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
Land reclamation – Muscat’s next frontier
National
After going up through a relaxation of building heights in 2005, expanding on land through the rationalization of 2006, will Malta be expanding seawards under Joseph Muscat, JAMES...
Banks held in high regard in Malta
Business News
Construction industry the least socially responsible
MaltaToday survey | Majority prefers de Marco as PN leader
Joseph’s mixed messages
Opinions
Delimara power station to continue using HFO
National
All eyes on Mgarr for new Gozo marina
National
Taking stock in the lion’s den | Leo Brincat
Interview
Boys from church schools get best O-level results
National
Land reclamation plans for Balluta
National
Environmental impact assessment waived for 103-dwelling development
Rabbit farm given permit 12 days after Gonzi visit
Doctors favour legal changes to guarantee right of privacy of young patients
ANALYSIS | Missing from parliament
National
Breast screening has resulted in earlier diagnosis - study