Rubio’s trip reaffirmed the strategic importance of many Central American countries and the Dominican Republic. These nations ...

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - February 07 ... it was "absurd" to charge fees to the US military for using the Panama Canal. (Camera: FRANCESCO SPOTORNO). SOUND BITES: US SECRETARY OF ...

PANAMA CITY — President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied a claim by the Trump administration that the Central American country had agreed to eliminate tolls for U.S. government ships using the ...

They’re going to follow their process,” Rubio said during a press conference in the Dominican Republic. Rubio said that the US would be obligated to protect the Panama Canal if it comes under ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that the Central American ally must immediately reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or ...

The Panama Canal Authority put out its own terse statement saying it had “not made any adjustments” to the fees.

Rubio, the first Latino secretary of state, made the trip in part to reiterate President Trump's concern that China has too much influence over the Panama Canal, and needs control of the waterway ...