“The Canal is and will remain Panama’s and its administration will remain under Panamanian control with respect to its permanent neutrality,” he said on Inauguration Day. The letter ... Panama’s ...

The 1903 agreement between the U.S. and Panama granted the U.S. control of the Canal Zone, but not ownership, as Panama ...

More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — and 25 ...

It was a use, like a lease with a payment to Panama, like rent. This was a busy time. Panama had declared independence from Columbia. The U.S. had tried to strike a canal deal with Columbia on similar ...