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
MEPA’s heritage watchdogs say no to firework factories
National
Culture, and natural heritage advisory panel say no to two firework factory proposals
Junk mail no more?
National
New waste policy aims to let people unsubscribe from unsolicited mail
No consent yet for Qui-Si-Sana beach, government says
National
Risk of rat infestation on Filfla could kill seabird population
Government gives blessing to private beach at Qui Si Sana
More Europe on migration? Then support the FTT
Opinions
New supermarket proposed in outside development zone in Zejtun
Animal cemetery proposed at Ta’ Qali
National
Ta’ Cenc owners apply for gate at Kantra beach
National
The sanitised debate on civil unions
Opinions
James Debono’s guide to the new ‘outside development zone’ policy
Former MEPA auditor has mixed feelings on ODZ policy
National
Reality show seeks ‘food champions’ in drive to cut down waste
Maltese still trust credit-rating bodies
National