Author : Vasinatta Yama

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graduated from Divine Word University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts, with majors in Journalism and Public Relations, as well as minors in International Relations and Diplomatic Studies. Her current focus is reporting on court and crime stories as part of the news team. She constantly strives to improve her skills in investigative reporting.

4 dead and 25 injured in Paia Kona road accident

Vasinatta Yama20/04/202120/04/2021

by Vasinatta Yama20/04/202120/04/202102262

A traffic accident along the Paia Kona area in Tambul Nebilyer, Western Highlands Province has left four people dead and 25 others injured. The incident...

Emergency Featured News

COVID-19 Testing: Patients Reluctant to Get Tested

Vasinatta Yama20/04/202120/04/2021

by Vasinatta Yama20/04/202120/04/202102238

People who have tested positive to COVID-19 and sent home to self-isolate are refusing to get tested for the second time, says health officials in...

Emergency Health News

Mt Hagen General Hospital’s Dilemma

Vasinatta Yama13/04/202113/04/2021

by Vasinatta Yama13/04/202113/04/202102484

The Western Highlands Provincial Hospital is in dire need of assistance after more than 600 people have tested positive with the coronavirus in the last...

Highlands News Papua New Guinea

Rundown Police Barracks in Western Highlands in need of renovation.

Vasinatta Yama11/04/202111/04/2021

by Vasinatta Yama11/04/202111/04/202102607

Housing for police personnel in parts of Papua New Guinea are fast becoming a concern for those that bunk up in them. Five police barracks...

Highlands News Papua New Guinea

Six COVID-19 patients forcefully discharge themselves from Hagen General Hospital

Vasinatta Yama16/03/202116/03/2021

by Vasinatta Yama16/03/202116/03/202103153

Six COVID-19 positive patients have been discharged at their own request by staff at the Mt Hagen General hospital’s Isolation centre on Sunday. They threatened...

Highlands News Travel

Traffic police conclude two month traffic awareness program

Vasinatta Yama25/02/202125/02/2021

by Vasinatta Yama25/02/202125/02/202101736

Mt Hagen Traffic Office has ended its two months of traffic awareness program yesterday. The awareness was to inform pedestrians and drivers on traffic rules...

Crime Featured News

Couple Arrested and Charged for Sexual Penetration of a Minor

Vasinatta Yama23/02/202123/02/2021

by Vasinatta Yama23/02/202123/02/202105247

A couple in Mendi was arrested and charged by police yesterday morning by Southern Highlands police for raping a thirteen-year-old girl....

Highlands News Papua New Guinea

One dead in Mt Hagen landslide

Vasinatta Yama18/02/202118/02/2021

by Vasinatta Yama18/02/202118/02/202102106

An infant from Madang and Southern Highlands parentage was killed in a landslide that occurred in Mt Hagen last Friday. The landslide was caused by...

Highlands News Papua New Guinea

Delay in TESAS Payments Force Students to Pay Full Fees

Vasinatta Yama17/02/202117/02/2021

by Vasinatta Yama17/02/202117/02/202102656

Mt Hagen Technical College is charging HECAS students the full school fee as Self-Sponsored students. Deputy School Principal, Kom Dai said the fee is refundable...

Highlands News

Mt Hagen City Awareness

Vasinatta Yama17/02/202117/02/2021

by Vasinatta Yama17/02/202117/02/202101786

Mt Hagen City Authority conducted awareness campaigns for residents to stop operating illegal trading in the City. According to the City Manager, Jim Pena, the...