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Rolling Stone on MSN2d
The Hotel Oloffson Was a ‘Safe Haven’ in Haiti. Gang Wars Have Turned It to Ashes
Over nearly 100 years, the hotel survived political upheaval, military occupation, and earthquakes, the steadfast cultural ...
Haiti gang violence claims 5,000 lives in less than a year, UN report
Almost 5,000 people have been killed in Haiti since October 2024, displacing hundreds of thousands as gang violence has ...
A Hotel Made Famous by Graham Greene Is a Victim of Haiti’s Violence
Haiti’s famed Oloffson Hotel, a cultural landmark and celebrity haven, was incinerated amid rising violence by gangs that ...
The Haitian Times2d
Port-au-Prince mourns Hotel Oloffson, LGBTQ+ refuge and majestic landmark, lost to criminal fire
The violent arson that destroyed the iconic Hôtel Oloffson leaves Haiti’s LGBTQ+ community without a rare refuge. For decades ...
Africanews on MSN1d
UN warns of worsening violence and mass displacement in Haiti, in new report
Violence in Haiti is escalating sharply, with gang activity reaching new levels across the country. According to a new report ...
Haiti police kill suspected Jamaican traffickers during historic cocaine bust
Three Jamaicans are dead and a Bahamian national is in custody in Haiti after a historic drug bust Sunday off the country’s northwest coast led to the seizure of more than 1,000 kilos of cocaine worth ...
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 ...
The Haitian Times7d
Port-au-Prince’s Hotel Oloffson, a beacon of Haitian culture, lost to flames
The historic Hotel Oloffson, an emblem of Haiti’s cultural heritage, was destroyed in a fire blamed on armed gangs in Port-au ...
WAMC Northeast Public Radio6d
Haiti's iconic Hotel Oloffson, long a cultural beacon, destroyed by gang violence
Prince, long a haven for artists and writers, poets and presidents, a symbol of Haiti's troubled politics and its storied ...
Violent criminal gangs have 'near-total control' of nation's capital, UN says
Haiti's criminal gangs have exerted "near-total control" over the capital, as escalating violence pushes the Caribbean nation ...
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 ...
Al Jazeera on MSN3d
Haiti death toll hits nearly 5,000 in nine months as gang violence spreads
A United Nations report warns that gang violence is intensifying in regions with routes to Haiti’s capital. The United Nations has appealed to the international community to bolster its support for ...