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Lets Back Ghana Youth on Merit Not Party Lines
Alexander Afenyo-Markin said at the Kwahu Business Forum that Ghana needs to put skills above political ties when creating opportunities for young people. The Minority Leader is worried about how youth programs have become political. He wants Ghana to value talent instead of party membership. He believes youth should receive help based on their abilities rather than which party they support. When we pick favorites based on politics, we hurt progress. Our country grows stronger when everyone has a fair shot at success, no matter their political views. This fair approach builds the nation, creates healthy competition, and drives progress forward. The Kwahu Business Forum brings leaders, business owners, and investors together to discuss...
Get ready for Ghanas Business Boom at Kwahu Forum
Alexander Afenyo-Markin praised John Dramani Mahama for starting the Kwahu Business Forum. This initiative helps shape business futures in Ghana through meaningful discussions that lead to real actions for economic growth. The Minority Leader shared these thoughts at the Second Edition of the Forum held in Mpraeso, Eastern Region. The latest Forum focused on "The Future of Business: The Role of the Financial Sector." Afenyo-Markin thanked everyone who attended, calling it the start of ongoing support for Ghanaian entrepreneurs. He encouraged business owners to invest boldly in their dreams as they build a shared future. He asked political leaders to back local businesses based on merit rather than politics. Afenyo-Markin described the...
Earn 100k in St Petersburg with no degree
In St Petersburg, many jobs pay well without requiring a college degree. HR expert Zulia Loikova says skills matter more than education documents. Skilled workers earn good money even as students. Experience counts for lots of employers these days. Some positions need special qualifications, like category E driving licenses. Top-paying jobs without diploma requirements include managers, consultants, real estate agents, photographers, content writers, video creators, social media managers, search engine experts, nail technicians, makeup artists, and tattoo artists. Delivery people, machine operators, and drivers find many openings with decent pay. Companies want graphic designers, customer service representatives, manual laborers, and...
Tire Change Costs Jump 15% in St Petersburg
Tire fitting services cost 15 percent more in St. Petersburg compared to last year. This April, people paid an average of 3,104 rubles for tire changes. More customers needed this service, and purchases went up by 7 percent overall. The warm, dry weather made many drivers replace their winter tires with summer ones earlier than usual. Many shops started seeing customers at the end of March. Almost half of all drivers changed their tires by mid-April. R16 tire fitting makes up 24 percent of all work done at these shops. Thanks to good weather conditions, workers replace around 500 tires each day. The nice weather helps tire shops serve more customers during this busy season. Market experts say both tires themselves cost more this year...
WD 40TB HAMR HDD Is Almost Here
Western Digital plans to release a 40TB hard drive with HAMR technology in late 2026. The company needs to upgrade its factory lines for these new drives, which will cost extra money at first. Kimihiko Nishio from Western Digital Japan shared this news during a PC Watch interview. He said prices should fall after a few years as more people want bigger storage drives. Manufacturing costs will decrease when demand grows higher. Most home users still buy smaller 2TB to 4TB hard drives today. The market for all hard drives has become smaller recently. Western Digital expects more people will need larger storage space over time. They also plan to make bigger WD Blue hard drives for both regular users and businesses. These drives will help...
LG OLED GX9 UltraGear brings epic curved gaming
LG Electronics launched three UltraGear OLED GX9 monitors on April 3, 2025. The lineup features 45-inch, 39-inch, and 34-inch screens with curved displays for better gaming. These monitors come with 21:9 aspect ratios and 800R curves that wrap around users. They show clear images at 3440×1440 resolution with a fast 240Hz refresh rate, perfect for action games. The screens shine bright, with 275 nits standard brightness and up to 1300 nits during HDR content. They support VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 for deep blacks and vivid colors across 98.5% of the DCI-P3 range. Games look smooth thanks to the super quick 0.03ms response time, which eliminates blur from fast movements. Each monitor runs webOS 24, just like LG smart TVs. Users can...
Sapphire NiTRO RX9070 wows with smart island lighting
Sapphire Technology released its NiTRO+ Radeon RX 9070 graphics card with the same design as its XT version. They kept the champagne gold look and "smart island" lights on the side grille, along with a magnetic back panel. These features help with cable management and add style to your PC build. The card measures 330.8 x 128.5 x 65.68 mm and needs 3.2 slots in your computer case. This graphics card runs at 245W with an extra 25W buffer for heavy gaming or work tasks. The GPU core works at 2700 MHz during games, which is 180 MHz faster than its base speed, and can reach 2210 MHz when pushed hard. Sapphire built a strong cooling system for this card with several important parts. The cooling setup has a 12-layer PCB and steel frame for...
AMD Radeon PRO W9000 Workstation GPUs Coming Soon
AMD plans to showcase its new Radeon PRO W9000 workstation graphics cards at the 2025 Taipei Computer Show. These cards utilize the Navi 48 XTW chip from AMD's RDNA 4 architecture, paired with 32GB of GDDR6 memory. The company chose not to increase the memory size from that of previous models, which may help it offer better value to customers. The Navi 48 chip measures 356mm²; however, we are unsure if the professional XTW version will be the same size. The W9000 series will come in three models: XL, XT, and XTX. The top XTX version features 64 compute units, similar to the consumer RX 9070 XT card. The professional cards likely contain special features for tasks such as 3D rendering, AI work, and scientific calculations. The 32GB...
Level Up Gaming with Titan Army 27G2R-B Monitor
The Titan Army 27G2R-B gaming monitor gives players a 27-inch display with WQHD resolution, perfect for games and work tasks. This screen has a FAST IPS panel that shows clear images at 2560 x 1440 pixels. Gamers will love the fast 200Hz refresh rate and quick 1ms response time, which makes motion look smooth. It launches April 26, 2025, and is priced around $210 USD. This monitor stops screen tearing with Adaptive-Sync technology and helps your eyes feel better during long sessions with its DC dimming feature. The PBP/PIP function allows you to view two sources at once, which is great for people who need to see multiple windows. The screen connects to many devices through its two DisplayPort 1.4 inputs and two HDMI 2.0 ports. Content...
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