Local News: Jamaica 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Jamaica Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Jamaica.

Results 1 - 20 of 49,497 in Jamaica

  1. $400m for ex-Caroni WorkersRead the original story

    8 min ago | Trinidad and Tobago News

    ... engers and six crew members skidded across the runway of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday night, crashed into a perimeter fence and onto a beach, coming to a halt about 15 feet from the sea.

    Comment?

  2. NH Couple On Jet That Overshoots Runway In JamaicaRead the original story

    17 min ago | WBZ TV

    ... copy was sent to your e-mail address Send Another E-mail Share + Comments Dec 23, 2009 11:12 pm US/Eastern KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) A New Hampshire couple is among the 154 people who survived on anA American Airlines plane that skidded off a ...

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Travel, Jamaica Travel, Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, World News, Keene, NH

  3. All aboard survive Jamaica jet mishapRead the original story

    29 min ago | Pittsburgh Tribune

    Passengers on American Airlines Flight 331 had endured the crowded airports and delays of holiday travel, and were moments from their Caribbean destination.

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Central America, World News

  4. No lives lost as flight overshoots runway in JamaicaRead the original story

    34 min ago | Detroit News

    ... off toward the sea. Members of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board were assisting an investigation led by Jamaica's government, but there was no immediate explanation for what caused the plane to overshoot the runway. Some aviation experts ...

    Comment?

    Related Topix: World News, Central America, Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica

  5. Nightmare landing sows panic among passengersRead the original story w/Photo

    41 min ago | Athens Banner-Herald

    KINGSTON, Jamaica - Passengers on American Airlines Flight 331 had endured the crowded airports and delays of holiday travel, and were moments from their Caribbean destination.

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, World News, Central America, Travel, Jamaica Travel

  6. Jamaica runway crash puts spotlights on pilot fatigueRead the original story

    47 min ago | The Seattle Times

    An aerial view of the cracked fuselage of American Airlines flight AA331 - which crashed landed overnight in Kingston, Jamaica, on a flight from Miami - just beyond the runway of Norman Manley International Airport.

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, World News, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

  7. NH residents among passengers in jet accidentRead the original story w/Photo

    55 min ago | Nashua Telegraph

    Workers sift through debris surrounding the fuselage of American Airlines flight AA331 which crash landed overnight on a flight from Miami to Jamaica, just beyond the runway of Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston Jamaica, Wednesday, Dec.

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, World News, Weather

  8. An 'incident' not a crash, says Jamaican governmentRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Caribbean Net News

    The remains of American Airlines Flight AA331, which overshot the runway in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday night KINGSTON, Jamaica What is being described as a "horror crash landing" in Kingston, Jamaica, late Tuesday of American Airlines Flight AA 331 from Miami by the international media should instead be referred to as an "incident" and not a ...

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, World News

  9. American Airlines plane crashes in Jamaica injuring 40Read the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Caribbean Net News

    ... the runway at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz told the Jamaica Observer newspaper that 40 passengers had been hurt and the injured had been taken to the Kingston Public Hospital, adding that ...

    Comment?

    Related Topix: World News, Central America

  10. Jamaican Civil Aviation Authority team to investigate aircraft incident, gets help from USRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Caribbean Net News

    A team of investigators from the United States National Transportation Safety Board is currently in Jamaica to help with investigations into the incident, involving an American Airlines aircraft, Tuesday evening .

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Central America, World News

  11. Jamaica's Norman Manley Airport resumes operations after crash landingRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Caribbean Net News

    Operations have resumed at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica, after being closed down overnight on Wednesday, following a landing mishap involving an American Airlines aircraft, which overshot the runway.

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, World News, Fort Lauderdale, FL

  12. Investigators Question Why Airliner Tried to Land in Rough Jamaican WeatherRead the original story

    1 hr ago | KEYC

    Investigators are looking into whether a Jamaican-bound plane should have been attempting to land in such bad weather.At least forty people suffered injuries after an American airlines flight to Jamaica overshot the runway and skidded close to the Caribbean Sea.Flight 331 with more than one hundred fifty people arrived in Kingston from Miami.The ...

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Central America, World News

  13. American Airlines crash in Jamaica could intensify pilot fatigue debateRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Dallas Morning News

    By ERIC TORBENSON / The Dallas Morning News etorbenson@dallasnews.com / The Dallas Morning News The rain-slicked crash of American Airlines Flight 331 on Tuesday night in Kingston, Jamaica, may well intensify calls for new policies on pilot fatigue.

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, World News, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

  14. Obama "extraordinary reforms"...Storm deaths...Gunman seizes post officeRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WWUP-TV Cadillac

    ... fired shots but there are no reports of injuries. Negotiators are trying to talk him into surrendering. KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - The black box data recorder has been recovered from an American Airlines jet that overshot a runway in Jamaica last ...

    Comment?

  15. Miracle escape for plane's passengers in runway crashRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Kildare Nationalist

    PASSENGERS on an American Airlines flight bound for Jamaica had a miracle escape when their plane overshot the runway in driving rain and broke apart.

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Central America, World News, Weather

  16. AA sends team from D/FW to scene of Jamaica crash landingRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WFAA

    Before dawn Wednesday, American Airlines launched one of its spare 757 jetliners from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, a charter flight bound for Kingston, Jamaica, with a team on board to care for the pasengers and crew of Flight 331.

    Comment?

    Related Topix: World News, Central America, Transportation, Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, Weather

  17. Best from Dec. 23Read the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | The Globe and Mail

    ... surrounding the fuselage of American Airlines flight AA331 which crash landed overnight on a flight from Miami to Jamaica, just beyond the runway of Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston Jamaica. More than 40 people were injured, at least ...

    Comment?

    Related Topix: Japan, Kanto, Japan, Tokyo, Japan, Wedding, Manila, Philippines, Philippines, Life, Holidays, Christmas

  18. Investigation Into Jet Mishap On Jamaican RunwayRead the original story

    1 hr ago | CBS 11

    Share + Dec 23, 2009 10:30 pm US/Central KINGSTON, Jamaica An investigation is underway after an American Airlines flight from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway and skidded to the edge of the Caribbean Sea, injuring more than 40 people, reports CBS station WFOR-TV. Flight 331 lurched down the runway of Norman Manley International ...

    Comment?

    Related Topix: World News, Central America, Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, Travel, Jamaica Travel, The Early Show, Entertainment, Television

  19. Investigation Into Jet Mishap On Jamaican RunwayRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Cbs2chicago.com

    Share + Dec 23, 2009 10:30 pm US/Central KINGSTON, Jamaica An investigation is underway after an American Airlines flight from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway and skidded to the edge of the Caribbean Sea, injuring more than 40 people, reports CBS station WFOR-TV. Flight 331 lurched down the runway of Norman Manley International ...

    Comment?

    Related Topix: World News, Central America, Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, Travel, Jamaica Travel, The Early Show, Entertainment, Television

  20. Panic - but no deaths - in jet accident in JamaicaRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Bradenton Herald

    ... An American Airlines spokesman says a flight using a 737-800 from Miami overshot the runway Tuesday in Kingston, Jamaica. An American Airlines spokesman says the flight normally carries 140 passengers plus the crew. All 154 people aboard survived, ...

    Comment?

    Related Topix: World News, Central America, Travel, Jamaica Travel, Kingston, Jamaica, Saint Andrew, Jamaica