AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoWater Conservation: AyA is urging households to save water as El Niño-driven dry-season conditions begin in Guanacaste and the Central Valley. The request is voluntary; no rationing is planned. Renewable Energy: Two 20-megawatt wind farms in Guanacaste won approval to join Central America’s SIEPAC power grid. Tourism Link: Costa Rica welcomed its first direct flight from Poland, a weekly charter to Guanacaste carrying 251 passengers and scheduled through Dec. 17. Polish arrivals rose 20% year over year through September. UN Race: Former vice president Rebeca Grynspan received 12 supportive votes in the Security Council’s latest informal poll, extending her lead in the race to become secretary-general. Ambulance Scrutiny: Fire Chief Héctor Chaves says President Laura Fernández did not direct a $13.88 million ambulance purchase, though procurement records cite presidential instruction. The sole-bid contract is under anticorruption scrutiny, and people linked to the vendor bought bonds from Fernández’s party.
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