Youth

Speedeet & Wilar: De Mango Tree War

Speedeet & 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.

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De Boys Seh: Development Bank Loans, Mash Prep, and Why Big People Love de Word 'Ambitious'

Speedeet & Wilar De Boys Seh

Speedeet and Wilar try to understand interest-free loans, wonder who is paying for Mash costumes, and discover that big people use de word ‘ambitious’ for everything.

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Speedeet & Wilar: De Mash Costume Crisis

Speedeet & Wilar Weekly Feature

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.

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Speedeet & Wilar: De Hospital Cat Hunt

Speedeet & 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.

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De Boys Seh: Oil Talk, Border Soldiers, and Birthday Party Entry Fees

Speedeet & Wilar De Boys Seh

Speedeet and Wilar from Pike Street, Kitty try to understand oil contracts, wonder why soldiers watching de border, and complain about paying to attend birthday parties.

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Speedeet & Wilar: De Solar Panel Mix-Up

Speedeet & 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?

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De Boys Seh: Hotels, Digital Records, and Why Adults Confusing

Speedeet & Wilar De Boys Seh

Speedeet and Wilar from Pike Street, Kitty break down fancy hotels, digital health records, and why de women cricket team is de real MVP.

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Speedeet & Wilar and the Mystery of the Missing Medical Records

Speedeet & 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.

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De Boys Seh: Wha Speedeet & Wilar Talking About Dis Week

Speedeet & Wilar De Boys Seh

Speedeet and Wilar share dem thoughts on cricket, video games, school lunch, and why adults always saying ‘back in me days.’ Short takes from two 12-year-olds!

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Speedeet & Wilar: De Mango Tree Incident

Speedeet & 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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