For the best part of a century they carved out their own little piece of paradise in Central America, arriving from the United States to manage and operate and defend the Panama Canal. They lived ...

This expansive waterway runs up the East coast, providing a unique traversal method that is far more scenic and picturesque than its nickname lets on.

You’ll set sail on day trips to the smaller isles, including Tresco, to wander the subtropical gardens of Tresco Abbey, and St Agnes, to take in Bronze Age sites, the lighthouse and a pint in ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the State Department’s assertion that Panama “has agreed to no longer charge fees” to US government vessels transiting the Panama Canal ...

Panama has denied the U.S. State Department's claim that the country will eliminate fees for U.S. government vessels transiting the Panama Canal, just one day after the State Department initially ...

WASHINGTON/PANAMA CITY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that U.S. government vessels would be able to cross the canal without ...

Since winning the US election in November, President Donald Trump has refused to rule out the use of force to seize the canal built by Washington over a century ago and later handed over to Panama.

A cargo ship waits at Balboa port before crossing the Panama Canal in Panama City on February 4, 2025. MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday, February 5, denied it will ...

What’s With Trump and the Panama Canal? The Panama Canal has become a major – and unexpected – focal point of President Donald Trump’s second administration. He has repeatedly stated his ...

During his inauguration speech, he repeated his desire to retake control of the Panama Canal, the vital strategic waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Mr. Trump’s secretary of ...

He said Panama will review its arrangement with a Hong Kong-based company to operate ports on either end of the canal. And he reportedly offered US Navy ships an exemption from canal transit fees.