Daily Archive: Monday, December 27, 2021

Articles published on Monday, December 27, 2021

Several parts of city flooded after heavy rain

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

Aerial view of floods caused by heavy rains in Itapetinga, Bahia State, Brazil, on December 26, 2021. - The death toll from heavy rains that have battered the Brazilian state of Bahia since November rose to 18 on Sunday, amid incessant torrents that have displaced 35,000 people, authorities said. Two people are also missing, while 19,580 have been displaced and another 16,001 forced to seek shelter, bringing the number of people driven from their homes to 35,000, the Bahia civil protection agency Sudec said. (Photo by Manuella LUANA / AFP)

World

Dams burst in northeastern Brazil as region hit by floods

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.

Entertainment

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Becomes First Pandemic-Era Movie to Smash $1 Billion Milestone Globally

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.

World

India freezes accounts of Mother Teresa’s charity after Christmas religious tension

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 & Tobago News

Trinidad’s COVID death toll in December at 610 and counting

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

Guyana News

Questions mount on consultant hired for environment surveys on Exxon projects

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.