Capleton receives proclamation from the city of Brampton, Canada

Jason CrossJournalist at Jamaica Observer

September 16, 2026

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Capleton receives proclamation from the city of Brampton, Canada

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A video of veteran dancehall artiste Capleton arriving in a fire truck at last weekend’s staging of the Soul Food Caribbean Festival’s Fire in the Park in Vaughn, Ontario, Canada has been making the rounds on social media.

But the deejay whose real name is Clifton Bailey III is celebrating a major milestone coming out of his visit to Canada.

Last Friday, he received a proclamation from Patrick Brown, the mayor of Brampton.

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