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
[MaltaToday Survey] ‘No’ vote seven points ahead as more people make their mind up on spring hunting
Data & Surveys
Support for both camps increases by 3 points as number of undecided drops by 5 points
Sliema townhouse to make way for apartments
National
MEPA overturns case officer's negative recommendation after application had been twice refused in 2006
Agatha Barbara’s former villa flagged for illegalities
NSO report: autumn sees most births and fewest deaths
European Commission investigating hauliers’ closed shop
Mriehel Towers: Gasan and Tumas to invest €70 million
Business News
Hili Group seeks permit for 32 warehouses
Business News
Government de-lists Marsaxlokk building
Property
Gasan and Tumas towers to dominate Mriehel skyline
The problem with SOCAR
Opinions
When Mintoff closed the hunting season
Environment
2,937 new dwellings approved in 2014
Property
Majority still believe that family life suffers when women work
Decision on Ricasoli tank upgrade postponed to allow more time for consultations