Shayron Tower is an intercultural communication professional with a master’s degree in International Relations and a long-standing commitment to youth empowerment, intercultural education, environmental protection, and cultural preservation.
He was born and raised on Great Corn Island, in the Caribbean region of Nicaragua. There, he received his early education and began getting involved in community service, communication initiatives, and cultural and artistic spaces. From an early age, these experiences shaped his strong connection to community work and local identity.
Since the age of 11, Shayron has actively participated in numerous community and social organisations, taking on leadership roles and volunteering in different initiatives. His work has included organising clean-up campaigns in swamps and on beaches, as well as facilitating workshops for young people on sexual and reproductive health, life skills, and environmental conservation.
In June 2009, he joined the Caribbean Coast Association Against AIDS as a Life Skills Promoter. That same year, he won the Corn Island Flag Contest, representing Rigoberto Cabezas Primary School and becoming the creator of this local symbol.
Between 2010 and 2014, Shayron studied music at the Great Corn Island Culture House. During this time, he played the piano with the Island Stars musical band, which emerged from the music classes. The group performed reggae, soca, calypso, and other Caribbean genres across Great Corn Island, Little Corn Island, and guest-starred at cultural events in Bluefields and León.
In 2010, he joined the Corn Island Municipal House for Adolescents and Young People, known as CoMAJ, where he became Coordinator of the Communication and Art Network. In 2011, he began his secondary education at Ebenezer Baptist School and was elected President of the Student Government the following year.
On 12 May 2012, Shayron founded STS Initiative, a community project focused on youth development, environmental sustainability, art, and cultural preservation.
In July 2013, he joined the Murales RAAS Art Movement and later served as Regional Coordinator from September 2013 to December 2014. He was also the first local coordinator of Murales RAAS in Corn Island, leading the first mural projects on the island, including works at Rigoberto Cabezas School and the Culture House.
In August 2013, he co-founded the Corn Island Municipal Council of Adolescents and Young People and served as President of its board from 2014 to 2015. Through this space, he founded Juventud al Aire, the first television programme in Corn Island, which aired in February 2015.
Shayron’s path in communications began in 2012, when he briefly hosted the I Love My Life radio programme on Radio La Voz del Paraíso. This early experience deepened his passion for radio and led him to formally begin hosting in December 2013 at La Isleña radio station. In January 2014, he created and hosted the Corn Island People Hour, a weekly cultural programme that aired until 2016. From 2017 to 2023, he co-hosted The Voice of the Caribbean, a national radio programme broadcast from Managua.
In February 2016, Shayron began his undergraduate studies in Social Communication at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in León. From 2017 to 2021, he served as Student Representative for the Southern Caribbean Region, promoting cultural activities and advocating for the inclusion of Indigenous and Afro-descendant students in university spaces.
In 2017, he led the first live Facebook broadcast of the Corn Islands Emancipation Day celebration. This initiative expanded in 2020 and 2021 with televised cultural programs aired locally and nationally, helping commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people while responding to the restrictions caused by COVID-19.
In 2019, Shayron studied for six months as an exchange student at the University of Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic. There, he took social science-related courses, learned Czech, and volunteered in secondary schools, where he shared knowledge about Nicaraguan culture.
In October 2020, his photography project The Creoles of the Nicaribbean was selected as one of the seven winning projects of the national ExpoPhoto competition. The project portrayed Afro-descendant Creole people from the Corn Islands and Pearl Lagoon, challenging stereotypes and promoting an anti-racism message.
Through STS Initiative, Shayron founded The Corn Islands Virtual Library in August 2021, which was officially launched in May 2023. The project preserves historical archives from Great Corn Island and Little Corn Island and supports research and education. In June 2025, the initiative expanded with the creation of The Corn Islands Virtual Museum, which presents visual exhibitions on the history and culture of the islands.
In June 2023, Shayron was awarded the Chevening Scholarship by the British Government to pursue a master’s degree in International Relations at the University of Sussex. During his time there, he served as a postgraduate student representative, worked in student advocacy spaces, and became the first Communications Officer for the Latin American and Caribbean Research Network. He also actively promoted the history and cultures of Nicaragua, with a strong focus on Caribbean Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities.
In July 2023, he received the Josie Jolley Student Award in recognition of his work in communications, student representation, event organisation, and cultural advocacy within the University of Sussex School of Global Studies.
Shayron remains committed to contributing to the development of Nicaragua, especially the multicultural Caribbean coast. His work continues to focus on intercultural education, youth empowerment, cultural preservation, environmental protection, and the use of art as a tool for social change.