FILE PHOTO: Police clear the street as demonstrators burned tires to protest ongoing fuel shortages even as Haiti's main fuel terminal renewed deliveries that had been suspended due to an outbreak of gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Thousands of Haitians on Monday joined rallies around the Caribbean country to protest rampant crime and soaring consumer prices as its central bank reported that inflation had hit a 10-year high.
Protesters set up burning barricades in some areas including the capital of Port-au-Prince, some of whom said they were angry over the growing scarcity of gasoline and diesel that could force some businesses to close their doors.
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