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

In March, during a joint address to Congress, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the United States would be ...

Often called one of the seven modern wonders of the world, the Panama Canal splits the continents of North and South America ...

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.

Last week, the Panama Canal Board of Directors approved plans to build a dam to solve what it says is a long-term water shortage problem. Construction is expected to begin in 2027.

LIMÓN DE CHAGRES, Panama — Digna Benite stands on the banks of the calm Río Indio and recalls playing in the water while her father fished. "This river is my whole life," Benite, 60, says through a ...