Jamaica Gleaner

• Minister Marion Hall blooming at 57 - Celebrated her birthday quietly on Sunday

  At an age when many chase after potions and products that they think will keep them looking like they drink from the fountain of youth, Minister Marion Hall is not concerned about the maintenance of a beauty regimen. She is confident that the God that has always sustained her, plus the genetic components she inherited from both her parents, are the contributing factors as to why she continues to age like fine wine despite making no obvious attempt to keep up appearances.

• Jay-Z show delayed after ticketless fans rush entrances

  NEW YORK (AP):
  A Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium was delayed for hours Sunday night after hundreds of fans without tickets tried to push their way into the show, forcing the iconic New York City stadium to temporarily close entrances before the rapper could take the stage after midnight.

• Jamaica 64 celebration in Lauderhill ‘more than an event’

  Excitement is permeating the Lauderhill air as the date draws closer for Jamaica’s 64th Independence celebration, which is being packaged as “an unforgettable evening of culture, music, and national pride”. The event, scheduled for Saturday, August 8, at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in Florida, is being organised by Lauderhill Mayor Denise D. Grant and Commissioner John T. Hodgson – both Jamaica-born – and their dedicated team.

• Lost AirPod, AI fakes, secret garden: How fans ‘saw’ Taylor Swift’s wedding

  AP:
  With a trash-grabbing claw and plastic bag in hand, Justin Gignac dressed up in his wedding tuxedo and waded through the Swifties, some of whom had spent hours standing outside Madison Square Garden.

• JCDC Festival Song Presentation Show ‘excellent’

  The nine finalists in this year’s Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Song Competition brought their ‘A’ game to the official Presentation Show held on Saturday at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre in St Andrew.