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
Civil Aviation objects to Luqa Lidl playing field
National
The supermarket itself was approved by MEPA in 2007, against the advice of both the Civil Aviation Directorate and the Malta International Airport, which both had objected because...
Survey shows 7-point lead for No camp
National
Support for spring hunting falls by 10 points ­– 8-point increase in undecided voters and 2-point increase in non-voters
Malta calls for reforms of emissions trading scheme
Environment
Bunkering taking an ecological toll on Sikka l-Bajda
Environment
‘Michael and Ninu are not Austin’
Opinions
Down wind: obituary for a stillborn project
Environment
[ANALYSIS] Bringing on the (Libyan) apocalypse
World
‘Let Libyans settle their scores’ | Arsalan Alshinawi
Ombudsman presents lawsuit against government over army promotions
60% of Maltese donate money to developing countries
National
Birgu council's Regatta club extension withdrawn
National
Palumbo toxic waste investigation still ongoing
Environment
Huge increase in smartphone use
Tech & Gaming
MEPA turns down Sikka l-Bajda wind farm
Environment