Archive List for central america

El Salvador gang warfare: Media law change provokes censorship fears

The media in El Salvador is being recruited into the government’s war on criminal gangs. A change in the law means gang-related messages in the media are illegal. Journalists say the crackdown targets freedom of expression. Al Jazeera’s Latin America Editor @Lucia Newman reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #ElSalvador #Medialaw

El Salvador made bitcoin a legal currency. Now it gets interesting

El Salvador is the first country to declare bitcoin legal tender. But the experiment raises big questions about what will happen next — for bitcoin and the country itself. Join CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal for the video edition of the Beyond The Valley podcast. 00:00 – Intro 03:27 – Bitcoin as an alternate legal tender 04:51 – How do multiple currency systems work? 05:53 – Volatility of bitcoin 08:00 – Digital divide in El Salvador 10:01 – Main motivations behind El Salvador’s decision 12:49 – Impact of El Salvador’s decision 14:47 – Countries considering bitcoin as legal tender 16:38 – Summary #CNBC #Podcast #TechPodcast #VideoPodcast —– Subscribe to us on YouTube: […]

Hurricane Iota batters Central America

Hurricane Iota is pushing across Central America after making landfall in Nicaragua. In a record-breaking year for Atlantic hurricanes, Iota is the first to reach the Category 5 status and the second destructive hurricane to hit the region this month. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis has the latest. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #HurricaneIota #Iota

Hurricane Iota batters Colombia, displacing hundreds

Hurricane Iota is gaining strength as it heads towards Central America. It is causing severe flooding in Colombia, where at least three people have died and hundreds forced to leave their homes, just a week after Hurricane Eta devastated the region. Al Jazeera’s Raheela Mahomed has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Colombia