Sister of Mercy. Jamaican. Sound system operator. Mother to hundreds of youth who benefited from her care.

Sister Iggy was not one to seek the spotlight but we are glad to be able to provide audio recordings of her comments on one of her favourite topics--music! Photo credit: Brian Keyo Marie Davies attended Alpha Academy before joining the Sisters of Mercy in 1938 at the age of 17, taking the name Sister Ignatius. 'Iggy' became the band manager at Alpha Boys School where she also introduced sound system performance techniques. Her respect for, and approach to, music education wa

Please join us in wishing birthday blessings to Sister Susan Frazer, RSM, MSW, Area Administrator of the Sisters of Mercy in Jamaica who...

The four women from Kingston in 1890 never knew that the Alpha the created would help put Jamaica on the map. The history of Alpha at 26...

We celebrate the Sisters of Mercy and their contributions to music education... The Sisters of Mercy of Jamaica have been leaders in...