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Appeal Court to rule on Carnegie case

Three judges of the Gambia Court of Appeal are expected to rule on the stay-of-proceedings in the Carnegie Minerals case, on July 17. Justice Akomaye Agim, the president of the Appeal Court, made this announcement yesterday, following submissions and counter-submissions by both the state prosecutor, Emmanuel Fagbenle and Defence Counsel Mene. When the matter resumed, Fagbenle, who is the director of Public Prosecution, expressed his intention to rely on the motion of 30th May 2008, to support...

Carnegie Boss’s Bail Conditions Still Stand

The conditions surrounding the bail granted to the beleaguered Managing Director of Carnegie Minerals, Mr Charles Northfield, remain in force following a High Court ruling to that effect yesterday. The High Court in Banjul on Monday dismissed a motion filed by Mr Northfield, seeking for a review of the conditions attached to the bail given to him. The Banjul High Court, presided over by Justice NaCeesay Sallah-Wadda, on 15 February granted bail to the Carnegie boss with a deposit of D5m and two...

Carnegie Minerals MD Seeks Bail Condition Review

Mr Charles Northfield, the Managing Director of Carnegie Minerals Gambia Limited, has begun seeking a review of his bail condition at Banjul High Court before Justice Na Ceesay Sallah-Wadda. In his submission, Lawyer Mene, the defence counsel, disclosed that an application had been filed pursuant to the agreement earlier communicated to the court on the review of the bail condition. He recollected that on the last adjournment of the matter it was ordered that a formal application be made and...

Bailed Carnegie MD to Appear in Court Today

Mr. Charles Northfield, the Managing Director of Carnegie Minerals, has been released on bail The Point can reveal. Mr. Northfield was released on bail of 9 million Dalasis. It is understood that D5 million was asked in cash along with two properties worth D2 million each in the Greater Banjul area. The British national is presently being cared for by friends and will appear in court later today. It will be recalled that recently the State formally pressed charges against Mr. Charles...

CARNEGIE IN COURT

The managing director of Carnegie Minerals the Gambia, yesterday appeared before presiding Judge Na Ceesay Sallah-Wadda at the Banjul High Court for review of his bail condition. Lawyer Menneh, counsel for the accused person, informed the court of his intention to apply for review of the bail conditions of his client. According to Lawyer Menneh his client was unable to meet the condition of bail granted and therefore would urge the court to reduce the conditions so as to enable  him to meet the...

Carnegie Minerals Refutes Gambia Government Claims

Carnegie Minerals, the Australian mining company which had its mining license revoked by the Gambia government last week, has strongly refuted the allegations in a statement posted on its website. The news release states: “The Company strongly refutes these charges and is working closely with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to secure his [Charles Northfield’s] release. The Company wants to make clear that a component of mineral sands (Ilmenite, for which we are licensed to mine) is...

Carnegie Minerals Latest Press Releases

16 January 2008 Gambian Operations Suspended Carnegie announces that it has today received a letter from The Geological Department of The Office of The President of Gambia requesting the Company to stop all mining operations in The Gambia with immediate effect pending receipt of certain information in relation to its minerals mined and laboratory results. The Company firmly believes that they have been, and remain, in compliance with all the terms of its mining license in The Gambia but have...

Carnegie Minerals Operation Cause Economic Loss–Secy Grey Johnson

Following the cancellation of the mining license of Carnegie Minerals Gambia Limited by the Government a press conference was convened yesterday to explain the circumstances surrounding the situation. Addressing foreign diplomats and journalists at the press conference, held at the Corintha Atlantic Hotel, Crispin Grey Johnson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, highlighted startling revelations about the company’s operations which have caused an undeniable loss to the Gambian economy....

Carnegie Minerals The Gambia Closed, MD Arrested

Following the Gambia government’s ultimatum to Carnegie Minerals, a mining company that has been operating in the country, to explain their operations in The Gambia, the government yesterday cancelled the company’s license to operate in the country.   Reports monitored over GRTS Radio yesterday evening indicated that the government had found the information supplied by the company regarding the nature of their operations in the country as unsatisfactory. Carnegie Minerals-Gambia Limited is...

Jammeh Gives 24-hour Ultimatum to Carnegie Minerals or else…

Reports monitored from GRTS Television on Tuesday evening indicate that the President of The Gambia and Secretary of State for Mineral Resources, Mr Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, has given a 24-hour ultimatum to Carnegie Minerals Gambia Limited to come clean on their activities in the country, failure of which they risk losing their licence to operate in the country, not to speak of legal actions to follow. A press release read on GRTS said that Carnegie Mineral might be exporting minerals from The...