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Haitian hotel set aflame by gangs
Haiti's once-illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until ...
Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame
In the late 1980s, Richard Morse became the hotel’s manager. His band, RAM, played Haitian roots music on Thursday nights ...
Vigilantes once fought Haiti’s gangs. Now it’s hard to tell them apart.
Arnold Junior Pierre, a journalist for Radio Galaxie, was on his way to the station in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince ...
Gangs burn down Haiti's iconic Hotel Oloffson, host to stars and writers
Jackie Onassis and Mick Jagger once slept there, and writer Graham Greene immortalized it. Now Haitian gangs have destroyed ...
Haiti's gangs have 'near-total control' of the capital as violence escalates, UN says
Senior U.N. officials warn that Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to ...
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Haitian Vigilantes Fighting Gangs Have Become a 'Significant Source Of Human Rights Abuses'
Groups of Haitian vigilantes fighting gangs are allegedly committing the same abuses they are claiming to fight against, ...
Haiti Hotel That Hosted Jagger, Brando Burns Down Amid Gang War
An iconic, 90-year-old hotel in Haiti that once hosted global stars like Mick Jagger and Marlon Brando was destroyed by flames over the weekend as gangs have almost completely taken over the capital.