James Debono

James Debono

James Debono is MaltaToday's chief reporter on environment, planning and land use issues, and one of the newspaper's main political analysts. Apart from blogging regularly on politics, James Debono won the IĠM national press awards' environmental reporter of the year in 2011 and in 2025. Debono coordinates MaltaToday's surveys, which has conducted polls on all electoral appointments since 2008. He read history and obtained his Masters' degree from the University of Malta, and in the past worked for TV production house Where's Everybody before joining MaltaToday in 2005. A co-founder of Moviment Graffitti and active in Moviment ghall-Ambjent, he served as a media officer for Alternattiva Demokratika - the Green Party.

Articles by this author
Malta’s energy plan: second interconnector key to lower emissions
Energy
Squaring the circle? Malta faces an enormous challenge in reducing emissions despite the expected increase in energy demand. Malta’s low carbon development strategy...
‘Hypermodern’ drive-in eatery and office block not a fit for Burmarrad
Planning
Government changes to local plan paved way for four-storey block being opposed by heritage watchdog