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November 12, 2024

Alix Didier Fils-Aimé Sworn In as Haiti's Prime Minister, Promises New Elections
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Haiti has shut down its Port-au-Prince airport after gangs opened fire
at landing planes Monday. A flight attendant aboard a Spirit Airlines
aircraft was struck and suffered minor injuries. A Jet Blue plane was
also hit. Spirit, Jet Blue and American Airlines have temporarily
suspended flights to and from Haiti. The shooting came as a new interim
prime minister, businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, was sworn in Monday,
after Haiti's transitional council ousted his predecessor Garry Conille.
Fils-Aimé, the son of a prominent activist, vowed to restore security in
Haiti and usher in long-awaited elections for a new president.

Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé: "We are reminding all Haitians,
men and women, from the country within and from abroad, businesspeople
big and small, the duty of the government is to organize elections that
will not be contested. Everybody has to help."

The U.N. Human Rights Office said nearly 4,000 people have been killed
and another 1,800 injured in Haiti this year due to gang violence.


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