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The pool area of La Jacmelienne (Deborah Baic/THE GLOBE AND MAIL)
The Series
A seafront gem shuttered, its future uncertain: The hotel
The Globe's complete coverage — in stories, video and photos — of La Jacmelienne and its owners' difficulties
In Parts
Part 1: Founders envision grand hotel’s rebirth as community youth hub
The truth is that the heyday years of La Jacmelienne had long been slipping away before the massive earthquake of Jan. 12 split open its walls
Part 1: A hotel falls silent (video)
Globe Video: For 32 years, a beachfront jewel named La Jacmelienne drew Haitian and international tourists to Jacmel’s palm-strewn shore.
Part 1: La Jacmelienne (photo gallery)
Globe Photos: The fabled La Jacmelienne is closed, its staff out of work and its ownership marred in a long-running family dispute
Part 2: Jacmel woos foreign investors to rebuild shattered resorts
Leaders hope to shape a tourist paradise, but fear that without private investment, the city will never be rebuilt
Part 2: Update on The Hotel
The gates of the heavily damaged Jacmelienne Beach Hotel remain locked; little has changed aside from the colour of the stagnant water in the old pool
Postcards from Jacmel
Short notes to The Globe from tourists who have visited the Haitian city since the earthquake
Part 3: Hotel still shuttered while others boom
'I hope some day my grandchildren can sort it out,' says co-founder
About Project Jacmel
In 2010, online and in the pages of The Globe, this project offered a unique window into the lives and challenges facing this historic Haitian city as it struggles to recover from January’s devastating earthquake. More…
