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The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Harold Isaac, a reporter based in Port-au-Prince, about the iconic Hotel Oloffson ...
The historic Hotel Oloffson, an emblem of Haiti’s cultural heritage, was destroyed in a fire blamed on armed gangs in Port-au ...
Prince, long a haven for artists and writers, poets and presidents, a symbol of Haiti’s troubled politics and its storied ...
COMMENTARY The gang burning of one of Haiti's most precious landmarks is more brazen destruction not just of the country — ...
Jackie Onassis and Mick Jagger once slept there, and writer Graham Greene immortalized it. Now Haitian gangs have destroyed it.
In the late 1980s, Richard Morse became the hotel’s manager. His band, RAM, played Haitian roots music on Thursday nights ...
The fire that destroyed the historic cultural landmark on July 5 has caused great sadness and anger, emphasizing the extent of gang violence in Haiti at a time when both police and civilians are still ...
Haiti's once-illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until ...
The Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince had stood for generations, surviving political upheaval, weather events and the devastating 2010 earthquakes that are believed to have killed more than 200,000 ...
Here’s a look at the life of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the first democratically elected president of Haiti. Personal Birth date: July 15, 1953 Birth place: Port Salut, Haiti Birth name: Jean-Bertrand ...
Kenya marked a year since its first batch of police landed in the Haitian capital to help control gang violence. The first ...