and a $2 billion contract for a Chinese consortium to build a fourth bridge over the canal. Loading “Panama is a key gateway for influence in South America more broadly,” says Parker.

The 1903 agreement between the U.S. and Panama granted the U.S. control of the Canal Zone, but not ownership, as Panama retained sovereignty. The agreement was a result of Panama's independence ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama make "immediate changes" to what he calls the "influence and control" of China over the Panama Canal. America's top diplomat said Panama ...

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It is especially good news that they have brought in Luisa Paiewonski to head this office. Luisa began working at the state highway department 35 years ago. With a degree from Mount Holyoke and a ...

Panama City (AFP) – Panama on Thursday rejected the United States' claim of securing free passage for its government vessels through the Panama Canal, while bowing to US pressure to quit a key ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the State Department’s assertion that Panama “has agreed to no longer charge fees” to US government vessels transiting the Panama Canal ...

President Trump appeared to double down on his threats to seize the Panama Canal, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Panama with an ultimatum from the White House. Photo: Ben Curtis/Asso ...

Panama has vehemently denied claims made by the US on Thursday that its government vessels would have free passage through the Panama Canal, calling the US claims “lies and falsehoods”.

President Trump escalated tensions with Panama to unprecedented levels on Sunday, threatening to “recover the Panama Canal” even as ... careful diplomacy can bridge the gap between ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) with Panama Canal Authority administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a tour at the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Feb. 2. Photo: Mark ...