The Environmental Health Department’s Healthy Exposition took place at Independence Square, The City, yesterday, ahead of the World Environment Day celebrations today.The event featured an address from Minister of State in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Patrick Todd.“We must facilitate the development of renewable energy resources such as wind, sun, biomass, solid and liquid waste and environmental friendly forms of fossil-based fuels such as natural gas,” he said.Here, Environmental Health Officer Tony Hoyte showing a fogging machine to pupils of St Paul’s Primary School. (CA) (Picture by Sandy Pitt.)
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