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THE TRADEWINDS SHOP

Wear the Region

Diaspora-made merch for readers who carry the region with them.

The first drop is live. Tees ship worldwide through our fulfillment partner — made to order, printed clean, shipped from the facility closest to you.

More products drop this week. Newsletter subscribers get first pick and a launch-day discount.

AVAILABLE NOW

Drop One

NEW

The Tradewinds Wordmark Tee

Heavyweight cotton. Wordmark across the chest. Clean, durable, built for people who carry the region with them.

How ordering works

Click through to our fulfillment partner, pick your size and color, and check out securely. Orders ship in 7–14 days from the facility closest to you.

Every sale funds original reporting from Guyana, the Caribbean, and Africa. Tradewinds stays free to read because readers who can, support it.

Browse the shop →

Coming this week

HOODIE

Midweight fleece. Embroidered wordmark.

$54

MUG

11oz ceramic. Wordmark wrap.

$18

TOTE

Canvas shoulder tote.

$22

STICKERS

Byline sticker set of 5.

$8

Get first pick when they drop

Newsletter subscribers get early access and a launch-day discount on new releases.

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How the shop works

Shipping worldwide

Orders are fulfilled through Printful, who print and ship from facilities in the US, UK, EU, Australia, and Japan. Orders route to the closest facility.

No inventory tricks

Everything is made to order. No warehouse, no dead stock, slightly longer shipping (7–14 days typical). In exchange, every item is pristine.

Returns

Print-on-demand means returns are limited to defects and misprints. We’ll make it right if anything shows up wrong.

Where the money goes

Shop revenue funds original reporting. Tradewinds stays free to read because readers who can, support it. Thank you.