Nunes was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and brought up in the parish of Manchester in the west-central part of the island.
njˈuːnz wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn kˈɪŋstən, dʒɐmˈeɪkə, ænd bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp ɪnðə pˈæɹɪʃ ʌv mˈæntʃɛstɚɹ ɪnðə wˈɛstsˈɛntɹəl pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd.