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 THE Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape has announced the cabinet and  the allocations of  Ministries as follows:  1. James Marape – Prime Minister & Minister for Planning 2. John Rosso – Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Lands Physical Planning & Urbanisation 3. William Duma- Minister for State Enterprises 4. Ian Ling Stuckey- Minister for Treasury 5. Soroi Eoe – Minister for Provincial & Local Level Government Affairs 6. Rainbo Paita – Minister for Finance & Implementation 7. Richard Maru- Minister for International Trade & Investment 8. Justin Tkatchenko – Minister for Foreign Affairs 9. Don Polye- Minister for Higher Education ,Research,Science & Technology & Sports 10. Solan Mirisim- Minister for Works & Highway 11. Pila Niningi- Minister for Justice & Attorney-General 12. Walter Schnaubelt- Minister for Transport & Civil Aviation 13. Kerenga Kua- Minister for Petroleum & Energy 14. Jimmy Uguro- Minister for Education

A Nissan Ariya crossover electric car will take on a 27,000 kilometres journey from the North Pole to the South Pole next month, in an attempt to show the capability of an EV in long journeys and extreme conditions, writes Brian Byrne. It will be driven by a husband and wife team, Chris and Julie Ramsey, and the expedition will take about 10 months. The pair previously completed the 17,000kms Mongol Rally in a Nissan Leaf. Modifications to the Ariya are mainly the addition of 39-inch BF Goodrich tyres, with associated changes to the wheel arches to accommodate them. The 389hp powertrain for the AWD version of the car remains as standard. The car will also have a built-in espresso coffee machine, a drone launchpad on the roof box, and it will tow a trailer with portable solar panels and and wind turbines to help recharge the car when it is stopped.