Early Saturday, residents of Panama City lined up at Mackenzie Park to do their part with the ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Michael, by planting trees in their own yards.
The rest instead called it “not realistic.” A majority said it was a “bad idea.” That’s a far cry from Trump’s posture; he recently called taking Greenland an “absol
Panama has owned and administered the Panama Canal for nearly three decades. President Trump wants to change that to counter growing Chinese influence in Latin America.
Republicans hoping to thwart Beijing’s influence in Latin America are urging the Panamanian government to cut ties with Chinese entities.
U.S. investment bank JPMorgan has downgraded its recommendation on Panama's bonds after U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his threat this week to take back the Panama canal.
Hurricane Michael destroyed 72 million tons of trees across 11 Panhandle counties. That's enough to fill 2.5 million log trucks. For more News, Weather, and Sports in, Florida visit:
In recent weeks, when he was President-elect Donald Trump publicly said that Panama should return the Panama Canal to the United States, and he would not rule out using military force to reclaim it. At his presidential Inauguration on Monday Trump doubled down on saying that his new administration was going to take back the canal.
On Saturday, Panama City officials kicked off their reforestation initiative. The city gave away 500 trees to help repopulate the canopy lost in Hurricane Michael.
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has directly addressed President Donald Trump 's controversial comments regarding the Panama Canal, reaffirming that the waterway unequivocally belongs to Panama.
A military operation against a tiny neighbor would destroy US credibility in Latin America and provide a boost for China and Russia. Plus, the Panamanians would likely put up a good fight.
Marco Rubio will travel to Panama on his first trip abroad as secretary of State. The visit comes as Donald Trump looks to reclaim Panama's canal.
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