The construction industry in Panama is estimated to have recorded growth of 6.9% in 2024, proceeding bourgeoning by 18.8% in 2023. Slowdown is attributed to reduced trade activity caused by the ...
The Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty signed in 1903 gave the United States the right to build and manage the Panama Canal. Construction began in 1904 after a failed attempt by a French construction team ...
About 5,600 out of 56,000 workers are believed to have died from injury or disease during the U.S. phase of construction, according to the Panama Canal Authority, most of whom were from the Caribbean.
The schedule calls for construction permits to be issued next month. Work is not slated to begin until next January. But don’t count on it. Can Trump change this sad game of delays? Of course, he ...
(Photo: AP) Panama has approached the United Nations (UN) regarding US President Donald Trump’s threats of annexing Panama Canal with the use of force. In a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio ...
The Panama Canal was not a gift from the United States, President Jose Raul Mulino said Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump threatened to take it back. "We reject in its entirety everything ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The President of Panama has roundly rejected any idea that his country will give up control of the Panama ...
(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump insisted Monday that he wants the Panama Canal back under ... time-sensitive or perishable goods. The canal’s construction began in 1880 under Ferdinand ...