Panama, a country known for its iconic canal, is much more than just a strategic waterway between the Atlantic and Pacific ...

Chiquita and its predecessor, United Fruit Company, made bananas one of the most popular fruits in the world. But after a ...

Speaking to a crowd of young conservatives in Phoenix last month, Trump said if the spirit of that agreement is not followed, “then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United ...

Building the canal cost about $375 million, making it the most expensive construction project in U.S. history at that time, according to the Panama Canal Authority.

news | Politics A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own The president-elect is threatening to take back the waterway when he takes office.

The troubled history of the Panama Canal’s racial and social divide President-elect Donald Trump wants to retake control of the major shipping route, whose legacy includes segregation and violence.

Speaking to a crowd of young conservatives in Phoenix last month, Trump said if the spirit of that agreement is not followed, “then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United ...

Panama's voters approved a 2006 referendum authorizing a major expansion of the canal to accommodate larger modern cargo ships. The expansion took until 2016 and cost more than $5.2 billion.