 2013 by Lucie.

Original:

Bora Bora : la guerre des perles est d?clar?e

Publi? le 13 janvier 2013 par Lucie

Le ph?nom?ne n?est pas nouveau, les ?tales de revendeurs de perles sont de plus en plus nombreux ? Bora Bora, notamment aux abords du port lors de l?arriv?e des bateaux.
Une situation que d?noncent les bijoutiers et les prestataires install?s qui y voit l? une concurrence d?loyale, voire une arnaque aux touristes.
Ces revendeurs seraient pourtant patent?s et agr??s par la mairie de Bora Bora. Ils ont donc le droit d?exercer leur activit?.
Des contr?les seraient r?guli?rement effectu?s par la gendarmerie et la police municipale afin de v?rifier la validit? de leurs autorisations. Pour autant, ces contr?les ne rassurent pas les bijoutiers de la place. En effet, ils ne porteraient que sur les autorisations obtenues et non pas sur la qualit? des perles vendues.

 

[Ramona]

I thought all the pearls have to be quality tested? Is this only for export?

 

[Cyril Roger Brossard]

I thought all the pearls have to be quality tested? Is this only for export?

I do not know if there is an entity in charge of such task. Pearls grading may be an example, no standard, no control.