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Diogo Jota has become the latest Liverpool forward to sign a new long-term contract at Anfield.

The Reds headed into the close-season with their superstar front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino entering the final 12 months of their respective deals.

Salah agreed new terms, while Mane left for Bayern Munich. Firmino has made clear his desire to stay but is yet to put pen to paper.

Now, in the week before the start of the new Premier League season, Jota has ensured he will remain a key part of this Liverpool team.

The Portugal international signed from Wolves in September 2020 and quickly established himself ahead of Firmino in the pecking order, although Mane often played through the centre last season.

This term, Jota will have further competition in the form of new signing Darwin Nunez, but the 25-year-old – who has scored 34 goals in 85 games for Liverpool – is up for the fight.

Reportedly now under contract until 2027, Jota told Liverpool’s official website: “Well, [I’m] really proud, I have to say.

“Obviously, since I arrived two years ago, I established myself as an important player in this team – that’s what I wanted from the beginning.

“Now, signing a new long-term deal, it’s obviously from the club’s perspective proof of the belief in myself as a player. For me, obviously it’s really good to establish I’ll be here for a while.

“So, the beginning of a new season, let’s do it.”

In his time at Liverpool, only Salah (60 goals, 22 assists) and Mane (39 goals, 10 assists) have scored more goals or registered more goal involvements (41 for Jota) than the striker.

Jota has impressively averaged a goal every 157 minutes in all competitions. He ranks fourth among Liverpool players over this period in that regard, behind Nunez (31), who netted on his debut on Saturday, the departed Takumi Minamino (133) and Salah (135).

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El secretario del Departamento de Hacienda (DH), Francisco Parés Alicea, anunció el martes que, cumplido el primer mes de radicación de la planilla de los créditos para seniors y pensionados de bajos recursos, correspondiente al año contributivo 2021, ya se han pagado más de 60 millones de dólares a estos ciudadanos.

Parés Alicea explicó en comunicación escrita que el desembolso de los créditos senior y para pensionados de bajos recursos “está fluyendo rápidamente, según nuestro compromiso. Cumplido un mes del proceso, ya hemos pagado 63,977,500 dólares, de los que 62,960,800 dólares corresponden a los seniors de 65 años en adelante y 1,016,700 dólares a pensionados de bajos recursos, para un total de 129,221 planillas procesadas”.

Durante el año contributivo 2020, Hacienda desembolsó un total de 82,623,200 dólares en estos créditos, correspondientes a 164,410 Formularios 481.1. Los ciudadanos que cualifican podrán reclamar la ayuda hasta el próximo viernes 14 de octubre.

Los seniors y pensionados de bajos recursos pueden completar y radicar la planilla a través de sus cuentas personales de SURI o utilizando los servicios de un Especialista en planillas. Los que aún no tienen una cuenta en SURI, pueden referirse a la Parte II-A, de la Carta Circular de Rentas Internas 22-12, https://hacienda.pr.gov/publicaciones/carta-circular-de-rentas-internas-num-22-12  que establece el proceso de registro o utilizar un Especialista en su representación, sin la necesidad de estar registrado en la plataforma, según se explica en la Parte II C-2, de la misma Carta Circular.

Para cualificar, los solicitantes deben ser residentes de Puerto Rico y tener 65 años o más al último día del año contributivo y su ingreso bruto, incluyendo los beneficios del Seguro Social, debe ser hasta 15,000 dólares o menos de 30,000 dólares, en el caso de personas casadas. Este grupo podrá reclamar el crédito individualmente, siempre que el ingreso agregado no exceda el límite.

Personas que no tengan 65 años al último día del año contributivo, pero que solo recibieron ingresos de pensión de  4,800 dólares o menos, sin incluir los beneficios del Seguro Social, también pueden optar por la ayuda. Éstos deberán ser pensionados de la Administración de los Sistemas de Retiro de Empleados del Gobierno y la Judicatura, del Sistema de Retiro de Maestros, de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica y pensionados del sector privado.

Los pensionados de bajos recursos recibirán un crédito compensatorio de 300 dólares y en el caso de los casados, cada cónyuge deberá cumplir con los requerimientos indicados. No se considerarán los beneficios del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional (PAN), en ninguno de los casos.

Los solicitantes no pueden ser reclamados como dependientes en otras planillas y no deben haber reclamado ni reclamarán el Crédito por Trabajo (Earned Income Credit), en la Planilla de Contribución sobre Ingresos de Individuos.

Las evidencias requeridas incluyen una identificación con fecha de nacimiento, como la licencia de conducir, la identificación con foto para personas de edad avanzada o cualquier documento que permita verificar la edad. De ser beneficiario del Seguro Social, debe someter el Formulario SSA 1099 (Declaración de Beneficios de Seguro Social), disponible en línea en www.ssa.gov o llamando al 1-800-772-1213. Si no recibe ningún tipo de ingreso, deberá incluir una certificación negativa de la Administración del Seguro Social.

Para agilizar el proceso, los ciudadanos deben verificar su información personal y asegurarse de incluir los documentos requeridos al momento de radicación. También se recomienda autorizar el depósito directo en la planilla, incluyendo el tipo de cuenta (cheques o ahorro), número de ruta, número de cuenta y su nombre, según registrado en la institución bancaria.

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Grace Wales Bonner’s love affair with SAINT International shows no signs of waning anytime soon.

The latest creative partnership between the British-Jamaican designer Grace Wales Bonner and The Rock’s leading modelling agency is an exclusive online editorial titled ‘Sunlight Reverie’.

Lensed in Fairy Hill, Portland earlier this year by Jamaican photographer and filmmaker Jeano Edwards, the just-out photo story boasts a cast of established SAINT faces Jonny Brown and Aakesh Henderson and rookie Kevonie Crooks.

SAINT model Kevonie Crooks for Wales Bonner Spring/Summer ’22 collection.

Dressed in trendsetting looks from the Englishwoman’s Spring/Summer ’22 menswear collection, Volta Jazz, the model trio took their turn on a rock-solid collaboration now six years strong.

The Wales Bonner website describes the newly released Sunlight Reverie as “a photographic exploration of the front yard as a source of pride, the opportunity for showcase, and celebration of personal style, but also the way towards shared life, towards togetherness”.

A first-year pharmacy technician student at the University of Technology, Jamaica, Crooks is pumped to see his international modelling debut finally unveiled and scoring major visibility.

Full-time fisherman, part-time model Aakesh Henderson sports Wales Bonner Spring/Summer ’22.

Speaking to Loop News, the 20-year-old divulged that it was an amazing experience working on the Wales Bonner shoot back in February.

“It felt like an adventure to me, although I was a little nervous at first,” he said, “but once I got to the shoot, I had a lot of confidence. The team on the set made me feel like I belonged and was home.”

Crooks recounted that after learning he was chosen to be among the models for the ‘Sunlight Reverie’ production, the first person he shared the news with was his mother, Denice, a wholesale supervisor.

“I was so overjoyed, and I told my mom who was even more excited than me,” the Clarendon College graduate shared.

SAINT star Aakesh Henderson is also elated to be part of yet another Wales Bonner project.

The male model, who recently returned from Italy to his Old Harbour, St Catherine home, just wrapped up jobs for a number of European luxury fashion clients.

“Honestly, my mind is blown knowing this is the fourth time I have worked with Grace,” Henderson, a part-time fisherman who is at sea when not on model duty, told Loop News.

“Mostly though it’s a pleasure working for such a ‘cultural’ designer. It’s not just her but the whole team that come together and it’s never a dull moment as I love their positive vibe.”

The SAINT trifecta of Henderson, Crooks and Brown, along with Jamaican twins Dequan and Domique Layne, were all handpicked by casting director Larissa Gunn for the project.

Sydney Rose Thomas was the appointed stylist, and Chavelle Wilson, the assistant. To rally the team, influential Jamaican film producer Maxine Walters, handled production.

“The SAINT Wales Bonner connection is one dear to my heart as it’s been consistently active since 2016, and it remains strong as Grace is keen on maintaining and exposing Jamaican model talent in the global fashion space,” SAINT CEO Deiwght Peters told Loop News.

“She has trusted my instincts in casting models for her runway shows and fashion film projects, and it’s humbling knowing our relationship has solidified with time.”

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The Ministry of Health, in its 4 pm update on Tuesday, reported 89 new covid19 cases and one death in the previous 24 hours.

The cases were identified from samples collected on Sunday and Monday.

The ministry said the fatality was an elderly female with multiple comorbidities.

The total number of covid19-related deaths now stands at 4,054.

As of Tuesday, there were 6,145 active covid19 cases. Of those, 159 were warded at hospital with none at step-down facilities.

To date, 715, 515 people, or 51.1 per cent of the population, have been fully vaccinated.

Since March 12, 2020 171,679 samples have tested positive for covid19 across all testing sites in Trinidad and Tobago.

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