Experts discuss what China steadily expanding its influence in the Caribbean and Latin America could mean for the Sunshine ...

Political experts are getting worried about China's global investments, appearing to be making some strategic decisions and ...

China has increased its ties in these regions for nearly two decades, including Panama, where bids include a $4 billion high-speed train to link Panama City to David and the construction of the $1.4 ...

The survival of a major ocean freight carrier serving The Bahamas would be in jeopardy if the US proceeds with a Chinese-made ship fee that “would almost double” 40-foot container cargo rates.

The Panama Canal's strategic importance has largely flown under the public radar. Handling 5% of global trade and serving as ...

Paulette Bethel, ambassador of the Bahamas to China, delivers a speech before a documentary screening in Beijing, March 13, 2025. [Photo by Liao Jiaxin/China.org.cn] The Embassy of the Bahamas in ...

# Calls have been made for the Freeport Container Port to “fill the void” and enable The Bahamas and wider Caribbean to escape the US threat to levy up to $1m per port call by Chinese-made ships.

The man was spotted about 25 miles off Freeport, Bahamas by the Cutter Seahorse ... The spike comes as U.S. lawmakers are warning China's influence in South and Central America and its rising ...

The Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s planned sale of ports in Panama to a group led by BlackRock, the American finance ...

President José Raúl Mulino announced the decision after discussions with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who raised concerns about China’s expanding influence in the Panama Canal region.