AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoUN Secretary-General Race: Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett edged ahead in the UN Security Council’s second straw poll, getting 8 “encourage” votes versus Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan’s 7, as diplomats watch shifting support before a final recommendation. Tech & AI for Costa Rica: President Laura Fernández’s government signed a collaboration agreement with Google to bring AI and technology into education, health, and security as part of its digital transformation push. Tourism Growth: New mid-year figures show Guanacaste driving about two-thirds of Costa Rica’s 2026 tourism air-growth, with Liberia airport capturing a big share of the net increase. Timekeeping Update: Costa Rica’s official time rules changed via a new executive decree, modernizing the scientific framework behind the national time standard without changing everyday hours. Justice & Fraud Case: Prosecutors are investigating a nursing home owner accused of collecting about $750,000 in pension payments from a U.S. retiree who died in 2005. Weather Watch: The national weather service issued warnings tied to Tropical Wave #34, urging caution for flood-prone areas. Local Environment: Curridabat’s Bosque Tacaco is turning a small plot into a dense pocket urban forest using native species and the Miyawaki method.
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