2021 in Nauru

Events in the year 2021 in Nauru.

2021
in
Nauru

Decades:
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania

January

  • 29 January – Former Chief Justice of Fiji Daniel Fatiaki is sworn in as Chief Justice of Nauru.[1]

March

  • 8 March – The first Nauruan High Commissioner to Australia Camilla Solomon presents her credentials to Governor-General David Hurley.[2]

April

  • 9 April – President Aingimea, Parliament Speaker Stephen, and Chief Justice Fatiaki along with each of their spouses all receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on the launch day for COVID-19 vaccination.[3]

July

October

  • 6 October – Australia closes its refugee detention center in Papua New Guinea, effectively shifting all operations to its detention center in Nauru.[6]
  • 7 October – Australian High Commissioner Helen Cheney presents her credentials to President Aingimea.[7]

Deaths

See also

References

  1. Rawalai, Luke (2 February 2021). "Former CJ heads Nauru judiciary". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. "Nauru appoints first high commissioner to Australia" (Press release). Republic of Nauru. 15 April 2021.
  3. "Nauru President, Speaker, CJ take first vaccine shots" (Press release). Republic of Nauru. 14 April 2021.
  4. "Nauru Parliament now autonomous" (Press release). Republic of Nauru. 18 July 2021.
  5. "Nauru unveils World War II Monument" (Press release). Republic of Nauru. 22 July 2021.
  6. Packham, Colin (6 October 2021). "Australia to stop controversial practice of asylum seeker detentions in PNG". Reuters. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  7. "Australian High Commissioner to Nauru presents credentials" (Press release). Australian Government. 7 October 2021.
  8. "Nauru pays tribute to former president Kinza Clodumar". Loop Nauru. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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