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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 ...
Prince, long a haven for artists and writers, poets and presidents, a symbol of Haiti’s troubled politics and its storied ...
The historic Hotel Oloffson, an emblem of Haiti’s cultural heritage, was destroyed in a fire blamed on armed gangs in Port-au ...
The inaugural edition of the MHAIFEX Women’s Entrepreneurship Fair, held July 6–7, celebrated the creativity and work of ...
Haiti’s most powerful gang coalition and another criminal armed group operating in the country’s breadbasket have been added to a United Nations global sanctions list.
In the late 1980s, Richard Morse became the hotel’s manager. His band, RAM, played Haitian roots music on Thursday nights ...
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 ...
No more dancing, no more dining, no more nights at the Oloffson. Gone are the meetups, the dates, the rum sours, the RAM ...
Kenya marked a year since its first batch of police landed in the Haitian capital to help control gang violence. The first ...