|
|
Justice is Served in Downtown Beirut - St. GeorgesPosted by finkployd in
Info  tags: july 2008, lebanon, beirut, downtown, solidere, illegal, st george, georges, yacht club, liberate, new government, lebanese, buoy, cut, ropes -finkployd- Justice on Blogging Beirut Trackbacks
Trackback specific URI for this entry
No Trackbacks
Comments
Display comments as
(Linear | Threaded)
blog comments powered by Disqus
Good news.. Could you provide more details/links about what has changed? Thanks
When Hariri took over the government in the early 2000s, Solidere illegally blocked all Yachts from docking at the St. Georges (which has had docks since before the Civil War).
Further to this act, they installed buoys to control the St. Georges docks (see yellow, orange, and white buoys). Last week, the St. Georges crew cut the ropes and pulled the buoys out of the water to reopen the docks. Previous attempts at cutting the ropes have been met with Police intervention acting on behalf of Solidere. Last week, with the formation of a balanced government the Police stood back and watched as justice was served on Solidere.
Thanks for the info. I hope Solidere will pay for every injustice it caused.
Very interesting.
Many years back I accidentally went down to St Georges attempting to get down to the solidere side of the dock. I was approached by buff dudes who stoppped me from exiting st Georges to enter the solidere marina and told me to go outside, circle the place, and enter from solideres entrance. The whole thing was quite ridiculous seeing that the supposed "boardwalk" was completely OPEN and there was nothing physically seperating me from the solidere part. Does anyone here know who those guys work for? St Georges/solidere? It would make sense that they work foe st Georges but I just wanted to double check (I shouldda just asked them)!
They work for St. Georges and are there to maintain control over that section of the docks.
Solidere has repeatedly attempted to sieze the docks, and use them for their own ends (setting up Solidere stations), so the St. Georges has had to resort to 24hour human barriers (it's illegal to set up permanent structures on the docks) to maintain control over their section of the docks. Interestingly enough, the docks (all) themselves are public property - the entire marina is - but Solidere has sealed it off illegally to turn it into a marina for the rich only. You should, legally, be able to walk into the marina from the two Solidere controlled entrances to stroll on the docks and enjoy the 2a3de Just a reminder, Solidere is a Private Company - it is not the government or a public entity! Hariri, however, would like you to believe that Solidere is Beirut, since he owns Solidere and thus would like you to believe he owns Beirut.
I can understand the need for human barriers as very often Solidere acts as if it's Beirut (as you said).
But to stop people from crossing OUT of St. Georges and INTO Solidere? I still dont get why they'd do such a thing...
You're right, it's odd, I won't pretend to understand the reasoning behind anything in Lebanon!
Solidere is private company, true !
Saad el hariri wants you to believe many things, true ! But he doesn't own solidere, it's a stock company "Most of Solidere’s investors are European and North American investment firms or Arab investors from the Gulf", although the hariri family is the principle shareholder. I'm just tired of people saying the misconception that hariri owns solidere, cause they're using the subject just for propaganda against him.
This is a pretty small matter in the grievous injustices in the world. But I find it very refreshing to read that this tiny matter has been set right. Little things do matter.
|
Blogging Beirut CommentsMon, 14.03.2011 21:53
Firstly, the fines are a perfect deterrant for people. Let me let you in on a little secret: THIS IS CALLED BLIND JUSTICE!!
Lady justice is a perfect dipiction; she wears a "blindfold which r [...]
Mon, 14.03.2011 21:53
Firstly, the fines are a perfect deterrant for people. Let me let you in on a little secret: THIS IS CALLED BLIND JUSTICE!!
Lady justice is a perfect dipiction; she wears a "blindfold which r [...]
Thu, 10.03.2011 13:55
how does someone contact Ziad Baroud? It's not like he's accessible! He's the Interior Minister!
Thu, 10.03.2011 13:41
send this pic to baroud and he will take action
about Naqoura Road Trip
Tue, 08.03.2011 13:56
Love the pictures. Amazing photos and lovely places. Naqoura is my home town and I feel more home sick than ever :)
Sun, 06.03.2011 00:37
i think this song belong's to SabaH's relative cousin i think, his last name faghally i am trying to ramamber his full name, he is lebanese he has another good song goes like,, haw can i live if [...]
Mon, 28.02.2011 01:22
yes, i have to say the best club in lebanon,for the fist year..........
Fri, 25.02.2011 18:21
correct, but you miss the point.
1) the less important point:
technically speaking, you can scan the stub only once, and modify it photoshop also once to produce many stubs to cover the enti [...]
Fri, 25.02.2011 11:06
Interesting! however, for me, the time spent on scanning and photoshoping and printing the ticket is worth more than the 500 LL i was going to pay
Wed, 09.02.2011 06:18
I am an American whose great-grandparents Amen Soffa and his wife Nazera Kimmel (sometimes spelled Lazera Cammel and various other ways) came to America in the late 1800s. I am looking for anyo [...]
Tue, 08.02.2011 23:17
i am from algeria my name is olso berbara jamel..hope you are ok you and your family...
Fri, 28.01.2011 14:34
wow, how'd you stumble upon this?
Fri, 28.01.2011 08:00
We the Native Americans support our brothers and sisters in spirit who are struggling for Freedom and Justice in Egypt.
May the Great Spirit guide and bless your endeavors. El-Hamdallah.
Fri, 28.01.2011 03:26
On fb, an egyptioan guy said he was selected as a finalist on January 26th..I am still waiting for a feedback ..what about your friend ?
Btw, the workshop is in Abu Dhabi :)
Sun, 23.01.2011 14:52
saludos.. yo no soy politico ni hizbi.. soy libanes muhajjar waiting to back to my country libnan sine lon time.. now i know is very dif. situation for you mr president,we hope that you demopstr [...]
Sun, 23.01.2011 13:29
Is it just me or does the first ad aim to enlarge your Balls ?! Who would ever want to do THAT ?!
Thu, 20.01.2011 21:35
Thank you for the information! I was just wondering how much time it takes to give a feedback to the applicants. One of my friends applied by the January 3 deadline and she still didn't get any [...]
Wed, 19.01.2011 12:56
I just stumbled on this review and I totally agree with you. I nicknamed this play the "UNacceptable play" and I still rave about how horrible it was. I love the theatre - but this kind of self- [...]
Fri, 14.01.2011 20:27
Dear Sir
is there more competitions for 2011?
Fri, 14.01.2011 07:47
sannine the best freindly mountain ( allah ylhallih b3id 3an iden the ennemies of pure nature)
Wed, 12.01.2011 22:00
Good work. Money seems to bulldoze beautiful buildings in capitals round the globe. So inspiring to see young people involved in this action.
Nina
Thu, 23.12.2010 11:53
do you have a site to check if I have fine ? because I paid about 12 tickets some are 10,000 and some about 40,000LL .
I called the employee she shsid still 5 tickets ,and it will cost me 200, [...]
Wed, 15.12.2010 22:12
thank you samer for reposting this, i'm honored. notes have been getting amazing feedback! i'm humbled by the whole experience.
i would also like to announce the new "nicer" link which makes [...]
about Les Filles du Basement
Sat, 11.12.2010 02:18
salut
l'amitié c'est savoire tendre l' oreille sans juger .ouvir son coeur ,vraiment l' écouter .partager ensemble ses joies , ses peines est ses doutes aimer sans arriére pensée , juste suivre [...]
about Paul Frank in Lebanon
Wed, 08.12.2010 17:49
That's very good news I didn't know that, I became a fan of Julius the Monkey around 4. However, is this a stand alone store like the one they have in NY, or store that sells Paul Frank. It does [...]
Thu, 25.11.2010 18:44
ra7 ib3atlak wa7ad 3a baytak tay farjeek what ya walad
Thu, 25.11.2010 15:50
So what if this info is available.. In what can it harm you??? People should be able to find out these things... so what hein? so what?>
Wed, 17.11.2010 18:17
If you think facebook is invading your personal privacy don't go online, or get registred. On allmost every site in the world the owner of the site gives you the question "do you accept these te [...]
Tue, 16.11.2010 18:15
Thanks for the post. I have been wondering what is all about the Ehden Reserve. I am just trying to learn as much as I can about Beirut before I come out and visit. I really want to as soon as I [...]
Tue, 16.11.2010 12:17
mabrouk samer and all the best from berlin! sarah
Recent Entries
|
 go ahead, like BloggingBeirut.com Contact Infoe-mail: f i n k
[at] bloggingbeirut (dot) com 
 Related Content  Beirut WeatherQuicksearchLebanon Tour
Subscribe (RSS)Archives
Featured SitesBlogging Beirut On
Creative Commons |
