We Sued the Puerto Rican Government to Obtain These Documents

A multi-million dollar luxury development on the coast of Cabo Rojo would be built on protected land. What would Esencia mean for local residents?

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00:00-02:03 What is Esencia?
02:03-03:00 Resistance Against the Luxury Project
03:00-04:20 Ground News Sponsorship
04:20-06:40 What Happened in Dorado
06:40-07:20 Public Access to the Beach
7:20-8:05 Would Esencia Help Cabo Rojo?
08:05-9:00 Construction on Protected Land
9:00-9:28 We Sued the Government
9:28-12:00 What the Documents Reveal
12:00-13:35 What the Opponents Propose

[patricialaureano]

Don’t let them destroy Puerto Rico😭🇵🇷❤️🙏🏻

[santiago]

Puerto Rico needs to vote for public servants that benefit Puerto Rico and its people!That won’t sell the island to its highest bitter!

[whyeven.]

What’s the point of taxes if the government is constantly handing tax breaks to large developers and corporations???

[edgarmuller]

Mi Puertorican Grandfather Clemente Pereda would be very proud of your journalism. Keep it coming. Thanks.

[williamrapien]

The government is elected by the people to represent the people. If the government doesn’t represent and protect the people and Puerto Rico, then they are violating their promises to those who elected them and should be replaced.

[Shane-fpqw]

I had a boss who avoided taxes in the US bc he was taking advantage of a program in Puerto Rico that was supposed to boost their economy. He hired two ppl for $7/hr and saved millions.

[yeyo]

All Puerto Ricans !!!! Don’t let what happened to us in Hawaii happen to you there . This is just the start don’t let it happen

[tommy]

Puerto Rico no se venden!!! Fight for your home land. ✊🏽

[Mr--_--M]

The whole Caribbean is going through this. Please elect people that fight back. And fight back yourself or we'll be overrun by outsiders.

[EmanuelMartinezVazquez]

Thank you for sharing news like these. It's important to keep people informed.

[trently]

THANK YOU for getting this information out to people so they're aware of what's happening in Puerto Rico! People need voices like yours exposing the truth!

[jeimy]

Always protect your land!!! Look at Cacun, Cabo en Mexico, they keep getting rich, while the people keeps losing their land, and stay poor.

[michellemau]

La corrupción vive, política veneno de toda la vida. Aquí en esta tierra todavía hay gente sin agua, luz y haciendo malabares para pagar sus facturas diarias.

[Cameron-sq]

Why are PRs so undecided? Stick together, all of you, and demand independence and tell the outsiders to go back to their country.

[thericansnowboarder]

We have to protect our island at all cost!

[carmendelgadopr]

Excelente trabajo periodístico! Gracias mil a quienes arriesgan todo por defender nuestro terruño! 😘😘

[JatibonicuTaino]

We need to have a movement where the Puerto Rican diaspora is moving back to the island, investing in infrastructure, businesses, and protecting our natural resources. It would be nice to get people like Bad Bunny and A.O.C. to help spread the word and encourage such a movement.

[THEIDLESHOW]

Protection of natural resources is SUPPOSED to be protected by the PR constitution. But money always wins, flawless victory… “but the locals sold the land” And the government facilitates the violation of the constitution by ignoring the invasion of the natural resources. Bianca, please update us on the Mayagüez ex-mayor corruption case and how he offered half the town as collateral on a bad gamble. Thank you for the hard work.

[cutiemel]

Honestly PR is very underrated and underdeveloped. The little towns are ghost towns and completely run down so I don’t see bad in helping build up and pump some money into the island.

[jjquiles]

Great video! Ilived all my life in Dorado, and saw the development of all these mansions. I have no problem with people with money buying homes. But when you see the disparity and how there are no developments for the middle class, I get mad. Where will WE live? Which are our options? I love my town, but it has become a nest of Tesla driving foreigners, and the working class if obligated to conform to moving to other places and renting, because buying a good house here is damn near impossible!