Trump threatens to demand ownership of Panama Canal ‘in full’ if ‘rip-off’ of US doesn’t stop
President-elect Trump has criticized the “exorbitant” fees Panama charges the United States and threatened to demand control of the country's key trade node. The former president and future president posted two truth social posts highlighting America's current relationship with the built, sold, and vaunted Panama Canal — which he calls national and financial security. It […]
Trump: Panama will lose control of Canal if it continues to ‘rip-off’ US
President-elect Trump on Saturday night objected to fees for the vital Panama Canal, saying he would demand that control of the waterway be returned to the United States when he returns to office if no changes are made. “The fees Panama charges are ridiculous, especially given the extraordinary generosity the United States has given Panama,” […]
Panama Detects Increase in Chinese Migrants Crossing Darién Gap
Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino said Thursday that local authorities have seen an increase in Chinese migrants heading to the United States across a jungle road in the Darien Canyon. The Darien Canyon is a 30-mile-wide, 100-mile-long jungle pass shared by Panama and neighboring Colombia, and is the only land bridge connecting South America with […]
Panama president dismisses this key issue as a ‘United States problem’
Panama’s president said the ongoing migrant crisis in the Western Hemisphere is an “American problem,” adding that the deportation flights, which are partly funded by the United States, are strictly voluntary. “This is a U.S. problem we’re dealing with,” newly elected President José Raul Mulino said Thursday. “People don’t want to live here in Panama. […]