Safe Communities Portugal – 10 years of service to the foreign community
In the first of this two-part feature published on December 19, I covered the forming of Safe Communities Portugal (SCP) and the initial challenges we faced. Following the rural fires
10 years since the forming of Portugal’s first crime prevention association assisting the foreign community
The early years – Part 1 It doesn’t seem like it was 10 years ago that I formed Safe Communities Algarve as it was then. Some of you have followed
Shudder the thought!
Over the last few weeks we have reported at Safe Communities Portugal on several major earthquakes, for instance in Greece, Crete and Japan, but fortunately these did not result in
Rural fires – keeping up the good work
Some good news arrived last week. According to the latest available data, so far this year there has been the lowest number of rural fires and the second lowest in
Criminal exploitation of the Covid-19 pandemic
I recently made a presentation via Zoom to Rotary Club Estoi Palace International of how individual criminals and organised crime groups have been quick to exploit the crisis induced by
Shall we go Phishing today?
Just over a year ago, I wrote an article on phishing scams which are the way in which criminals use the internet and social media into deceiving victims into disclosing
Land cleaning and rural fire prevention
With the emphasis on Covid-19, it is easy to forget other important matters than can pose a risk to our safety in Portugal – one of these being the risk
COVID-19 – What is true? What is false? What is misinformation?
On February 3, 2020 I wrote a feature for the Algarve Resident newspaper as it was clear that we were about to experience a global health crisis and that accurate
New Year message
For this feature, I thought I would give a personal view of the challenges we at Safe Communities Portugal have faced with this crisis over the last year and how
Use of social media in times of crisis
This feature covers an important subject concerning the use of social media in times of crisis. In this case, it is Covid-19, but it could easily be rural fires or