(Washington Examiner) Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli says a mansion once owned by former dictator Manuel Noriega will be knocked down to make way for a park since the government hasn't found any buyers. Martinelli says the site will be called "Memory Park" and will help remind Panamanians of all the damage Noriega did to the country. Panamanian officials … [Read more...]

(Prensa.com) The French government will move rapidly on extraditing Manuel Antonio Noriega to Panama, officials with Panama's Foreign Ministry said Friday. Those officials said that, while Noriega has up to 30 days to contest the extradition, they don't expect that to happen, and instead are preparing for his transfer. Officials with the French Embassy in Panama stated … [Read more...]

(Prensa.com) Manuel Antonio Noriega "is very optimistic" about his pending return to Panama, said a former colleague who has remained in touch with the former military dictator. "It's something he has waited for for a long time," said Mario Rognoni, who served in the government during the military dictatorship. "He was very heartened by the idea of being back with his … [Read more...]

(Prensa.com) The United States government has given the go-ahead to France to extradite former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega to Panama. According to government sources, the U.S. Embassy in Panama sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday stating that it has given its consent to French authorities for the extradition of Noriega. The former … [Read more...]

(Prensa.com) Former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega should be brought back to Panama and pressured to name his accomplices in the crimes that were committed during the military dictatorship. This is the opinion of Patria Portugal, daughter of the late political leader Heliodoro Portugal, who was one of the victims of the military regime. Patria Portugal, who is now the … [Read more...]