Farley Chavez Augustine

Farley Chavez Augustine
Augustine in 2017
Chief Secretary of Tobago
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 December 2021
Personal details
Born1985 (age 38–39)
Speyside, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago[1]
Political partyTobago People's Party
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Democratic Patriots (until 2023)

Farley Chavez Augustine (born 1985) is a Tobagonian politician and educator serving as the current Chief Secretary of Tobago, the island's head of government.[2][1] He holds the additional executive role of secretary for finance, trade and the economy.[2]

Early life

Augustine was raised in Speyside. He attended the University of the West Indies before returning to Tobago to become a high school teacher.[1]

Political career

In the December 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election, the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) party, which had declared Augustine to be its candidate for Chief Secretary, won a majority in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA).[3] Augustine was thus named the Chief Secretary in 2021. In 2023, after a conflict with the PDP's leader, he formed his own party, the Tobago People's Party, to which most members of the THA defected.[4]

In 2024, the opposition Tobago Council of the People's National Movement accused Augustine of accepting bribes. Augustine denied these charges.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ramdass, Anna. "Getting to know Farley Chavez Augustine". Daily Express. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY". Tobago House of Assembly. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ CRUICKSHANK, Jermaine. "A Tobago dream come alive". Trinidad Express. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ Nicholas, Stephon. "Tobago People's Party launched: 'We are at war'". Newsday. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ Nicholas, Stephon. "Chief Secretary: 'I've never received kickbacks'". Newsday. Retrieved 19 June 2024.