Panama Ports Company (PPC) is poised to engage with the Panama government regarding the sale of two key ports at the Panama ...

It is part of the route that ships use to cross the Panamanian isthmus between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Along ...

Why is the canal key for the U.S.? The Panama Canal, an 82-km (51-mile) artificial waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, saves ships thousands of miles and weeks of travel.

So Panama is looking for ways to get more water to the canal, and they've chosen this spot. A place Digna, Olegario and more than 2,000 others call home.

In his inauguration speech, President Trump accused Panama of violating the terms under which the U.S. handed over the Panama Canal. “We’re taking it back,” he declared.