Born in Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad, to an upper-middle-class family, Jeffers was educated at Tranquillity Girls School and went to England when she was aged 15, later taking a diploma in social science at Alexander College, north London.
Jeffers' upbringing in Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad, with an upper-middle-class background, led her to Tranquillity Girls School for education before moving to England at age 15 and completing a diploma in social science from Alexander College in north London.