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A historic opportunity for job seekers The National Employment Drive 2025 is one of the most ambitious recruitment efforts ever launched in Trinidad and Tobago. Announced as a central feature of the 2025/2026 national budget, the initiative seeks to fill more than 20,450 public sector jobs, transforming temporary government schemes …

How brands built their empires through advertising The consumer world of the 1960s and 1970s was a laboratory for what we now call effective advertising. Television was reaching its golden age, print was still dominant, and radio jingles echoed in every household. The brands that broke through during this era …

A historic recruitment drive In 2025, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago launched one of the most ambitious recruitment initiatives in its history, a National Recruitment Drive aimed at filling over 20,450+ public sector jobs. Announced as a central feature of the 2025/2026 national budget, this programme is designed to …

Why people call Bitcoin a scam Since its creation in 2009 by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin has been called many things: revolutionary money, digital gold, and a financial lifeline. Yet every time a crypto crash makes headlines, critics return to the same accusation: Bitcoin is nothing more than a …

 Success phobia is the silent saboteur that turns a dream job into a nightmare. While landing a sought-after position should be the pinnacle of achievement, for some, that triumph quickly curdles into a crippling anxiety. This intense, often unconscious fear of the new, daunting expectations and responsibilities triggers a paradoxical …

The phenomenon is perplexing: a candidate fights tooth and nail to secure a coveted job, only to start acting strangely once they’ve signed the contract. This isn’t just about a change of heart; it is a complex, often unconscious self-sabotaging behaviour where an employee, having successfully “sold themselves”, then shows …

The new reality of job hunting Searching for work often feels like a marathon. You spend weeks sending out applications, preparing for interviews, waiting for callbacks, and still face rejection. Yet, hidden beneath the traditional hiring maze is a fast-track lane that few job seekers know exists. These are remote …

The modern professional world is competitive, and companies often expend significant resources to attract top talent. It is profoundly bewildering and frustrating when an employee or contractor, who passionately and aggressively ‘sold themselves’ during the interview process, swiftly devolves into a difficult, underperforming, or even absent figure once they have …

A new language for global payments The global payments system is moving to a new common language. SWIFT, the network that connects thousands of banks and financial institutions around the world, is replacing long-standing MT message formats with the richer ISO 20022 MX format for cross-border payments. This is not …

The cryptocurrency market has always been volatile, but the recent collapse on October 10, 2025, was a watershed moment. Billions of dollars in value were wiped out in seconds, traders across exchanges were liquidated, and the ripple effects extended into real lives in tragic ways. To understand this event, known …