Barber, parliamentary clerk on gun, ammo charges

A barber and a clerk in the Parliament Office were both remanded to prison on Monday after they were brought before a city court on possession of firearm and ammunition charges.

Andrew Kirton, 30, of 107 Old Road Eccles, East Bank Demerara and Candace Gerard, 30 of U13633 Gibson Street, Tucville both pleaded not guilty to the charges read to them in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court 1.

It is alleged that the pair, on January 25, at 315 BB Eccles, East Bank Demerara,