AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoUN Leadership Watch: Denmark has set Aug. 21 for another informal UN Security Council poll to pick António Guterres’ successor, with Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan still leading early straw-ballot results. Public Safety & Prisons: President Laura Fernández ordered power outlets removed from all prison cells after a crackdown seized hundreds of TVs and microwaves from inmates. Crime & Economy: Costa Rica is pushing constitutional changes to expand extradition grounds for organized-crime offenses, while the Central Bank cut its 2026 growth forecast to 3.4% citing El Niño-related cost pressures. Disaster Response: A Cartago earthquake near Orosi was revised to magnitude 5.0 and followed by 60 aftershocks. Culture & Health: The Romería de la Virgen de los Ángeles closed with zero deaths, as the Red Cross treated 1,772 people along the Cartago route. Wildlife Protection: Costa Rica launched a campaign urging people to stop extracting wildlife, after airport and border seizures showed thousands of animal and plant specimens intercepted. Sports (Local Angle): Inter Miami says it has no interest in signing Kevin De Bruyne and instead is focusing on its roster, including a loan signing from Costa Rica’s FC Moravia.
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