(Port-Au-Prince) Haiti’s new Prime Minister, Garry Conille, was hospitalized Saturday evening in the capital Port-au-Prince, an official told the Associated Press.
The reason for the new prime minister’s hospitalization was not yet known.
Louis Gérald Gilles, a member of the presidential transition council that recently chose Mr. Conille to lead the troubled Caribbean country, said he was on his way to the hospital and had no other information.
A spokesperson for Gary Conille did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The latter was chosen as prime minister on May 28 after a fairly complex selection process. He arrived in Haiti on June 1, having most recently worked outside the country as UNICEF regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, a position he has held since January 2023. He previously served as Prime Minister of Haiti from October 2011 to May 2012 under then-President Michel Martelly.
Garry Conille has met with several officials and visited various parts of Port-au-Prince since his arrival, including boarding an armored vehicle to participate in a patrol with Haitian National Police officers.
Earlier Saturday, he visited Haiti’s main international airport, which recently reopened. Gang violence had forced the closure of the airport for almost three months.
