DJ Bravo tells TT youth: Drugs,guns not the way

Former West Indies cricket captain Dwayne Bravo is calling for the youth of TT to follow their dreams and stay away from a life of crime.

Bravo, who turned 40 on Saturday, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share his thoughts on the crime situation.

In February 2021, the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) allrounder released a video for a song
called Sad Place, a social commentary on the ills affecting TT society.

Two years on, he said: "Few years ago, Tommy Sanchez and myself wrote this song and it pains my heart to see how not much has changed a few years later. Once again it's really sad to see my beloved twin island TT going downhill.

"To the youths out there, please find your passion and follow your dreams! Drugs and guns (are) not the way forward. #SadPlace."

Bravo is the leading wicket-taker in the history of T20 cricket (619 wickets) and has won over 15 T20 titles during his career – including two T20 World Cup crowns with the West Indies in 2012 and 2016.

At the end of September 2023, TT had recorded 454 murders for the year. Crime statistics on the
police website show this is an increase from the 436 murders reported for the same period in 2022.