AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoUN Leadership Push: Ecuador’s Ivonne Baki has joined the race to become the next UN secretary-general, as the world body weighs candidates to replace António Guterres and pressure grows for a woman to finally break the “glass ceiling.” Local Politics: President Laura Fernández has sent a bill to Congress to fully abolish special pensions for former presidents, with no exceptions. Disaster Response: Fernández toured flood-damaged communities in Limón as lawmakers pressed for an emergency declaration for the Caribbean coast. Public Health Reform: Costa Rica changed healthcare waiting-list rules so priority is based on clinical risk and severity, not just how long someone has waited. Economy & Cost of Living: RECOPE says regular gasoline should be cheaper again in September, but warns of possible price increases if its tariff request is approved. Labor & Trade: Corbana opposes using the Anker method to set a living wage for banana producers, arguing it misreads Costa Rica’s conditions. Security: Costa Rica extradited “Macho Coca” to the U.S., where he faces federal drug trafficking charges. Environment & Science: A new deep-sea coral species was identified off Costa Rica, so unique it required a new family for classification.
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