Costa Rica Receives on Average 1.100 Lightning Strikes Per Day
A report in today's issue of the Spanish language daily, La Nación, says that each day, on average, 1.100 lightning strikes hit the country and that the discharges are the cause of 70% of the electrical service failures and responsible for the death 15 people in the last two years.

ICE Decides To Buy New GSM Network Rather Than Expand Existing
The decision has been made and not one that will make many people happy: the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) - the state monopoly on telecommunications - has opted to purchase a new GSM cellular network , rather than expand the current networks.

The Tej Kohli Foundation Grows
Throughout his career, Tej Kohli has worked on finding solutions to problems that businesses face. In particular, through his company Grafix Softech, he has built business-to-business e-commerce platforms that help strengthen payment gateways and credit card interfaces for interactive software.

Seven Down, One To Go
That is the tally for the eight prisoners who escaped from the La Reforma prison on October 9, as police yesterday captured fugitive number 7.

Women's Volleyball Team Comeback For Win
Costa Rica produced a memorable comeback to win their first match on their debut appearance at the ongoing women's volleyball  World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.