Fox Nation's "Showdown at the Panama Canal" explores the history of the vital strategic waterway and the current high-stakes battle to reclaim control.
More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem.
Frequent droughts have pushed authorities to pursue a controversial plan to dam a river to save the waterway — an act that would flood the homes of thousands of people.
Prior to the origination of the plans for the Panama Canal vessels of trade had few options of getting goods from Europe and Asia to N. America.
Data from Project44 suggests that transit times appear to reflect the efficiency of individual ocean carriers rather than any form of favoritism.
Panama’s president has said that he instructed the country’s foreign minister to not discuss the U.S. government’s allegations of Chinese interference in the operations of the Panama Canal with the visiting head of U.
The U.S. president has announced several times in recent weeks that he intends to «bring back» the Panama Canal. His words bring back bad memories.
Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to take it back from the Panama Canal Authority, which has controlled it since 1999.
The Trump administration threatening partners in the Americas may prove to be short-term tactical approach but it will not prove to be a viable long-term strategy for engaging economically with the region.
During World War II Panama City saw tremendous growth. But started to lose its appeal around the time Panama City Beach began to develop.
The motto of the canal remains, “Pro Mundi Beneficio,” which in Latin means ”For the Benefit of the World.” Now, as Cristela turns 40, she sees the latest evolution. Today, Panama is in the news again, detaining and transporting asylum seekers from the United States, according to the New York Times.