from justDave2010
I think the basic issues were, the aproach lights were out and hadn't been fixed because of the officials' incompetence, and the runway was dark and wet because of extremely heavy rain. If you were driving in that rain you couldn't see a foot in front of your car.
It was that heavy, i'm not a pilot, but I think that would affect visibility.
People in Jamaica almost never do what they are supposed to.
Official's here seem to be devoid of any common sense, so till the final verdict is in i'm leaning toward this crash being the fault of the Jamaican authorities because of incompetent maintenance and management procedures.
Hell even their first responders are a joke, many passengers had to be ferried by a kind person driving a JUTC bus- that's public transportation- to the hospital, because ambulances did not resond fast enough.
The officials have said that their first responders acted quickly which excepting, the fire fighters which did arrive in less than 3 minutes, is a complete lie. So I agree with most of what you said, just not the buying the guy's sister part. There is nothing unique or unusual about that.