Trust and accountability
Editorial standards
These standards apply to Caribbean Issues articles, explainers, guides, newsletters, and AI-assisted editorial workflows.
Caribbean-first, evidence-led
We examine events through their consequences for Caribbean people, states, institutions, and diaspora communities. A strong point of view does not remove the obligation to represent verifiable facts accurately.
Sourcing and citations
- Material factual claims should be supported by primary documents, official data, direct statements, credible research, or clearly identified reporting.
- Analysis and inference must be distinguishable from established fact.
- Dates, jurisdictions, units, and geographic scope should be explicit.
- Anonymous claims and unattributed statistics should not be presented as settled evidence.
Evidence roles, claim mapping and currency
Caribbean Issues classifies sources by their role in the published record: primary records, official data, court or legislative documents, intergovernmental records, academic or institutional research, independent reporting, interviews, and commentary or analysis. A primary or official label describes proximity to the underlying record; it is not an automatic truth score or endorsement.
- Where recorded, each source identifies the exact claim or named article section it supports.
- Source ledgers display available publication and manual-verification dates rather than inventing missing dates.
- Time-sensitive evidence is marked for renewed review when its verification is older than the stated review window or when date metadata is missing.
- Historical sources may remain relevant as baselines, but should not be used alone to establish current conditions.
Research and verification method
- Define the Caribbean question, affected places and relevant diaspora communities.
- Locate primary documents, official records and original data before relying on summaries.
- Check names, dates, jurisdictions, currencies, units and the time period covered.
- Separate what the record establishes from Caribbean Issues’ interpretation or inference.
- Identify important uncertainty, missing evidence, methodological limits and material disagreement.
- Consolidate inspectable sources on the publication page and review time-sensitive links after publication.
Not every publication requires the same source volume. The evidence standard rises with the seriousness, novelty and potential consequences of the claim.
Publication types and labels
News summaries explain a documented development. Analysis interprets evidence and consequences. Investigations assemble a deeper record across multiple sources. Guides provide practical steps and limitations. Podcast episodes may report, analyse or discuss a subject; their show notes and companion pages identify the available evidence. Commentary or opinion should not be presented as neutral fact.
Language and spelling
Caribbean Issues uses British/Caribbean English in original editorial copy, headlines, metadata, newsletters, podcast notes and social adaptations. Examples include organisation, authorisation, licence as a noun, license as a verb, programme, centre, labour, defence, travelling and analyse. Direct quotations, official names, source titles, URLs, code and technical identifiers retain their original spelling.
Bylines and editorial accountability
Caribbean Issues is the accountable publisher. “Caribbean Issues” and “Caribbean Issues Editorial Team” are organizational bylines, not invented individual identities. An individual contributor is named only when that attribution is part of the published record. Editorial review means the work was checked against these standards; it does not imply endorsement by every cited institution.
Corrections
Substantive factual errors should be corrected promptly. When a correction materially affects meaning, the publication should state what was changed and, where useful, when it changed. Minor spelling, formatting or link repairs may be made without a formal note when they do not alter meaning.
Send correction requests to info@caribbeanissues.com with the page URL, disputed statement and supporting evidence. Requests for a preferred conclusion are not corrections unless the underlying factual record supports them.
Conflicts and commercial separation
Commercial products, partnerships, affiliate relationships, and Caribbean Issues-owned services must not be represented as independent editorial endorsements. Relevant affiliations should be disclosed.
AI assistance
AI may assist research organisation, drafting, formatting, metadata and distribution. It must not invent quotations, sources, statistics, people, consensus, first-hand experience or evidence. Public claims remain subject to human editorial responsibility.
Health, finance, and other high-risk topics
High-risk claims require stronger sourcing, careful limitations, and clear separation between general information and professional advice. Caribbean Issues does not promise medical, financial, legal, or investment outcomes.
Diaspora coverage
Diaspora communities are covered as varied populations, not a single political or cultural bloc. Coverage should identify the country, city, generation, community, or institution being discussed whenever possible.
Last reviewed: 30 August 2026