AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoUN Race: Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan extended her lead in the Security Council’s latest poll, winning 12 “encourage” votes and three “discourage” votes. She remains the frontrunner, but a permanent-member objection could still block her nomination. Tourism: Costa Rica was named the world’s most desirable country by Wanderlust readers, whose awards drew about 250,000 votes. The country welcomed 2.31 million international visitors from January through September, up 4.8% from a year earlier. Drug Interdiction: The Coast Guard seized more than 2.6 tonnes of marijuana from a speedboat near the Panama border and detained two Ecuadorian crew members in an operation backed by US and Panamanian agencies. Public Spending: Two financiers of President Laura Fernández’s campaign are linked to a Brazilian firm in a ₡6.5 billion ambulance contract awarded without an open tender; two local bidders reportedly offered lower prices. Fishing: El Niño’s unusually warm Pacific waters are leaving Gulf of Nicoya fishers with catches too small to cover fuel costs, prompting an emergency alert along the coast.
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