Austin Husbands was
raised in his St. James North constituency,
where both his parents, Iris and Harry Husbands, were
teachers. He is deeply religious and a strong believer
in the power of prayer. He knows his constituents well
as a neighbour, a banker, musician, sports enthusiast, water
sports facility operator, and community activist. He has
been bombarded with their concerns as they relate to:
- Access to, and preservation of the
beaches
- Recreational and training facilities for
our youth
- Care of the elderly
- Escalating land prices that have become
out of reach
Austin agrees with people who argue that
unless government intervenes, residents of St. James and
Barbados as a whole will wake up one morning and discover that
we have lost our country. It is for this reason that he
has stood up to be counted as willing to stop the rot.
A former student of St James Mixed School and
Harrison College, Austin brings to politics a sound training
as a Banker, Entrepreneur and Manager. He believes that
Barbadians need to become more enterprising to spot niches in
the market and to create wealth and employment. For him
government has the obligation to create the conditions for
citizens to do so.
Austin feels strongly about the way tourism,
our major industry, has developed to integrate Barbadians
primarily as workers. He wants to see more local
entrepreneurs making tourism their business by getting into
sports and cultural tourism. His sponsorship of
football, cricket, volleyball and water sports is intended to
encourage young people to seize any emerging career
opportunities therein.
Married to Liz for the past 22 years, Austin
is the proud father of five children. |
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