for what its worth
i work for a company that flies a private jet in there often.
on a good day it is a scenic no brainer approach to either runway. i have only seen minor bad wx conditions but can see if they were bad wx and at night it would be no where any pilot would really want to be. yes big runway and one ILS but the winds are shifty and there is nothing but crazy ass flashing lights to assure you of no cfit on the other runway.
in my opinion, if they came from Yemen they had lots of fuel and probably could have flown back to the departure airport if they wanted. fuel is not cheap in maroni so they would have round tripped it. so if they crashed it then they thought they could get in. but that runway at night with those winds would be a nightmare. nothing but some flashing lights on a circling approach.
simply put, unfamiliar with the area, bad wx, and black night syndrome made this happen.
i have met with the people still sorting through the bodies till today and it is not good.
i am sure the pilots did all they could but this place can be tricky and needs to be looked at before further developement on the island leads to another incedent.