Panama Canal - How America Pressured Panama for Control. Posted: July 9, 2025 \| Last updated: July 10, 2025. More for You ...

Trump is right to lament the lives lost for the creation of the canal. They were mostly Black Caribbean migrant workers, living and dying under Jim Crow conditions that the U.S. imposed in Panama.

Depending on the size, weight, and type of vessel, ship owners often pay anywhere between $15,000 and $300,000 in basic fees ...

The most important member of the corps that built the Panama Canal might have been the sanitation officer.

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American influence continue to rise.

A fake quote attributed to Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, saying that his country would double the tariffs for U.S. warships transiting the Panama Canal and devote the proceeds to women ...

The security of the Panama Canal is vital to the U.S. economy and military, leading to concerns over China's presence in the region.

In December 2024, Panama doubled fees for U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal and started dedicating the additional funding toward women's reproductive health care.

A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can't take it back on his own President-elect Donald Trump is decrying rising shipping fees Panama has imposed to use the Panama Canal ...

The canal is operated by the Panama Canal Authority, an autonomous agency overseen by the Panamanian government. So why is Trump getting involved?