Satire on The Tradewinds Brief

Election Season Training Camp: Promises FC vs Delivery United

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pre-Season Friendly. Promises FC and Delivery United line up for another exhibition match. The scoreboard reads STILL 0-0. The crowd has signs. The referee is not sure which side to call.

High Performance Campus (Loading...)

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Train where you are. Picture where you going. The Caribbean High Performance Campus loads on the billboard while the actual training happens in the back lot - water bottles for cones, one tire for resistance, and a coach with a megaphone.

Entire Nation Briefly Pauses Oil Boom to Argue About One LBW Decision

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

Guyana's rapid economic transformation came to a complete standstill yesterday afternoon after one questionable LBW decision in a village cricket match triggered what officials are now calling a full-scale national debate.

Welcome to Guyana: The World Discovered Us

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

Tourists, investors, oil workers, and opportunists line up at Georgetown immigration as a tanker registers under the Guyana flag. The immigration officer holds on for dear life while a new sign goes up: Please confirm you actually from here.

The Ministry of Good News

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

As the minister unveils rising arrows for roads, hospitals, jobs, and investment, ordinary citizens watch their own pockets sink — and the News Flash promises a new task force to study the problem.

Cousin Leroy Explains Jamaica to His Coworkers at the Annual Performance Review

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Cousin Leroy, a management consultant in the Bronx who has not visited Jamaica since 2019, is asked at his annual performance review whether he has any 'cultural perspective' to share about recent Caribbean news. Everyone regrets this.

Jamaica's Real Early Warning System Is Your Cousin's WhatsApp Group at 3 A.M.

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400

A sardonic look at where Jamaicans actually go for weather updates, disaster alerts, and news that matters. Spoiler: it's not the Met Service.

The Rumour Mill — Sunday, April 12, 2026

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:05:00 -0400

De Rumour Mill is grinding this Easter Sunday — whispers about the Wales contract, the pilot rescue, a certain ministry, and who was seen where on the seawall with who.

Back-a-Truck — April 11, 2026

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This week's Back-a-Truck: things overheard at Stabroek Market, on East Bank, at the seawall, and from somebody cousin who know somebody who work near a building.

Bounty Board — April 11, 2026

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This week's Bounty Board: fictional wanted notices for Guyana's most persistent national irritants — potholes, missing files, the Kitty roundabout, and the driver's licence scam.

Bam-Bam Sally and de Rumour Mill — April 8, 2026

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bam-Bam Sally with de Wednesday Rumour Mill — entirely fictional gossip about nobody in particular doing nothing specific somewhere unspecified. As always.

The Rumour Mill — April 8, 2026

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bam-Bam Sally's Wednesday Rumour Mill: what people are whispering about in Stabroek Market, at the seawall, and in the WhatsApp groups that nobody admits to being in.

Rumour Mill – Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400

Unverified, unconfirmed, and entirely too entertaining to ignore. The Rumour Mill grinds Wednesday.

Back-A-Truck — March 19, 2026