Panama president to US: stop 'lies and falsehoods' about canal
Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday the United States was spreading "lies and falsehoods" after the State Department claimed U.S. government vessels would be able to pass the Panama Canal without paying.
Panama’s president denies making a deal that US ships can transit the canal for free
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free.
Panama Canal denies US claim of preferential crossing rights
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 paying fees, likely ratcheting up tensions after President Donald Trump threatened to take back control of the crossing.
US, Panama Presidents Scheduled to Talk Amid Row Over Canal
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said on social media on Thursday that he would speak to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at 3:30pm on Friday afternoon, amid an increasingly tense standoff over the Panama Canal.
Panama rejects U.S. claim it dropped canal fees after Rubio visit
President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied a claim by the Trump administration that this Central American country had agreed to eliminate tolls for U.S. government ships using the Panama Canal, in an apparent setback to U.
Panama City: Man sentenced to 40 years for killing two in DUI crash
Jacob Hunter Manuel, 24, of Panama City, on Tuesday pleaded no contest to two counts of DUI-manslaughter and one count of DUI ...
Trump, the Panama Canal and the Hong Kong Firm at the Heart of a Showdown
The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...
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‘There will be many casualties’: Panama girds for war as Rubio opens talks
PANAMA CITY — Marco Rubio’s weekend visit to Panama is set to offer clues to a pressing question: whether the next four years of American policy will more closely resemble an imperial conquest ...
Proposed transportation impact fee could impact new developments in Panama City
Panama City is growing and has a need for transportation improvements. But the city can't afford it. For more News, Weather, ...
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Rubio demands Panama 'reduce China influence' over canal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, was greeted by Panamanian foreign minister Javier Martinez-Acha on his arrival in Panama City US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama ...
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Rubio presses Panama to reduce Chinese influence over its canal or face U.S. ‘measures’
PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that the Central American ally must immediately reduce Chinese influence over the ...
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Panama City Beach: Two teens in golf cart critically injured in crash with pickup truck
A man accused of DUI crashed into a golf cart Tuesday night, critically injuring two teens. Here are the details from the ...
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Why the Panama Canal matters
in Panama City on Dec. 31. (Aris Martinez/Reuters) The issue is expected to resurface as Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Panama this weekend on his first international trip in his new role ...
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Rubio tells Panama to end China's influence of canal or face US action
Rubio says Trump sees status quo at Panama Canal as unacceptable Sovereignty over the canal is not up for discussion, Mulino says U.S. believes China's influence violates neutrality treaty Rubio ...