But dependent on the US to protect their freedom from Colombia, Panama’s hands were tied. The US imported workers to build the canal from across the Caribbean. An ingenious system of locks ...

The President accused China of “lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal.” The truth is more complicated.

Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...

A cargo ship sails through the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Sept. 9, 2024. The Panama Canal is more than a piece of infrastructure; it’s a global asset that symbolizes ...

Panama’s President Raúl Mulino criticized as an “intolerable” falsehood the US State Department’s claim that the Central ...

A cargo ship in one of the locks of the Panama Canal. (Arnulfo Franco/AFP/Getty Images) In his speech, Trump said the U.S. will attempt to reassert control over the Panama Canal, claiming that ...

A container ship transits through the Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, in August 2024. (Enea Lebrun/Reuters) Trump's reiteration of his threat about the Panama ...

President José Mulino said Panama's sovereignty over the world's second busiest waterway is not up for discussion.