NPR Live Panama’s $5 billion expansion of the Panama Canal is set to open. From Panama City, NPR’s Carrie Kahn chats with U.S. Ambassador to Panama, John Feely, about whether this high stakes project can help repair a tarnished reputation for Panama’s g Read more ... overnment in the wake of the corruption allegations and the Panama Papers.

Panama Papers Fallout Hurts A Reputation Panama Thought It Had Fixed Panama has improved transparency in its banking and legal sectors, and its economy is a bright spot in Latin America. But the Panama Papers have hurt the country's reputation.

U.S. in group with Cuba, Canada and Panama for Olympic soccer qualifying The U.S. will play Canada, Cuba and Panama in pool play of October's Olympic qualifying soccer tournament and will need to finish in the top two of its group to advance to the semifinals and a shot at a berth in the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de J Read more ... aneiro.

History Now Made, The U.S. And Cuba Face A Bumpy Road Ahead By Daniel Trotta and Matt Spetalnick PANAMA CITY, April 12 (Reuters) - Cuba and the United States just made history. Now comes the hard part. ...

Overtures to Cuba Change Dynamic for Obama at Summit Meeting President Obama came to the Summit of the Americas in Panama determined to defuse a generations-old regional dispute over Cuba’s exclusion from the meeting.

Anticipation builds for Obama-Castro meeting in Panama PANAMA CITY (AP) — Generations of isolation between the U.S. and Cuba were poised to fade away Saturday as their presidents prepare to sit down together for the first time since the height of the Cold War.

Overtures to Cuba Change Dynamic for Obama at Summit Meeting President Obama is hoping for a “new beginning” with Cuba as the country’s leaders attend the Summit of the Americas in Panama for the first time since the meeting’s inception in 1994.

Obama, Castro speak by phone amid bid to restore Cuba ties PANAMA CITY (AP) — The presidents of the United States and Cuba have spoken by phone for only the second time in more than 50 years, setting the stage for a historic encounter between the two leaders at a regional summit starting Friday in Panama.

A historic Summit of the Americas - Opinion This week Panama will host the Summit of the Americas, where for the first time President Barak Obama will be in the same room as Cuba's Raul Castro.

Why the United States and Cuba are cosying up The Economist explains