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from Haiti newly elected prime ministerGarry Conille, was hospitalized on Saturday night in the capital Port-au-Prince, just days after arriving in the country, an official told the Associated Press.
It was not immediately known why Conille was hospitalized.
Louis Gérald Gilles, a member of the presidential transition council who recently chose Conille as leader of the troubled Caribbean country, said he was on his way to the hospital and had no further information.
A spokesperson for Conille did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
AP journalists observed senior officials entering the hospital, including Frantz Elbé, director of the Haitian National Police. Also present was Bruno Maes, UNICEF representative in Haiti. Both declined comment.
A handful of onlookers gathered in front of the hospital as authorities blocked the street with SUVs with tinted windows.
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Conille was chosen as prime minister on May 28 after a complicated selection process. He faces a daunting task as Haiti’s newest leader, including cracking down on widespread gang violence as the country prepares for the deployment of a UN-backed Kenyan police force, a move that was delayed in part because Haiti did not have a prime minister after former prime minister Ariel Henry resigned from office on 25 April.
Henry was on an official visit to Kenya when gangs launched coordinated attacks on February 29, burning down police stations, shooting at the country’s main international airport and storming Haiti’s two largest prisons, freeing more than 4,000 inmates. The violence left Henry locked out of the country and ultimately led to his resignation.
Conille arrived in Haiti on June 1, having worked outside the country until recently as UNICEF’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, a role he assumed in January 2023. He previously served as Prime Minister of Haiti from October 2011 to May 2012 under then-president. Michel Martelly.
Conille has met with various authorities and visited various parts of Port-au-Prince since arriving, including climbing into an armored vehicle wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest to accompany a patrol with officers from the Haitian National Police.
Earlier Saturday, Conille visited Haiti’s main international airport, which recently reopened after gang violence forced it to close for nearly three months. On Friday, he met with leaders from the private business sector, as well as the country’s two telecommunications companies.
Conille also met regularly with the transition council as they debated who should be named to Haiti’s new Cabinet.
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