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Damion Jacobs stranded in US due to COVID

 
Slipfeeler 2020-04-22 23:56:01 

It’s been just over a month since Jamaican cricketer Damion Jacobs left the island of St Kitts after wrapping up his participation for the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies Championships.

Jacobs was one of many Jamaicans who were trying to return to the island before the borders were shut down by the Government due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but his transit from St Kitts via New York to Jamaica ended with the 35-year-old being stuck in the United States for the past three weeks.

“I left St Kitts on March 21 and flew to New York to do some shopping and stuff. I was scheduled to return to Jamaica on March 25, but by then the travel agency told me that the Jamaican borders were closed and there were no flights,” said Jacobs.

The right arm leg-spinner said he initially thought that he would just spend a few more days before he would be able to return home, but those few days have now turned into a month, and the Melbourne CC player says the hardest part about the ordeal is missing his three young sons, ages 11, seven and four.

A DIFFICULT TIME
“The hardest part about all of this is when my sons ask me when I am coming home and I can’t give them an answer, I got a chance to see them briefly when the Leewards played Jamaica down in Trelawny in February, and the last time I saw them before that was July of last year. I miss them and I know we would be having a lot of fun being at home, but I am hoping I will be able to come home soon.”

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20200422/ja-cricketer-stranded-us

 
doosra 2020-04-22 23:58:09 

In reply to Slipfeeler

“I left St Kitts on March 21 and flew to New York to do some shopping and stuff.


that was not wise at all dude

 
Slipfeeler 2020-04-23 00:01:56 

In reply to doosra

I guess he needed to shop for stuff not available in St. Kitts or Jamaica. I wonder what were those commodities? Everything is either made or sold in Jamaica.

 
Slipfeeler 2020-04-23 00:06:31 

In reply to doosra

See that’s one more reason why he should play for Jamaica next season, apart from the fact that JA lacked many quality bowlers this season, especially since the retirement of Killa Milla, the top regional bowler for several years.

 
doosra 2020-04-23 00:18:03 

In reply to Slipfeeler

I wonder what were those commodities?


wickets, perhaps?

 
Slipfeeler 2020-04-23 03:18:15 

In reply to doosra

Perhaps except that he is in the Bronx and not Florida.
big grin big grin big grin