More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem.

Panama’s president has said that he instructed the country’s foreign minister to not discuss the U.S. government’s allegations of Chinese interference in the operations of the Panama Canal with the visiting head of U.

Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday he has instructed the country's foreign minister to reject talk of Chinese influence over the Panama Canal in a meeting with the head of the U.S. Southern Command.

Panama has been looking for solutions to a long-term problem. Every time a ship passes through the Panama Canal, more than 50 million gallons of fresh water from Lake Gatun pour out into the ocean. Nobody ever thought Panama could run out of water.

A recent drought in Panama was so severe that the canal had to reduce traffic. How is climate change impacting Panama -- and how does that ripple out to the global economy?

A senior U.S. military commander who oversees operations over much of Latin America will visit Panama this week to discuss security cooperation as well as the Panama Canal and migration, the U.S. embassy in the Central American nation said on Wednesday.

On Thursday, the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) hosted a guest lecture titled "Interrogating the World of Caribbean Workers on the Panama Canal" with speaker Julie Greene, a professor in the University of Maryland's Department of History and author of "The Canal Builders: Making America's Empire at the Panama Canal.

A team from NPR's All Things Considered went to Panama to report on the canal there, which has gained attention in recent months due to President Trump's comments about the U.S. taking control of it.

As Trump’s special envoy for Latin America, it’s up to Mauricio Claver-Carone to work out the details. The role of Trump’s regional enforcer is a natural one for the Miami n

Trump's Panama Canal threats are the latest in a long history of US interest and involvement in Panama. America invaded a few decades back.

President Trump says he wants to buy Greenland and reclaim the Panama Canal. NPR's Juana Summers and Ari Shapiro compare their recent reporting from both locations.