First came the French. A syndicate led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the diplomat who had led construction of the Suez Canal, ...

Bhag Singh’s grandson Darshan Singh Deol is on a mission to piece together his grandfather's lost legacy, seeking official ...

Gretchen Sayre, who lives in Zanesville with her husband Kenneth, is proud of her maternal grandfather and has a good reason for doing so. A talented jack-of-all trades, William Taylor, born in Troy, ...

"To shrink the world by half" -- Part. 1. The Panama Railroad -- The Panama Railroad, 1849-1855 -- Part 2. The French canal -- The French canal, 1881-1904 -- Part 3. The US construction of the Panama ...

Oct. 31 (UPI) --The Panama Canal Authority plans to move forward with construction and subsequent concession of two new port terminals, with an estimated investment of $2.6 billion. According to ...

China is among parties interested in bidding to build two new ports on the Panama Canal, its administrator said Tuesday, despite US talk of retaking control of the vital trade route. US President ...

Yalisbeth Gill raises chickens and Liduvina Rivera grows coffee in Las Gaitas, an agricultural area 50 kilometers west of the Panama Canal. Despite the distance, both have boosted their operations, in ...