4 Guyanese cricketers remain in T&T after flight cancelled

Garfield Benjamin, Steve Ramdass, Demetri Cameron and Kandasammy Surujnarine, the four Guyanese cricketers who were set to return home from Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday, June 11, have suffered another setback, as their flight to Guyana was cancelled.

Having been involved in the National Cricket League since February, the four were given the green light by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) to return home after completing their COVID-19 tests, and were brimming with hope to return on a flight to Guyana on Thursday last.
They were aware that Law students had made contact with the NCTF and were aided to return home, hence they had quickly liaised with the relevant authorities.
No reason was given for their flight being cancelled, and another possible date has not yet been set.

Guyana, on June 6, welcomed home 137 of her nationals who had been stranded in the United States of America, and this has given all Guyanese stranded abroad optimism of returning to their homeland. However, these cricketers, who have been longing to be reunited with their families, have been left disappointed after their flight was cancelled.

Ramdass is a former Demerara U-19 batsman who plays for the Lusignan Sports Club. Cameron is a former Berbice U-19 fast bowler who plays for Port Mourant Community Centre Cricket Club in Berbice. Benjamin, another Berbician and the youngest of these players, represented Guyana Under-19 in the last Regional U-19 tournament, and plays local cricket for the Tucber Park Cricket Club based in New Amsterdam. And the Berbician Surujnarine is an opening batsman for the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club, who continues to play cricket abroad and locally with the aim to make a place in the Guyana Jaguars set-up.

It certainly has been a testing time for these sons of the soil who are longing to return home to be reunited with their families and friends. (Brandon Corlette)