L-r: Richard May, Managing Director, ECHOS Consulting and EarthCheck representative in the Caribbean presents award and shares celebratory moment on April 19, 2013 at The Deck, Green Grotto Caves and Attractions, St. Ann with Fabia Lamm, Manager, Green Grotto Caves, Desmond Malcolm, General Manager, Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and Laura Heron, General Manager, St. Ann Development Company (SADCO). The occasion was the handing over of a platinum plaque and flag in recognition of Green Grotto Caves as the Caribbean’s first tourism attraction to achieve EarthCheck’s highest accolade of Platinum Certification. Platinum Certification recognises 10 years of continuous reporting under the EarthCheck Benchmarking and Certification Programme. The UDC has owned and operated the Green Grotto Caves since 1999.
