Americas · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Jamaica
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
New
Sustained
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Top today
Everyday apps here: Shadowrocket · ChatGPT · WhatsApp · Gmail · YouTube app. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 970 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Seed Library Jamaica (SLJ) (jamaica-gleaner.com)
Survey · 2023 64% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- $127 Billion In Outstanding BOJ Certificates Of Deposit (radiojamaicanewsonline.com)
- Two Third-country Nationals Remain In Jamaica; One More To Arrive This Week (radiojamaicanewsonline.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.3The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.5 words per 1,000usually 2.8The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual4.8 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.0 words per 1,000usually 6.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.0 words per 1,000usually 6.4The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 United States Congress, Public domain Office of U.S. Senator David Perdue, Public domain
By category
Cars & transport
1MapXplorer: GPS Maps & Traffic
Everyday app
Education & careers
2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Everyday app
Everyday app
Movies & TV
Rising
New
Politics & world affairs
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 United States Congress, Public domain Office of U.S. Senator David Perdue, Public domain
Industries here
Music 29Media & entertainment 22Travel & tourism 8Tech & software 8Sports & fitness 7Telecom & internet 6Advertising & marketing 5Nonprofits & NGOs 5Government & public sector 4Gaming 3Education 2Retail & e-commerce 1Fashion & beauty 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Legal & professional services 1Jobs, HR & staffing 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation7.5%Jul 2026 · +0.9 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.3%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth0.1%2025 · +0.6 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment10.8%2025 · +0.4 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online90.1%2024 · +0.6 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change33.2%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority71.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
Rising
3How to Ruin Diwali
New
6Unforgettable
7Ms. Rachel
8Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Falling
9Below
Falling
10WWE Raw
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Surviving Hurricane Otis
Rising
2Return to Sender
New
3Collision Course
New
4This Is Not a Test
5Sniper
6Final Destination Bloodlines
7One Missed Call
8Money Train
9Nowhere to Run
10Animals
Falling
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Malie Donn
3DJ Mac, Skippa & CrashDummy
6RajahWild
8Masicka & Kraff Gad
10Skippa
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy ™
2ChatGPT
Rising
3Temu
4Amazon Shopping
Rising
5Tik Saver Pro Video Repost
Falling
6CapCut
7Bpay by Barita
8Gmail
Rising
9WhatsApp
Rising
10SHEIN - Compras Online
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
Breakout
2Search With Google
3KeyCam
4Free Tone - Calling & Texting
Falling
5LiveATC Air Radio
Falling
6Party Flyer Creator
Falling
7Nyamm
Falling
8Game Booster 4x
Falling
9Pythonista 3
Falling
10Cbz Reader
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.