{"id":11799,"date":"2024-05-14T19:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T16:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=11799"},"modified":"2024-05-14T19:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T16:01:20","slug":"paphos-municipality-issues-rebuttal-after-viral-picture-of-woman-lying-at-unsheltered-bus-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=11799","title":{"rendered":"Paphos Municipality issues rebuttal after viral picture of woman lying at unsheltered bus stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Paphos Municipality on Tuesday addressed criticism circulating on social media concerning the lack of bus stop shelters.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe controversy arose from a photo depicting two women sitting at an unsheltered bus stop on the city\u2019s Ellados Avenue.<br \/>\nIn a statement, the Municipality identified the women as residents who \u201chave chosen to live a peculiar lifestyle without electricity and basic amenities.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe condemn attempts to exploit these individuals to create misleading and deliberate impressions against the Municipality, with the obvious intention of discrediting the work accomplished in the last decade,\u201d the statement declared.<br \/>\nThe Municipality also sought to clarify the division of responsibilities. \u201cThe installation of new bus stop shelters in the cities of Paphos and Geroskipou, as well as other cities, is undertaken by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works,\u201d it said.<br \/>\n\u201cAs part of this project, shelters and infrastructure will be constructed for approximately 200 bus stops in Paphos and Geroskipou, out of which only about 50 will have a shelter, as per the design,\u201d it clarified.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">555<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paphos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>bus stop shelters. bus stop shelters, social media criticism, Municipality<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Paphos Municipality addressed criticism on social media about the lack of bus stop shelters, clarifying that the responsibility for installing new shelters lies with the Ministry of Transport. 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