As many readers know, I have long and loudly called attention to dangers of overdevelopment that are destroying the once valuable currency of Provo–a low-key destination sought out by high-end visitors.

Can TCI’s Native Species Be Saved?

In recent years we have seen the completion of a once unthinkable 12 story hotel and the near completion of another. That’s in addition of dozens of other developments all over Providenciales (Provo). The unsightliness, the congestion, the loss of identity have taken a high toll. Notably, the clearing for new construction projects has also cleared away natives species of trees and plants, as well as birds, which is the topic of my latest article in Times of the Islands. https://www.timespub.tc/2025/07/clearing-away-paradise/

Read and weep because we are quickly destroying our heritage, in addition to a precious resource, as we descend from high-end tourism to mass tourism. In short, this is a lose-lose runaway car that seems to have no brakes. A classic short-term gain type of thinking that will hit islanders the hardest, especially when Provo becomes a bargain destination that fails to keep bringing in the revenue to sustain a the services it currently enjoys. And make no mistake, everyone in TCI will see their standard of living decline.