AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoExtradition Crackdown: Costa Rica courts are reviewing 24 extradition requests tied to international drug trafficking, with the U.S. seeking 20 suspects and Panama and France each requesting two—after a 2025 constitutional reform opened the door to sending nationals abroad in these cases. Weather & Flood Response: Tropical Wave #34 is approaching, and while rain may ease, saturated ground keeps flood and landslide risk alive; 473 schools remain closed and 1,300 people are still in shelters after Tropical Wave #33. Spyware & Transparency Clash: President Laura Fernández denied any plan to buy Israeli spyware “Pegasus,” while opposition lawmakers challenged her “state secret” decree at the Constitutional Court for covering budgets and public contracts. Legal & Local Enforcement: The Constitutional Court ordered Osa to remove illegal businesses and makeshift structures from public beachfront land at Playa Dominical, warning of possible prosecution for municipal officials. Tourism & Health Economy: Costa Rica is pushing dental tourism with new foreign-patient clinic certification, aiming at higher-spending visitors. UN Leadership Watch: Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu urged UN reform in the secretary-general race, as Ecuador’s Ivonne Baki also joined the contest. Business & Travel: Fogo de Chão opened its first Costa Rica restaurant in Escazú, signaling continued regional expansion.
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