US banana giant Chiquita fires thousands over Panama strike | Agriculture News
President Jose Raul Mulino, whose changes to social security laws prompted the protest, called the strike ‘illegal’ and said the company has ‘just cause’ for…
‘Camouflaged invasion’: Panama opposition slams security pact with the US | Donald Trump News
Panama’s opposition speaks out against deal that allows the deployment of US troops in the Central American nation.Opposition politicians in Panama have accused the United…
Video: Panama-US sign understanding on US troop deployments | Politics
NewsFeedThe US Defense Secretary said US troop deployments would reduce Chinese influence on control of the Panama Canal. Panama said agreeing to host US forces…
CK Hutchison Denies $1.2 Billion Panama Claim Amid US-China Canal Tensions
Home News CK Hutchison Denies $1.2 Billion Panama Claim Amid US-China Canal Tensions CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong-based parent of Panama Ports Company (PPC), denied…
Hegseth says China’s military presence in Western Hemisphere is ‘too large’
PANAMA CITY — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday focused again on China’s presence in the Western Hemisphere, one day after calling the world power…
Audit finds Hong Kong company breached Panama Canal ports contract | Politics News
Report comes as US uses claims of Chinese meddling to push for control over strategic waterway.Auditors in Panama have reported that the Hong Kong-based owner…
Why is China angry about a plan to sell two ports on the Panama Canal? | Business and Economy News
CK Hutchison, one of the largest conglomerates in Hong Kong, earlier this month announced plans to sell its stake in two ports on the Panama…
Panama approves embattled ex-President Martinelli’s passage to Nicaragua | Government News
Ricardo Martinelli has been convicted of money laundering in his native Panama and sentenced to 10 years in prison.Panama’s government has approved safe passage for…
China Pauses New Deals With Li Ka-shing Family After Panama Ports Plan
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessChina has told state-owned firms to hold off on any new collaboration with businesses linked to Li Ka-shing and his family, according…
Mexico beat Panama on Jimenez penalty, win CONCACAF Nations League | Football News
Raul Jimenez’s dramatic stoppage-time penalty against Panama clinches Mexico’s maiden Nations League crown.Raul Jimenez scored a brace, including a stoppage-time penalty, to give Mexico a…
Trump threatens to seize Panama Canal, chief defiant | Donald Trump
Ricaurte Vasquez defends Panama’s sovereignty as Trump pledges to reclaim the canal, raising fears of US intervention.The Panama Canal handles 5% of global trade, but…
Nations League finals hold deeper meaning amid tense political times
In 15 months, the U.S., Canada and Mexico will share a World Cup, the first to be hosted by an entire continent. For the time…
Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from U.S. into limbo following human rights criticism
PANAMA CITY — After weeks of lawsuits and human rights criticism, Panama on Saturday released dozens of migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp…
Panama releases dozens of detained migrants from US amid criticism | Migration News
Group of 65 migrants reaches Panama City after being released from the Darien, a dangerous jungle region near Colombia.Panama has released 65 migrants who were…
The Lost Film of Panama: Indigenous Kuna reclaim their voice | Documentary
Fifty years after a documentary film was confiscated by a bank, the Indigenous Kuna people of Panama reclaim their story.A French filmmaker’s promise to an…
Why have Costa Rica and Panama agreed to take Asians deported by Trump? | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump‘s administration has deported thousands of undocumented immigrants since taking office last month, in a crackdown that critics argue is violating…
US Pressure Pushes Panama Away From China
Panama was the first Latin American country to join in 2017 China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Last month, it also became the first one…
Panama, Costa Rica turn into ‘black hole’ for migrants, observers say
MIRAMAR, Panama — Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating migrants’ passports and cellphones, denying them access to legal services and moving them between remote outposts…
Panama to formalize smuggling boat route to handle ‘reverse flow’
PANAMA CITY — Panama said Tuesday that it’s working to formalize a route long favored to smuggle migrants on the way to the United States, which is…
Facing Trump, Costa Rica, Honduras join Panama as stopovers for deportees
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries walked off an airplane in Costa Rica’s…