(PRESS SECRETARIAT, 28 th June, 2022); The Government of Samoa through the Ministry of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet (MPMC) virtually hosted the second Cabinet Liaison Officers’ Forum for all public
servants, Friday, 24 th June 2022.
The Forum is a follow-up to the annual Cabinet Liaison Officers’ Forum held on the 10th of June, 2022.
As part of ongoing awareness programs to increase its coordinating function across the whole of
government, the Cabinet Liaison Officers Forum targets Cabinet Processes and Procedures and a platform
to update the stakeholders and new recruits.
It is essential the Cabinet receives factual information and data to assist with their decision making duties
and responsibilities.
Held twice a year, the forum is crucial for Liaison Officers to receive t updated policies and procedures
approved by Cabinet and share experience and challenges on their current duties and responsibilities.
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer who is also the Acting CEO for the Ministry of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet, Afioga Nanai Sovala Agaiava, reiterated the important of the Cabinet Liaison Officers’ Forum for
all Government agencies in his welcoming address.
“The Government’s intention to facilitate this Forum is for wider opportunities to share and understand
the roles and responsibilities of the Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet as the central agency that
operates the heart of the Executive government to ensure a well governed, informed and secure Samoa”.
Nanai noted that official information is extremely important as it is one of the many types of information
that people and organizations need in order to make well informed decision.
More than thirty participants from Government Ministries and Corporations attended the Forum.