When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll find a region reeling from the new administration's shock-and-awe approach to diplomacy.

Whether it’s countering China, or pursuing a new U.S. expansionism, the president’s threats have already led to concrete action inside Panama, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.

Panama City wants to bring back an American tradition. City officials are currently launching a Little League baseball program. For more News, Weather, and Sports in Panama City, Florida visit:

President Donald Trump cannot take the Panama Canal — at least not legally — as he would be violating every single treaty that the U.S. has come into with Panama since 1945, international law and national security experts told WLRN.

Panama City, Panama - January 27, 2025 China does not control the Panama Canal, nor does it charge more tolls to the United States, says its former administrator, Jorge Quijano, in an interview with EFE in which he deconstructs the discourse used by US President Donald Trump to argue his intention to "regain" the operation of the route between the Atlantic and the Pacific.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and a country familiar with U.

Panama has reportedly submitted a formal letter to the U.N. rejecting Trump's statement about reclaiming the canal. The country's President José Raúl Mulino said in the letter, dated January 20, that the canal "is and will continue to be Panama's," the New York Times reported.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit the Central American country in his first official trip abroad this weekend. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Panama City is hosting what organisers touted as the region's answer to Davos, as political and business leaders gather to tackle Latin America's persistent economic challenges amid growing concerns over rising poverty and middle-class stagnation.

The Neighborhood Plan was started seven years ago with the goal of encouraging development in three of Panama City’s historic communities.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - After seven years of discussion, Panama City commissioners approved a new legislation to create walkable business-friendly communities while preserving three neighborhoods’ historic charm. In the January 28th Panama City commission meeting, commissioners voted unanimously on the Neighborhood Plan.