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
Environmental Protection Department shoots down Smart City road
National
Development of road between Zabbar and Smart City deemed “premature” and could prejudice future road development in the area.
Unlucky rabbits: farms with less than 50 rabbits can still slaughter on premises
National
EC agreement allows producers with less than 50 does can still slaughter rabbits on premises.
Government still to set minimum qualifications for child carers
Budget 2012 | A case of political or economic brinkmanship?
Bird Dilemma: Micro-chipped or ringed?
National
40% of quarries subject to MEPA enforcements
National
Malta among least secretive states
Business News
After divorce, the ‘Family Budget’
Budget 2012
Eco-taxation… the carrot and the stick
Budget 2012
MIDI drops tower but asks for two more
National
Governing in dangerous times
National
Marsaskala mayor puts plans to develop garden ‘on hold’
Permit granted for antenna on scheduled Zebbug parish church
Waiting in vain for Hondoq
National