Friendship on The Tradewinds Brief

Speedeet & Wilar: The Sunday the Cricket Ball Went Over the Wall

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400

It was a Sunday morning in Bel Air, and the sun was already hot by the time Speedeet finished his porridge.

“Ma, can I go play cricket with Wilar?” he asked, already halfway to the door.

“You had your breakfast? You wash your plate?”

“Yes, Ma.”

“Go. But come back by twelve for church lunch.”

Speedeet was out the door before the screen could slam. Wilar was waiting on the corner by the coconut tree with his cricket bat — the good one, the Mongoose bat his uncle brought from England — and a brand-new tennis ball that he had been saving since Christmas.

Speedeet & Wilar: De Mango Tree War

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Everybody on Pike Street know dat de BEST julie mango tree belong to Miss Doreen. Everybody also know dat Miss Doreen does guard dem mango like gold. So when Speedeet come up wid a plan to ’liberate’ some mango… well, yuh know how DIS gon end.

Speedeet & Wilar: De Mash Costume Crisis

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet and Wilar try to figure out Mashramani costumes on a budget of exactly zero dollars. Wilar has a plan. Speedeet has doubts. Miss Sharma’s clothesline has feathers.

Speedeet & Wilar: De Hospital Cat Hunt

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet brother Derek get bite by carpet labaria at Tumatumari and end up in Georgetown Hospital. But while de family visiting, Speedeet and Wilar find a different kind of adventure in de hospital compound.

Speedeet & Wilar: De Solar Panel Mix-Up

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet cousin from Rupununi come to visit and bring story about the government solar panels. But Wilar grandmother got she own ideas about 'free electricity.'

Speedeet & Wilar and the Mystery of the Missing Medical Records

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

When Speedeet’s grandmother can’t find her medical file at the clinic, the two friends discover that going digital isn’t as simple as pressing a button.

Speedeet & Wilar: De Mango Tree Incident

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet got a plan fuh get de biggest mango from Mr. Chan shop yard, and Wilar know is trouble but he going anyway. Wha could go wrong?