AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSTEM Education Push: Costa Rica plans to expand STEM with at least 10 new scientific high schools, adding campuses in Heredia, Turrialba, and Nicoya and converting 50 regular schools into technical tracks. Public Health Risk: CCSS auditors warn Hospital México’s single brachytherapy machine for cervical cancer could disrupt treatment nationwide if it fails, after a prior breakdown in 2021. AI + Regional Connectivity: Costa Rica is backing a Central American 5G Innovation Hackathon using its 5G testbed, while also signing an alliance with Google to bring AI into education, health, and security. Earth & Climate Watch: Two back-to-back earthquakes (5.4 and 4.8) shook Costa Rica, and ocean reports flag record warmth plus fewer humpback sightings in Golfo Dulce. Conservation & Circular Tech: Monteverde’s cloud-forest protection story continues, while researchers highlight coffee pulp and orange-peel experiments that boost forest regeneration and soil health. Marine Discovery: Scientists report a new golden “tree” octocoral family from Costa Rica’s deep-sea seamounts.
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