Following the massacres at Wharf Jérémie and Petite Rivière de l’Artibonite by gangs, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé was compelled to break his silence. For a rare occasion since his appointment, the discreet head of government addressed the press this Thursday. Unlike what typically occurs in other countries when citizens' security is threatened, the Prime Minister made no major announcements. He neither reassured citizens nor issued warnings to the gangs. While searching for the right formula to neutralize the gangs, the successor to Garry Conille announced a decision to double the debit card allowances for police officers who are struggling, as best they can, to confront the gangs. As for civilian employees of the police institution, they will receive a 50% increase in their debit card allowances.

Lacking immediate responses to the massacres at Wharf Jérémie and Petite Rivière de l’Artibonite, the head of government told journalists that his administration is "working." On Wednesday, during a press briefing, the police announced plans to respond to the gangs at Wharf Jérémie. While the government deliberates and the police strategize, the gangs—at Wharf Jérémie, Petite Rivière de l’Artibonite, and other areas where they reign supreme—continue to kill children, young adults, and the elderly of both sexes with impunity.