Panama Canal is and will always be Panamanian – Some Old and New Information

PANAMA CITY – In a post on social networks, Panamanian president Mulino shared images capturing five key moments in the waterway’s history.  The first image highlights the 1964 Panama Riots, when 21 Panamanians died at the hands of the US army, which led …

Jammed Packed Weekend with Panama City Comedy

Panama For Humanitarian Reasons, Granted Temporary Permits to 112 Migrants in the Darien

Security Minister Frank Ábrego reported that of the 299 migrants deported by the United States to Panama, 177 have voluntarily returned to their countries of origin, and another 10 are in the process of returning.  However, 112 of them refuse to return to …

Paul Hastings, Weil called in for BlackRock’s $23bn Panama Ports deal

Paul Hastings and Weil have been called for the $22.8bn sale of CK Hutchison’s ports business to a consortium led by BlackRock, according to sources familiar with the matter, in a deal that will see the transfer of two major ports on the Panama Canal.  GLP …

BlackRock and MSC Buy Two Panama Canal Ports

Panama Canal. X/ @CSIS_Trade March 7, 2025 Hour: 1:00 pm The purchase of two ports near the Panama Canal by the consortium formed by BlackRock and Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), the port arm of shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), …

Panama to allow 112 migrants deported from the U.S. to move about freely in the country

PANAMA CITY — Panama announced Friday that it will allow 112 migrants deported from the United States who have been held in a remote camp in the Darien region since last month to move about the country freely until they decide on their next course of …

Panama to grant some temporary permits to migrants sent from US

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama will issue temporary permits for some migrants recently sent from the U.S. allowing them to stay in the Central American nation for up to 90 days if they do not wish to return to their home countries for security reasons, an …

Panama to grant some migrants sent from US 90-day stay for safety reasons

FILE PHOTO: People look out from a hotel where migrants from Asia and the Middle East are housed after being deported to Panama as part of an agreement between the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump and the Central American nation, in Panama …

Panama Canal: By the numbers

To the editor: I just finished reading an exceptional book by David McCullough about the building of the Panama Canal. When the French were trying to build it, plus the first year the United States was trying to build it, the death rate from malaria and …

Panama Canal Ports Sale Stokes Fears Other Forced Sales Will Follow

By: Toh Han Shih The sale of Panama Canal ports by Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong’s richest man, to BlackRock, a US firm with close ties to Washington, has stoked fears that US President Donald Trump might pressure companies of other nations to do other deals – …