BlackRock Acquires Panama Canal Ports Amid U.S.-China Tensions
Marvel will be waiting for one Marvel before entering Panama Canal in Panama City on February 23, 2025 (by Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff James Meyers1:48pm – Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 The Hong Kong-based company has agreed to sell two terminals at both ends of the Panama Canal to US asset management company […]
BlackRock to take control of ports in Panama Canal for $23B
A consortium of companies led by BlackRock is buying two key ports on the Panama Canal for $23 billion from a Hong Kong-based company after President Donald Trump raised concerns that the strategic waterways are being affected by China. BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager with an investment portfolio worth $11.5 trillion, has agreed to […]
BlackRock announces purchase of Panama Canal ports
Former Trump National Security Council Chief of Staff Alex Gray has unraveled his concerns about President Donald Trump's Gaza Plan and Kudlow's Panama Canal. BlackRock announced on Tuesday that it would purchase the port at the Panama Canal. President Donald Trump raised security concerns about his ties with China. BlackRock has announced a $22.8 billion […]
8-year-old boy dies as boat carrying migrants capsizes off Panama coast
A boat carrying 19 immigrants — part of the “reversible” of immigrants who once wanted to arrive in the US — has been smashed from Panama's Caribbean coast on Saturday, claiming the lives of an 8-year-old Venezuelan boy Border authorities said. . The boat, filled with mainly Venezuelans and Colombians, had a total of 21 […]
Senators hold hearing on impact of Panama Canal
The Senate Commerce Committee holds a hearing on the impact of the Panama Canal on trade and national security as … source
LIVE NEWS: Trump EOs, Migrants arrested in Florida, Kristi Noem speaks at DHS, Panama Canal updates
The Trump administration will hold its first White House press conference with newly minted press secretary Karoline Leavitt on … source
US deports 119 immigrants of varying nationalities to Panama | Trump administration
The US sent undocumented immigrants from Asian countries whose governments refused to accept them in Panama. The military plane carrying 119 migrants from countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, China, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Pakistan flew from California to Panama City on Wednesday. The revelation that Panama has become a destination for immigrants from countries that […]
Panama Arrests over 500 in Massive Construction Worker Union Riot
Members of Panama's Suntracs Construction Workers' Union staged a violent violent riot in Panama City on Wednesday, with 17 injured police officers and more than 500 people arrested by local law enforcement. Union workers stage Riots against the bill reforming Panama's Social Security Fund, which is being discussed in the Diet. The bill, commonly referred […]
Panama Denies Giving Free Canal Passage to American Ships
Panama President Jose Raul Murino refuted the “false” and “extremely unbearable” claims made by the US State Department on Thursday morning, stating that US government vessels would travel the Panama Canal without paying fees. It indicated that it is permitted. “I was very surprised by the State Department statement because they have made important statements […]
U.S. Vessels Can Transit Panama Canal With No Fees
The State Department announced Wednesday that it would allow U.S. government vessels to travel through the Panama Canal without facing “claims.” in post In X, the State Department emphasized how this would save the United States “millions of dollars a year” as US government vessels no longer face charges. “U.S. government vessels now pass through […]