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The economic situation in Venezuela has grown so dire that women are selling their hair to make enough to buy basic necessities.


In a trend that has gained momentum in recent weeks, the women are thronging to a bridge that connects Venezuela and Colombia, and selling their locks to self-appointed brokers who then sell the hair as extensions to Colombians.

It is the latest desperate measure to stem from the crisis that includes shortages of such things as food and medicine, as well as an inflation rate that now ranks as the highest in the world.

In an interview with Reuters, Celina Gonzales, 45, said she turned to selling her hair to buy medicine to relieve pain."I suffer arthritis and I need to buy medicine,” Reuters quoted Gonzales as saying, adding that she did not tell her family about what she had opted to do.

“This won't be much, but at least I can buy painkillers." Gonzales waited in a long line for an hour to sell her hair for 60,000 Colombian pesos, or $20. That is about a month’s salary, Reuters said.

“Venezuela has gone from being one of the most prosperous countries in the hemisphere to one where people are crossing the border to sell their hair,” said John Polga-Hecimovich, a political science professor and Latin America expert at the United States Naval Academy, in an interview with FoxNews.com

QueenSuccubus:


I don't get it why these artists always flaunt their assets? While some other rich ppol juz buy cars and not even showing off on their social media...

FortuneTeller:
MrCork's mindset is the result of white supremacy. He hates being black because the white man has trained him like a monkey to believe it is a curse on his life. I pity any African who cannot appreciate his/here own beauty. While Africa is the origin of every person on this earth, it has somehow because a disease to the people of God. White man you have done your job well of making blacks across the world feel inferior.

Africonji:
Nigerians were never this hungry during Gudluk that you are calling a failure's time. Gudluk has a PhD, Buhari does not even have common Waec. You yourself must admit that you are a failure for voting for a dull.aard failure that is the current president.

Africonji:
You are talking nonsense. You jealous yoloba people allowed Tunubu to fooll you to ally with those jihadists to wreck this country's economy, because you are jealous that GEJ gave Ndigbo a sense of belonging. At least people were not this hungry during Gudluck time, so he must have been doing something right. What has 'saint' Bubu achieved, if not spreading poverty and hunger all over the place. Tunubu never begin suffer. When his suffer starts, you will pity him because Bubu is not merciful like Gudluck.

lolawilliams:
You know good and well it can never be possible.

babasolo:
kai John you wey i jst see de trek now now to go buy chacoal..

RoyWealth:
Bross d speed of dat car fit kee u oh

abimbawealth:
Sweets, you can imagine my happiness

lolawilliams:
Thats nobody's business.. k.love played nonsense in the final too .. This shouldnt be an excuse

sisisioge:
I didn't know u were with the foe.

sisisioge:
Amen...let's call on God of the 11th hour bro.

sisisioge:
Wowzerful! So Chelsea is gonna be the first to put these boys down this season. Too bad, those blue guys don't deserve this accolades abeg

Rockyrascal:
Why are both team captains on ghana hand band.

abimbawealth:
Yes!!! Where dem haters

fujirice:
He is actually right.
He's talking about Spurs' unbeaten run

Edoblakky:
Clean sheet torn. We need to end their unbeaten run

Smellingmouth:
Goalllllllllll

Chelsea 0- Tottenham 1..

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Tottenham, pls rape them!!

Cc: JeffreyJamez.

Kingbuhari:
some people reasons with their Butt... despite all this mass failure from APC lead government... people still have the mind to vote for APC candidate in gubernatorial elections... wake me up if Hilary Clinton win the election

yedidiah:
chairman, she won the States with lesser electoral college votes. Trump won the key battle ground States with higher stakes.

pepperandsalt:
And the party only have five supporters? There is God oh And the party only have five supporters? There is God oh And the party only have five supporters? There is God oh

yedidiah:
anywhere APC win, dem dey win with high margin. Make this no turn American election where Clinton was winning the smaller States and Trump was going for the big kahuna.

Anyways, PDP balling like Chelsea. AD is comparable to Arsenal.

lolawilliams:
This was what every Warriors fans were saying when it was 3-2, now they don't say something like that anymore cause the nut kicker had 2 more games to prove his himself, But he blew a 3-1 lead together with his cindarellas

The nut kicker was there in game6 and LeBron still had 41pts