Carlton "Coaks" Cyril
A Nou Cozay
Weekdays: 5am-9am
St Lucia's very own stand out home grown comedic icon popularly known as “Coaks” grew up in a Bexon where he attended a Seven Day Adventist Church.
It was there he got his opportunity at doing short acting stints; this open him to the opportunity to becoming a member of the Che Campeche group.
Yet as humorous and carefree as he may be “Coaks” isn’t all laughs.
There is a side to him that demonstrates deep concern about serious social issues and the development of local Theatre.
One avenue he uses to showcase this is through his plays. The scripts are written to tackle social issues such as political, everyday economic situations and gender relations which he indicates appeals to the people.
As much as he owns his own company “Coaks Productions” he remains an avid activist for the development of arts in St Lucia and crys his disappointment that enough is not been done for the creative arts.
His goal is to impart knowledge to young people. He has plans to conduct workshop with secondary schools challenging your people to express themselves and be committed to their dreams.
Marcus Day
“Bon Après-midi"
Weekdays: 2pm-6pm
Dr. Marcus Day – (DSc Geography) is the Director of the Caribbean Drug & Alcohol Research Institute based in Castries, Saint Lucia. Dr Day was recognised in the 2013 Queens Birthday’s Honours List with an MBE for his humanitarian and human rights work with vulnerable populations.
When not travelling he works with marginalised young men in a local development project in his community of La Clery, Castries focusing on education, mirco-agriculture and food sustainability, harm reduction and self-sufficiency.
The Institute studies the overlap between drug use and HIV infection on vulnerable populations. He is a founding member of the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities and the past Co-Chair of the CVC Board of Governors. people who use drugs. He is the technical advisor for the Caribbean regional prison superintendents association and technical advisor to CARICOM for HIV and Dug use.
Herma believes in self-expression through creativity and always dares to be different, trying to be the best in whatever she undertakes.
New ideas, thoughts and stories excite me! I spend my leisure time developing my creative side by planning new projects, reading, sketching, writing and practicing my sewing skills. I lOVE fashion, and music.
He has served as principal investigator on research projects:
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Youth, Crime and Violence in Saint Lucia
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Crack cocaine and HIV Risk Street Drug Users in Saint Lucia and
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Drug use and HIV Risk Behaviours among Caribbean MSM community.
Dr Day was a member of the core group of the UN Reference group on Injecting Drugs and HIV until WHO/UNODC disbanded it and a leading expert on sexual transmission of HIV associated with non-injecting crack cocaine use.
Dr Day is the co-editor of the 2001 volume on drug use in the Caribbean entitled “Caribbean Drugs, from Criminalisation to Harm Reduction (Zed Publishing London, 2004), the 2005 Manual of Alternative Sentencing in the Caribbean and a contributor in the 2009 Ian Randal published volume entitled SEXUALITY, SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS with an article entitled Drugs Obscure the Human Rights Issues for Drug Users Are Demons and Jumbies Rights Holders?
Herma Demacque
“Bon Après-midi"
Weekdays: 2pm-6pm
Youngest of 3 children in a single parent household, of which my mother is the head. Her ability, strength and courage to raise three children is something that I admire and celebrate.
My early academic education started at the Canaries Primary School and continued at the Carmen Rene Memorial Primary School, following which I attended and graduated from the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School and Sir Arthur Lewis Community college.
Herma believes in self-expression through creativity and always dares to be different, trying to be the best in whatever she undertakes.
New ideas, thoughts and stories excite me! I spend my leisure time developing my creative side by planning new projects, reading, sketching, writing and practicing my sewing skills. I lOVE fashion, and music.
I intend on venturing into the fields of Fashion Design and or Journalism. Both of these entice my need for expression. Telling my story, telling someone else’s story and helping others express themselves is important and will contribute to a brighter, more confident St Lucia.