Haiti’s landmark Oloffson Hotel in Port-au-Prince, a favorite haunt of writers and artists, was burned to the ground, proprietor Richard Morse said. The attack by gangs took place Saturday, July 6, ...
Main entry to the Hotel Oloffson, built as a private residence by Simon Sam in about 1886. U.S. Marines leased it and turned it into a military hospital in the early 20th century. In 1936, Walter ...
The causality list is expected to rise as the groups continue to fight and authorities have yet to reach the residents ...
Security guards stand watch as Haiti's Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime, center, talks with the Mexico's Charge d'Affaires Jesus Cisneros after attending an event marking one year since the start ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti —One of Haiti's most storied landmarks — a 19th-century gingerbread mansion that once hosted cultural luminaries and political intrigue — has been reduced to ashes in the latest ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's once illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to ...
The famous Hotel Oloffson hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti is pictured Jan. 20, 2000. The latest in the Oloffson's long line of operators is Richard Morse, the son of an American scholar and a Haitian ...