She studied at Erdiston Primary School and Harrison College, winning a Barbados Exhibition university scholarship in 1991.

She then entered Queen Mary University of London and completed a Master of Laws with Merit, specialising in Criminology and Criminal Justice.

In the 2018 general election, she ran in the Christ Church West constituency, a Barbados Labour Party stronghold, but was unsuccessful .

[3] In August 2021, she was challenged by fellow DLP member Guy Hewitt for the party leadership, but prevailed in an internal vote.

[4] After losing the 2022 Barbadian general election which resulted in the DLP not regaining any seats in the House of Assembly, she resigned on 21 January 2022.