Port au Prince, Mar 31, (RHC), – Thousands of opposition protests took to the streets this weekend in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, to rally against widespread corruption and mismanagement by the administration of President Michel Martelly.

The protesters, aligned with opposition parties, said the government had not done enough to alleviate hunger in the impoverished Caribbean nation. They say widespread corruption and mismanagement, have led to an unprecedented high cost of living. A bag of rice in the city reportedly costs $29.

The demonstrators also complained that legislative and local elections are more than two years overdue.

Thousands of people staged similar demonstrations in the country last October.