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
Taking stock in the lion’s den | Leo Brincat
Interview
In opposition Leo Brincat distinguished himself as an effective critic of the PN. Now he finds himself addressing controversies like hunting, waste and air quality
Boys from church schools get best O-level results
National
Boys from church schools are consistently obtaining higher grades compared to their peers in independent or state schools.
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
103 new dwellings proposed instead of Forum Hotel
National
[ANALYSIS] A cabinet for all seasons?
National
Polidano and MEPA in cat-and-mouse at Hal Farrug
National
10,000 dementia patients by 2030
National
Shooting the Second Republic in the foot
Opinions
Nadur cemetery appeal turned down
National