Trade
Apr 12 2011, Byron Clark

The Solomon Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade is commencing an extensive series of national consultations this week on trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand. A new agreement to replace PACER (Pacific Agreement on...

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A 2009 photo shows San Diego Padres’ Chris Burke. Burke was traded from the Seattle Mariners back to the Padres only a few weeks after Seattle acquired Burke from San Diego. The trade was made official Tuesday, April 21, 2009, with Seattle receiving...