AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoUN Race: Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan remains the narrow frontrunner to lead the United Nations, with nine “encourage” votes in the latest Security Council poll. But no candidate won support from all five veto-wielding powers, leaving the race open and Grynspan facing opposition from two. Security Policy: President Laura Fernández visited El Salvador’s CECOT prison after opening Costa Rica’s 5,100-inmate CACCO facility, modeled on the controversial mega-prison. Her government says it will study the Salvadoran approach as it confronts rising organized crime. Playas del Coco Killing: Police named a 22-year-old woman as the main suspect in the killing of American Marc Walter Fleming and say she remains at large. A second woman was arrested on suspicion of helping her leave the area and use the victim’s bank cards. Tourism: Costa Rica received 2.4% fewer international visitors in September than a year earlier, the second monthly decline in a row. U.S. arrivals fell 3.3%, though visitor numbers for January through September were still up 4.8% from 2025.
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