Two hundred and twenty-six cases are set to be heard during the Demerara Assizes sessions which open today.
In a press release, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali Hack said the Berbice assizes will be opened on February 7 and the Essequibo assizes on February 21.
The release also said that the October 2011 Criminal Assizes in Demerara closed on Wednesday January 4 after
