by Juan Jose Rodriguez Panama on Tuesday will mark the 25th anniversary of the United States' handover of its interoceanic canal, a milestone overshadowed by Donald Trump's threat to demand control be returned to Washington. Trump, who will return to the White House on January 20, sparked anger among Panamanians by recently saying that Washington would demand the canal "be …
Panama on Tuesday will mark the 25th anniversary of the United States' handover of its interoceanic canal, a milestone overshadowed by Donald Trump's threat to demand control be returned to Washington. Panama marks canal handover anniversary in shadow of Trump threat The anniversary comes two days after the death of former US president Jimmy Carter, at age 100, who signed …
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — After nearly a decade, Nicaragua’s congress finally canceled on Wednesday a controversial canal concession granted to a Chinese businessman that critics said endangered the environment and threatened to displace rural communities. The proposed $50 billion, 172-mile canal across this Central American nation was long viewed as a joke that later turned deadly serious. Ortega’s government claimed the …
