Tinee Furbert, JP, MP
- Education: Holds degrees in Rehabilitation Services and Occupational Therapy from Springfield College.
- Advocacy: Occupational Therapist and healthcare advocate for vulnerable populations.
- Public Service: MP for St. George’s South since 2017, former Senator and Minister of Government.
- Community Impact: Co-founder of Bermuda’s Working Women Institute and author of Fudgesicle.
- Mantra: “Live in peace, never in pieces.”
Meet Tinee
Tinée Furbert was formally educated in Bermuda and pursued her post-secondary education at Springfield College in Massachusetts, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Services and Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy.
Tinée began her professional career as an Occupational Therapist. She is a clinical consultant and has worked with and assisted many persons with disabilities in skilled nursing facilities, private and public school systems, a prison setting, and in general, psychiatric and senior-specific hospitals. She has wide and diverse experience working with populations of special needs pediatrics, adolescent and adult mental health, neurology and senior and adult health. Her strong and resilient advocacy on behalf of healthcare, disability and vulnerable persons is well known.
Tinée has postgraduate training in Parliamentary Governance and Leadership with McGill University, Project and Programme Management with the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Institute of Leadership and Communication Education with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a graduate of the Dorothy I. Heights Global Leadership Academy with the International Black Women's Public Policy Institute.
A member of the Bermuda Occupational Therapy Association, American Occupational Therapy Association, and National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants. Tinée maintains her National Board of Occupational Therapy certification and Healthcare Advocacy certification.
She is a former Chairperson for the Council for Allied Health Professions and for the Disability Advisory Council. And is the co-founder of Bermuda's Working Women Institute, established in 2013.
She also served as a member on the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee investigating the events of December 2, 2016. Tinée was featured by her alma mater, Springfield College, at the 25th Anniversary Celebration and Alumni Reception at the American Occupational Therapy Conference in Philadelphia as an alumnus who has excelled in her chosen field.
In 2017 and 2020 Tinée was elected as a Member of Parliament to represent St. George’s South. Prior to this, she served as a Senator from November 2016 to July 2017. She has served as a PLP Branch Chairperson and Secretary and she is a former Deputy Chairperson of the PLP.
Tinée grew up in Harris Bay and has lived in Hamilton Parish for 21 years.
She is the proud author of the children's book "Fudgesicle" which empowers young girls of color to accept their natural skin tones.
Tinee's mantra is to live in peace and never in pieces.
Delivering for St. George’s South
- Advocated for the improvement and safety of St. David's Rd
- Had streets signs and bus stop poles put back up
- Improved lighting & reflectors on Southside Rd, fixed the railing on the Hamilton Parish Bermuda Railway & had a road light fixed at fishermen's dock near Coney Island
- Advocated for the tree trimming of Trinity Church Rd., Coney Island Rd. St. David's Rd,, Hamilton Parish North Shore,
- Issued 600 meals to constituents over the last 4 years and helped deserving students with the constituency’s Enrich One Program.
- Provided donations to community club sports clubs and helped constituents with groceries and healthcare expenses in tough times.