teleSUR EnglishOct 5, 20172 minOscar Lopez Rivera: Trump Caused 'Tremendous Damage' to Puerto RicansThe activist said the only thing Puerto Rico and Louisiana had in common was the state's inaction. The former political prisoner and Puerto Rican independence fighter Oscar Lopez Rivera says the U.S. President Donald Trump has done “tremendous damage” to the Puerto Rican people by calling Hurricane Maria a “storm” and comparing the situation in Puerto Rico to the aftermath of Katrina in Louisiana in 2005. In an interview with teleSUR, the activist said the only thing Puerto R
teleSUR EnglishSep 18, 20173 minHurricane Maria Strengthens to Category 4 and Threatens Battered CaribbeanThe intense inner core is expected to pass near Dominica in the next few hours. Hurricane Maria has rapildy increased in strength to a major Catergory 4 hurricane as it closes on the Leeward islands. The eye of the storm is expected to pass close to Dominica in the coming hour or two, before heading towards the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. TeleSUR spoke to Dominican broadcaster Daryl Titre at 5:42pm, a little over two hours before Hurricane Maria was due to strike land. He
