Julian Fox sdb
SUVA: 28th June -- The 2003 South Pacific Games opened in Suva today in typical Fiji 'winter' weather - warm drizzle; it did not dampen the spirits of the thousands of participants and observers present. Amongst these were a number of particpants from Salesian presences in PNG, Samoa and Fiji. One Salesian, Brother Tino Iakopo, a member of the Don Bosco House Formation community in Suva, was prominent as a performer for the opening ceremony - as a member of the choir, then subsequently as part of the Samoan Dancing Troupe. He has been invited to participate similarly in the closing cermeony in two weeks time. Two current students from Don Bosco Alafua are members of the Samoan Cricket Team, and several Bosconians from Gabutu PNG are members of other teams from that country. The Games continue for a further two weeks.
