AGP Executive Report
Last update: 26 minutes agoBus Crash: Two women died and 39 others were injured when a passenger bus overturned in Sarapiquí; seven people were critically hurt. Hospital Crisis: Public hospitals are overwhelmed, with some patients waiting up to eight days for beds as emergency departments run far beyond capacity. The Children’s Hospital ICU is also full amid a surge in respiratory infections. Prison Expansion: Costa Rica’s new $35 million maximum-security prison has received its first 123 inmates. The facility can hold 5,100 as the government seeks to tighten control over organized crime and ease overcrowding. Tourism Safety: A woman has been arrested in connection with the September killing of a 74-year-old American in Playas del Coco; investigators say the two had met online. Education and Crime: President Laura Fernández says keeping young people in school can help prevent crime, even as her government proposes nearly ¢9 billion in education budget cuts. San José Tradition: The Tope horse parade is set to return to the capital this December after debate over its costs and public funding. Women in Leadership: For the first time, women lead Costa Rica’s executive, legislative and judicial branches.
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