The Tribune

FORMER Data Commissioner Sharmie Farrington-Austin announced yesterday that she intends to run as an independent candidate in the next general election.

Under the tagline “For The People in 2017”, Mrs Farrington-Austin issued a short press release that spoke to her active involvement in politics and focus on helping residents in South Andros achieve a better quality of life for the past 25 years.  

She underscored that her campaign platform will focus on economic diversification, scholarship investments, and community development.

“When representation is for the people, they will become empowered and have access to their government which will become people-centred and people-driven,” she said.

“When my young daughter Asia and her generation ask the question, what did you do to make a difference for us, I want the record to reflect that I answered the call to service and that I stood tall.”

Referring to Mrs Farrington-Austin as the “former outspoken Data Commissioner”, the release outlined her academic background: “An Associate’s degree in History and two Bachelors degrees in Public Administration and Law from the University of the West Indies”.

The release furthered: “She is an attorney at law. Sharmie has sat under the tutelage of the late Dr. Myles Munroe and has completed studies in Pentecostal Assemblies of the World’s Transformational Leadership programme.”

An official launch is scheduled for Sunday.