Panama Canal and U.S. Southern Command enhance cybersecurity cooperation

The Panama Canal  and the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) have entered into a Cyber Cooperation arrangement aimed at reinforcing digital security and ensuring the operational continuity of critical infrastructure in the face of emerging cyber …

Panama Court To Hear Challenge To Hong Kong Firm’s Canal Concession

A Panama court has agreed to review the concession granted to a Hong Kong-based firm to operate ports on either end of the Panama Canal — the source of US President Donald Trump’s concerns for Chinese influence over the waterway.  The Supreme Court has …

China Fumes as Trump's Pentagon Sends Top Regional Commander to Panama Canal

The Panama Canal has Value to American Business—but it has More Value to China

President Trump has thrown down the gauntlet to the Panamanian government—threatening to retake the canal, by force if necessary. The question is: What triggered Donald Trump’s attack?  In the likeliest scenario, President Trump was trying to get the …

VOA Spanish: Panama denies violating international laws in case of US deportees

Panama has already begun the transfer to Darien of a portion of those deported from the United States. The canal country expressed that the reciprocity measure with the U.S. seeks to avoid a bottleneck of these people in their transit through Central …

Panama President Mulino says foreign minister to reject talk of Chinese influence in meeting with U.S. military official

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) - Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday he has instructed the country's foreign minister to reject talk of Chinese influence over the Panama Canal in a meeting with the head of the U.S. Southern Command. Admiral …

Migrants deported by US moved to Panama jungle facility

Nearly 100 migrants deported by the United States to Panama have been moved to a remote facility in the Darien jungle where they will stay until they are moved to another country, Panama’s security ministry said. Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala have all …

'Please help us': Hundreds deported from U.S. held in Panama hotel Indians, Afghans and Sri Lankans are among the ...

In a room at the luxury Decápolis Hotel in Panama City, two girls hold a piece of paper to the window with a written message. "Please help us," it reads. The hotel offers its clients rooms with sea views, has two exclusive restaurants, a swimming …

US deports illegal Indian migrants to Panama, govt says they are ‘safe and secure’

Amid US President Donald Trump’s onslaught on illegal immigration, several deportees, including Indians, have been sent to a hotel in Panama, where they are being held till they can be repatriated to their origin countries.As many as 299 migrants, …

Panama or Suez? The ultimate canal showdown for cruise lovers

Cruises depart from ports including Vancouver (in the 51st state, rename pending), Seattle, San Diego and Fort Lauderdale, and make stops in exotic places such as Colon in Panama (near the Atlantic entrance to the canal, rename pending), Puntarenas in …