Anti-president protest continues in Haity

Protesters burned tyres and threw rocks and bottles at riot police during another anti-government demonstration in Haiti`s capital. The demonstration in central Port-au-Prince came amid a bitter political stalemate over long-delayed elections.

The protest of of mostly young men reached a peak of about 1,500 as they called for the departure of President Michel Martelly, who took office in May 2011 and is due to leave next year. Police fired tear gas and sprayed water from an armoured vehicle, scattering the crowd at a plaza close to where the National Palace stood before it collapsed in Haiti`s 2010 earthquake.

There has been no let-up in raucous protests since last month`s resignation of Mr Martelly`s prime minister, Laurent Lamothe, and other concessions aimed at resolving the stalemate holding up legislative elections.

A presidential commission had called for Mr Lamothe`s resignation, among other steps, to resolve the gridlock that has sparked protests.