Daily Archive: Monday, December 27, 2021

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) today said it has received reports that several locations in and around Georgetown are flooded.

ITABUNA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Two dams gave way in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia after weeks of heavy rains, swamping already swollen local rivers as flooding hit towns across the region, authorities said yesterday.

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – “Spider-Man: No Way Home” unwrapped the best Christmas gift of all, becoming the first pandemic-era movie to cross $1 billion at the global box office.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government today froze the bank accounts of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity (MoC) in West Bengal, the state’s political leader said on Monday, after weekend protests over Christmas celebrations.

(Trinidad Express) The  Ministry of Health reported that 30 people succumbed to the Covid-19 virus yesterday.

The statutory 60-day scrutiny process for ExxonMobil and partners’ offshore Yellowtail Project in the Stabroek Blocks recently came to an  end but questions about the work of consultancy firm and local affiliate of the United Kingdom-headquartered Environmental Resources Management (ERM) remain unanswered.