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
The phenomenology of Joseph Muscat
Blogs
James Debono
Joseph Muscat’s government likes to be liked. The €200,000 giveaway defines its modus operandi as a populist government.
Public belvedere allocated to private kiosk
National
Kiosk is to be developed on the public belvedere overlooking Bugibba’s main square and the offshore fountain
Alfa Gardens wedding hall hit by enforcement
National
MEPA to ignore Tribunal’s sentence on illegal buildings
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Extension of Mellieha Bay Hotel foreseen in latest plans
Study exposes effects of workplace surveillance
Business News
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Interview
Enemalta applies to dismantle Marsa power station
National
Grotta disco ‘sanctioning’ application turned down
Tony Blair lends face to Azeri pipeline
Business News
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History is just as important as maths
Blogs
Ombudsman to meet Mallia over army promotions dispute