The 1903 agreement between the U.S. and Panama granted the U.S. control of the Canal Zone, but not ownership, as Panama retained sovereignty. The agreement was a result of Panama's independence ...

The final stage of long-running roadworks in Bridgwater town centre will begin just after Valentine's Day in a bid to complete work by the summer. The Celebration Mile will eventually run from ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the State Department’s assertion that Panama “has agreed to no longer charge fees” to US government vessels transiting the Panama Canal ...

Mulino said he had told U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday that he could neither set the fees to transit the canal nor exempt anyone from them and that he was surprised by the U.S ...

A cargo ship waits at Balboa port before crossing the Panama Canal in Panama City on February 4, 2025. MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday, February 5, denied it will ...

The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its ...

What’s With Trump and the Panama Canal? The Panama Canal has become a major – and unexpected – focal point of President Donald Trump’s second administration. He has repeatedly stated his ...

Taunton homeowners will see an average property tax increase of $443.54 for 2025. The increase is primarily due to rising property values and debt exclusions for a new public safety building and ...

Two Panamanian lawyers filed a complaint on Monday to cancel the concession of a Hong Kong-based company for operating two ports on the Panama Canal, following US President Donald Trump’s ...

That came a day after Rubio delivered a warning to Panama that unless the government moved immediately to eliminate China’s presence at the Panama Canal, the U.S. would act to do so. Migration ...

Seven students were taken to the hospital after a “strong odor” was detected in a Taunton high school classroom on Monday, officials said. Around 1:45 p.m., firefighters responded to a report ...

TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) — The Clarion Hotel in Taunton will no longer house migrants in the state’s shelter system after June of this year, according to state senator Kelly Dooner. Senator ...