Posted By
Najib
May 25, 2019 04:57
Two members of Beirut's municipal council have submitted a proposal aimed at banning plastic bags in Beirut starting September 1st 2019 and replacing them with reusable bags. From what I read, the proposal was approved but the hardest part remains the implementation. Last week, I posted about Beit Mery banning plastic bags and mentioned how Jbeil did the same a year before, but two blog readers informed me that plastic bags are still in use…
Posted By
Najib
May 22, 2019 01:49
The 2019 budget is almost finalized and Article 19, if passed, will drop the 1-year passport option and replace it with a 3-years passport option. Price-wise, the 1-year passport used to cost LL60,000 so a 3-year passport should normally cost LL180,000 or less, but instead the government decided to price it at LL200,000. I'd never issue a 1 year passport to be honest, but this will affect a lot of people who don't travel much…
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