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284 News Thursday June 12th 2025

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June 12, 2025 | 7:00 pm

By Elvon Pope

DONYELLE HODGE TO BE CROWNED MISS BVI 2025

June 12, 2025 | 8:45 am

By Jhaka Wooding

Following the cancellation of the 2025 Miss BVI Pageant, the First Runner-Up from the 2024 Miss BVI Pageant, Miss Donyelle D. Hodge, has been named Miss BVI 2025. This decision was announced by Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism, Hon. Luce Hodge-Smith, who confirmed that a decision was made to coronate Miss Hodge due to … Continued

MISS BVI PAGEANT CANCELLED FOR 2025, RETURN EXPECTED IN 2026

June 11, 2025 | 8:34 pm

By Jhaka Wooding

The Miss BVI Pageant, a staple of Virgin Islands culture, will not be held in 2025, as announced today in a statement from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sustainable Development. The pageant’s cancellation has been attributed to challenging circumstances around the event’s logistics, which include adequate participation and planning timelines. However, Jr Minister for … Continued