The Japanese Embassy in Panama made its first visit to the Regional Humanitarian Assistance Logistics Center, exploring cooperation opportunities to strengthen disaster response across Latin America.
Panama’s Public Ministry is tracing funds allegedly received by former CSS director Enrique Lau Cortés from a Dominican Republic company between 2020 and 2023. The investigation seeks to establish the origin and justification of the money.
Panama’s Budget Commission approved shifting $6 million from school construction to maintain Senan helicopters under the U.S.-backed CARSI agreement, sparking debate over spending priorities and Meduca’s slow budget execution.
Panamanian prosecutors have charged former Social Security Fund director Enrique Lau Cortés with unjust enrichment and money laundering amid conflicting asset-growth estimates. The case now moves through the courts as prosecutors weigh evidence.
