Panama has released 65 migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp after being deported from the United States, telling them they have at least 30 days to…
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Panama: Hong Kong billionaire to sell Panama Canal ports to US firm
A Hong Kong-based company has agreed to sell most of its stake in two key ports on the Panama Canal to a group led by US investment firm BlackRock. The…
Panama: Indigenous group flees drowning Gardi Sugdub island
“If the island sinks, I will sink with it,” Delfino Davies says, his smile not fading for a second. There is silence, except for the swish of his broom across…
Panama: US ‘spreading lies’ over free canal passage-President José Raúl Mulino
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has accused the US of spreading “lies and falsehoods” after the US State Department claimed American government vessels were no longer required to pay a…
Panama: Authorities deny US claims over free canal passages
Panama has denied making changes to allow US government vessels to transit the Panama Canal for free, following White House claims it had agreed to such a move. The State…
USA: Marco Rubio demands Panama ‘reduce China influence’ over canal
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…
USA: Rubio lands in Panama as Trump threatens to ‘take back’ canal
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has kicked off his first official foreign trip with a stop in Panama, a longtime US ally shaken by President Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat…
Panama: President Jose Raul Mulino says no discussions over canal with US
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has ruled out discussing control of the Panama Canal with top United States diplomat Marco Rubio, who is set to visit the Central American country. Mulino…
Panama: Canal will stay in our hands, minister tells Trump
Panama has insisted that its sovereignty over the Panama Canal is “non-negotiable” after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military force to seize it. Trump made the remark…
Panama: President José Raúl Mulino calls Trump’s Chinese canal claim ‘nonsense’
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino has denied claims by US president-elect Donald Trump that there are Chinese soldiers stationed at the Panama Canal. In recent days Trump has threatened to…