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US Ratified the Failed Treaty Granting Rights to Build Panama Canal in 1903
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, the Hay-Herran Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, was ratified by the United States Senate in 1903. continue reading »
The U.S. Hands Control of the Panama Canal to Panama in 1999
December 31, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, the United States Government hands control of the Panama Canal to Panama in 1999. continue reading »
Nicaragua Plans to Construct Interoceanic Canal Within 10 Years
June 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Nicaragua's government plans to build a $30 billion interoceanic canal within the next 10 years, calling that project a "priority" and an addition to the country's "national heritage." continue reading »
Panama to Reduce Vulnerability to Natural Disasters with $100 Million Investment
June 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan for $100 million to help Panama reduce its vulnerability to natural disasters and the effects of climate change. continue reading »
Panama Awaits Former Dictator Manual Noriega’s Return, Some Twenty Years Later
December 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Panama is awaiting the arrival Sunday of former strongman Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, who was extradited from France and will be taken immediately to prison to serve the sentences handed down to him on various convictions. continue reading »
¡Felicidades! Panama on Your 108th Year of Independence
November 3, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Today, all of Panama is celebrating and rejoicing its 108-year old independence when it separated from Colombia and had earlier in its history broke away from Spain. continue reading »
Donald Trump’s Comments About Canal Make him “Persona Non Grata” in Panama
March 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
According to Panamanian officials, Trump told CNN that the United States had "stupidly" handed over the Panama Canal to the country "in exchange for nothing." continue reading »
Water in Panama Rationed Yet Undrinkable
January 9, 2011 | by Panama Guide | Latino Daily News
The intense rains throughout Panama and other parts of Latin America have resulted in million of Panamanians having their water rationed while at the same time they are unable to drink it due to contamination. continue reading »
Panama Canal Closes Due to Flooding – Third Time Ever in Its History
December 9, 2010 | by CNN | Latino Daily News
Panamanian officials, for the third time in 96 years, have closed the Panama Canal due to local river flooding. The last time the canal closed was 1989 continue reading »
