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
[ANALYSIS] The Trump effect in Malta: From draining the swamp to berating the establishment
National
Trump’s election in 2016 did have an impact on Maltese politics even if his fan base remains limited to an emboldened hard right
Corinthia may build 25 villas at Ħal Ferħ in local plan change proposal
Planning
Proposed changes to Ħal Ferħ development brief and local plan will allow Corinthia to build 25 villas alongside a ‘flagship hotel’ on site previously earmarked for...