AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoUN Leadership Race: Turkey’s bid for the UN’s top job stumbled after its candidate received three positive votes and eight against in a Security Council poll, strengthening the position of Costa Rican frontrunner Rebeca Grynspan. Ambulance Contract: Two financiers of President Laura Fernández’s campaign are linked to a Brazilian company in a consortium awarded a ¢6.5 billion ambulance contract without an open tender; reports say two excluded Costa Rican firms offered lower prices. Drug Seizure: Authorities intercepted a speedboat carrying more than 2.6 tonnes of marijuana off the Pacific coast near Panama and detained two Ecuadorian crew members. Workers’ Wages: Domestic workers will receive a 5.88% minimum-wage increase from January 2027, lifting the monthly minimum to about ¢284,532. Gulf of Nicoya: Small-scale fishers say El Niño has sharply reduced catches, leaving some unable to cover fuel costs.
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