Her qualifications led to a fifteen-year-long journalism career in the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas.

She was the first woman to represent West Grand Bahama and Bimini.

She was made responsible for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.

Parker-Edgecombe said this was just politics and she regretted that she was the only woman in cabinet, but there were others in the parliament.

She had her position to Obie Wilchcombe and her party had chosen Bishop Ricardo Grant as their new candidate.