Pike Street on The Tradewinds Brief

Speedeet & Wilar - The Mango Tree That Wouldn't Keep Quiet

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet and Wilar find out Miss Inez big mango tree got opinions. And it don't approve of slipper.

Speedeet and Wilar: The Great Duckling Championship

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Wilar aunty duck hatching twelve eggs (was thirteen, one disappear - duck business). Speedeet and Wilar turn de backyard into a full championship before de ducklings got de chance to open dem eye good.

Speedeet & Wilar: De Talent Show Disaster

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Speedeet signs them both up for the school talent show without telling Wilar. Wilar has one week to learn to juggle. This cannot end well.

Speedeet & Wilar — De Kite and de Corentyne River

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Is Easter Monday on de seawall. Speedeet and Wilar build a kite from scratch, argue about aerodynamics, nearly take out an auntie roti, and lose de kite to Suriname. A perfect day.

Speedeet & Wilar — The Easter Kite

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet and Wilar try to fly a kite on Easter Monday on the seawall. The kite has other plans. A Pike Street Easter adventure.

Speedeet & Wilar: De Day De Rain Come Down

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Georgetown flooding again, and Speedeet see it as an opportunity. Wilar see it as a problem. Dem both right.

Speedeet & Wilar: De Day De Kite Get Away

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet's kite goes on an adventure of its own — straight over the fence into Miss Doreen's yard. A Pike Street afternoon goes sideways in the best possible way.

Speedeet & Wilar: De Science Experiment

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet has a theory about vinegar and baking soda. Wilar has a bad feeling about this.

Speedeet & Wilar: De Newspaper Wha Close Down

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Speedeet and Wilar are 12-year-old best friends from Pike Street, Kitty, Georgetown. Speedeet is Black, Wilar is East Indian. They get into adventures every Sunday.

Wilar was sitting on de front step reading something on he phone when Speedeet come running down Pike Street like he late fuh school.

“Yo! Wilar! You hear wha happen?”

Wilar look up slow. “Wha happen now? Somebody goat get loose again?”

“No, man! De newspaper close down! Stabroek News! Ma was reading it on she phone and she start crying!”

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.