AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPublic Safety & Justice: Costa Rica’s Foreign Ministry reiterated its recommendation to suspend all travel to the Middle East, citing escalating tensions and the risk of sudden airspace closures and security deterioration. Anti-Trafficking Push: A UK-funded project with IOM is strengthening Costa Rica’s fight against human trafficking by training communities and boosting tourism safeguarding, including a new Spanish guide for tourism workers. Courts & Oversight Reform: Governing-party lawmakers filed constitutional reform bills that would shift control over contract approvals away from the Comptroller General, reshape how substitute Supreme Court justices are selected, and change magistrate terms. Organized Crime & Extradition: The U.S. provided final legal guarantees to move forward with the extradition of “Macho Coca,” while INTERPOL and the OIJ arrested a U.S. citizen in San José wanted for alleged fraud and money laundering. Economy & Daily Life: Starbucks opened its 33rd Costa Rica store in San José, creating 14 jobs, as Dunkin expands with a new location in Zapote. Culture & Community: The Romería in Cartago wrapped up with zero deaths, with the Red Cross treating 1,772 people over the emergency operation.
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