March 19, 2026 • 4 min readSpeedeet and Wilar
Kids
A Speedeet & Wilar Story
It started, as most things did, with Speedeet having an idea.
“Wilar.” He appeared at the gate with a plastic bag and an expression that Wilar had learned to treat as a warning. “You know how vinegar and baking soda does make dat explosion thing?”
Wilar looked up from his book. “It’s not an explosion. It’s a chemical reaction. Carbon dioxide gas is released when an acid meets a base, creating—”
Read More → February 2, 2026 • 8 min readSpeedeet & Wilar
Youth Stories
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.
Read More → January 20, 2026 • 9 min readSpeedeet & Wilar
Youth Stories
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.
Read More → January 19, 2026 • 5 min readSpeedeet & Wilar
Youth Stories
Every Sunday, join two 12-year-old friends as they navigate life in modern Guyana.
De Visitor from Rupununi
Speedeet: Bai! BAI! Guess who reach yesterday!
Wilar: Who? (mouth full of tennis roll)
Speedeet: Me cousin Derek from Lethem! He come to stay whole school vacation!
Wilar: De one wid de stories?
Speedeet: De SAME one! And bai, he got stories THIS time. You know de government give dem solar panels?
Wilar: Solar panels? Like wha TV does run on?
Read More → January 18, 2026 • 3 min readSpeedeet & Wilar
Youth Stories
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.
Read More → January 15, 2026 • 5 min readSpeedeet & Wilar
Youth Stories
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?
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