Mean or humiliating messages
Insults, threats, cruel jokes or repeated comments in DMs, game chats or a class group at school in Basseterre, Charlestown or elsewhere in the Federation.
Start with the basics
What is cyberbullying?
When someone repeatedly uses phones, games, messaging or social platforms to hurt, threaten, embarrass or exclude another person. One cruel post can spread quickly—but help and repair can spread too.
Private things made public
Posting someone’s photo, voice note, screenshot or personal details without permission.
Targeted exclusion or impersonation
Repeatedly leaving someone out, creating a fake profile in their name or encouraging others to pile on.
Remember this
A disagreement is not always bullying. Repetition, harm and a power imbalance can be clues. Whatever the label, harmful behaviour deserves attention.
Advice that grows with you
Choose your age group
Tap an age group for words and next steps that fit. If you’re helping a younger child, stay beside them and use simple, calm language.
A simple plan
PAUSE. Keep control of your next step.
You do not have to solve everything alone. Take the safest next step, at your own pace—whether you are five or eighteen.
P— Pause and protect yourself
Step away from the chat. Don’t reply while upset, retaliate, or forward hurtful content.
A— Ask a trusted person
Tell a parent or caregiver, teacher, coach, counsellor or another adult who listens. Keep telling until someone helps.
U— Use evidence safely
If safe, save the message, username, date and link. Don’t repost or circulate humiliating or intimate content.
S— Shut down contact & report
Block or mute the account, report it in the app, and ask an adult to help with privacy and account settings.
E— Escalate when safety is at risk
If there are threats, stalking, blackmail, sexual pressure or fear of immediate harm, tell a trusted adult now and contact local child-protection or emergency services.
From school, home and online life across St Kitts & Nevis
Real-life moments. Safer responses.
These fictional examples reflect situations young people in St Kitts and Nevis may meet—in class group chats, gaming, community pages and social media. Select one to see practical steps.
Make a safe plan
What can you do today?
Use this checklist to prepare. You can make a plan even if nothing bad has happened yet.
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Quick knowledge check
What’s the safest move?
One last thing
The internet remembers. So do the people you’re kind to.
St Kitts and Nevis is small enough that word travels fast. That cuts both ways—cruelty spreads quickly, but so does kindness. Choose the one you want to be known for.