[1] However, Hastings had to leave school in the fourth form when her mother died.

She then graduated from the University of Guyana with a Bachelor's degree in Education Administration.

[3] Hastings was nominated as a candidate of the People's National Congress (PNC) in February 2010.

[4] She was elected to the National Assembly for the PNC's APNU alliance in the 2011 general election, where she won a seat for the Geographic Constituency of Region 7.

[2] Hastings was appointed as a Principal Political Secretary of the PNC in 2017.