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 IGM national press awards' environmental reporter of the year in 2011 for his report showing how a beverage company that extracted over 51,000 of cubic metres of water every year from the national water table for free, was awarded an environmental award by the University of Malta. Debono also heads Mediatoday's survey unit, which has conducted polls on all electoral appointments since 2008, correctly predicting the outcome of all elections and the 2011 divorce referendum.

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. James is married and has a son. His interests include listening to music and reading.

Articles by this author
New hotel proposed on abandoned Holiday Inn site
National
MaltaToday is informed that one of the proposals being considered is a high-rise development on part of the site, which may possibly be the highest ever in the area.  
Public transport agreement to be published at 'opportune time'
National
Minister Joe Mizzi, who had promised to publish agreement after Christmas holidays, now says that he will present agreement with Spanish transport company after public...
Despite lull in arrivals migration is Malta’s top concern again
[ANALYSIS] After the hunters… stamp collectors?
National
Joseph’s transparency problem
Blogs
[ANALYSIS] Spring hunting: Deciphering Simon’s ‘yes’
Muscat’s approval dips among respondents with higher education
Kerbside petrol pump to be relocated to San Gwann centre strip
Zip-lines proposed over picturesque beaches
Environment
Council too busy to attend MEPA hearing on Gzira waterfront
Muscat 15 points ahead of Busuttil in trust barometer
Data & Surveys
[WATCH] Muscat stays 15 points ahead of Busuttil
Data & Surveys
No-show from Gzira council as MEPA approves waterfront lido
Simon the irrelevant?
Blogs