Often called one of the seven modern wonders of the world, the Panama Canal splits the continents of North and South America and launched a new era in global commerce when it opened in 1914.

President Donald Trump has called for the US to retake control of the Panama Canal unless the cost of passage for naval and merchant ships is slashed. Trump’s refusal to rule out the use of force is a throwback to the 19th century era of gunboat diplomacy.

Panama's President José Raúl Mulino is trying to stem the flow of migrants crossing the treacherous Darien Gap, a 70-mile stretch of jungle near the Panama-Colombia border.

THE Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) has announced plans to exit its operations in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama, transferring these businesses to Banco Davivienda S.A. As part of the agreement, Scotiabank will acquire a 20 per cent stake in the Colombian bank.

When Dayana Castro heard that the U.S. asylum appointment she waited over a year for was canceled in an instant, she had no doubt: She was heading north any way she could.

The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which nearly 15,000 ships transit each year, is enshrined in Panama’s Constitution and is enforced by the autonomous Panama Canal Authority.

Donald Trump and his cohorts want to take back the Panama Canal.  According to Trump and those who support this desire, this is because China controls the canal.  To begin, the second sentence is a bald-faced lie used to justify a narrative that is rampant with lies.

A money launderer for a Chicago-based drug trafficking organization has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison.

President Trump wants Panama to return its namesake canal to the U.S.

By Marco Cacciati Latin America has split over Donald Trump's White House return, with a handful of leaders rushing to embrace the new president while others eye his protectionist agenda with alarm. The January 20 inauguration ceremony highlighted these divisions: right-wing leaders such as Argentina's Javier Milei,

Panama President José Raúl Mulino has directly addressed President Donald Trump 's controversial comments regarding the Panama Canal, reaffirming that the waterway unequivocally belongs to Panama.